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Date: 13-Dec-99
Poet: Farhat Abbas Shah

First of all, I would like to thank you for all the warm 
wishes and blessings that you have showered on my 
daughter Zoya. I have always thought of the subscribers 
of Mehfil-e-Gazal as an extended part of my own family 
and thus wished to share the joy with all of you. 

Secondly, I would like to thank you for your patience at 
the long silence from Mehfil-e-Gazal. Here is some news 
that may make up for it. Starting today, a ghazal or a nazm 
will be e-mailed to you on weekends also, makign Mehfil-e-Gazal
truly 'daily'.


Now, on to today's Gazal:

aag ho to jalane me.n der kitanii lagatii hai
barf ke pighalane me.n der kitanii lagatii hai

chaahe ko_ii ruk jaaye chaahe ko_ii rah jaaye
qaafilo.n ko chalane me.n der kitanii lagatii hai

chaahe ko_ii jaisaa bhii ham-safar ho sadiyo.n se 
raastaa badalane me.n der kitanii lagatii hai

mom kaa badan lekar dhuup me.n nikal aanaa
aur phir pighalane me.n der kitanii lagatii hai

soch kii zamiino.n me.n raaste judaa ho.n to
duur jaa nikalane me.n der kitanii lagatii hai

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For those who may be interested, Zoya's photo can be seen 
online at 

http://www.babycenter.com/announcement/nawatramani