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Date: 4-Feb-99 
Poet: Jaun Eliya 

Often talented but lesser known poets from the subcontinent never get a chance to be read and heard by the general public. So, from time to time 
we shall be posting ghazals by such poets. Today's poem has been sent by 
one of the subscribers of Mehfil-e-Gazal - Irfan Sattar. Thank you, 
Irfan! 


Khaamoshii kah rahii hai kaan me.n kyaa 
aa rahaa hai mere gumaan me.n kyaa 

[gumaan = thought] 

ab mujhe ko_ii Tokataa bhii nahii.n 
yahii hotaa hai khaanadaan me.n kyaa 

bolate kyo.n nahii.n mere haq me.n 
aabale par gaye zubaan me.n kyaa 

[aabale = blisters] 

merii har baat be-asar hi rahii 
nuqs hai kuchh mere bayaan me.n kyaa 

[nuqs = fault; bayaan = method of expression] 

vo mile to ye puuchhanaa hai mujhe 
abhii huu.N mai.n terii amaan me.n kyaa 

[amaan = security] 

shaam hii se dukaan-e-diid hai ba.nd 
nahii.n nukasaan tak dukaan me.n kyaa 

yuu.n jo takataa hai aasamaan ko tuu 
ko_ii rahataa hai aasamaan me.n kyaa 

ye mujhe chain kyuu.N nahii.n pa.Dataa 
ik hii shaKhs thaa jahaan me.n kyaa 

[chain = contentment]