Date: Tue, 19 Mar 96 11:02:00 PST
From: Ramesh Hariharan (rameshh@tp.ac.sg)
Subject: Sajda: Dhuan Banake Fiza Mein .....

Hi

This is the 15th ghazal in Sajda, sung by Lata. This is my last posting on
the Sajda series, since the last ghazal, "Dil Hi To Hain, Na
Sung-O-Kishth...", by Ghalib has already been posted by me earlier. I hope
to continue posting other ghazals, with all your support.

This one is by Nazeer Baqri. Enjoy!

Poet : Nazeer Baqri

1. dhuan banake fiza mein uda diya mujhko
main jal raha tha kisi ne bujha diya mujhko

[I was made a smoke and blown away into the surroundings/environment
I was burning, when someone extinguished me]

2. khada hoon aaj bhi roti ke chaar hurf liye
sawal yeh hai kitabon ne kya diya mujhko

[I am still standing today with 4 words of "roti" (means I am still fighting for food for survival)
The question is what has the books given me]

3. safaid sung ki chadar lapait kar mujh par
faseel-e-shaher pe kis ne saja diya mujhko

[After adorning me with a sheet of white stone
Who has placed/decorated me on the boundary/wall of the city]

4. main ek zurra bulundi ko chhoone nikla tha
hawa ne thum ke zameen par gira diya mujhko

[I had started out to touch a very small particle at a great height
The air/wind caught me and hurled me on the ground/earth]

Dictionary : fiza - environment; hurf - words; sung - stone; faseel-e-shaher - boundary of city; zurra - small particle; bulundi - height

regards

Ramesh