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Date: 03-Mar-99
Poet: Razi Tirmazi

Today's Gazal has been sung by Farida Khanum 
and is available in the album Excellence of Farida 
Khanum.


so rahaa thaa to shor barpaa thaa
uTh ke dekhaa to mai.n akelaa thaa

[barpaa = start]

Khaak par mere Khvaab bikhare the
aur mai.n rezaa rezaa chunataa thaa

[rezaa-rezaa = piece by piece]

chaar jaanib vujuud kii diivaar
apanii aavaaz mai.n hii sunataa thaa

[jaanib = side (of); chaar jaanib = all around]
[vujuud = existence (sometimes pronounced as vajuud)]

umr bhar buu.Nd buu.Nd ko tarase
saamane ghar ke ek dariyaa thaa

lab-e-dariyaa kha.De rahe dono.n
vo bhii pyaasaa thaa mai.n bhii pyaasaa thaa

[lab-e-dariyaa = on the shores of a river/stream]