To: Sultan who wrote (571 ) 11/25/2001 5:41:39 PM From: HG Respond to of 1595 LOL! Yeah I remember that one. Do you remember the qawwali from the movie Putlibai ? It is about how man and woman came to be created. It's hilarious. I will try and find it now ! Meanwhile, here is "dil hi to hai...." dil hii to hai na sang-o-Khisht dard se bhar na aaye kyuu.N roe.nge ham hazaar baar koii hame.n sataaye kyuu.N [sang=stone, Khisht=brick, sang - khisht=sil batta] dair nahii.n haram nahii.n dar nahii.n aastaa.N nahii.n baiThe hai.n rahaguzar pe ham Gair hame.n uThaaye kyuu.N [dair=temple, haram=mosque, dar=gate, aastaa.N=doorstep] jab vo jamaal-e-dilafaroz, suurat-e-mahr-e-niimaroz aap hii ho nazaaraasoz, parde me.n muu.Nh chhupaaye kyuu.N [jamaal-e-dilafaroz=face whose beauty lights up the heart; mahr-e-niimaroz=midday sun] [nazaaaraasoz=sight which sears/burns] dashnaa-e-Gamzaa jaa.Nsitaa.N, naavak-e-naaz bepanaah teraa hii aks-e-ruKh sahii, saamane tere aaye kyuu.N [dashnaa=dagger; Gamzaa=amorous glance; jaa.Nsitaa.N=fatal/jaan lene vaalaa;] [naavak=arrow; naavak-e-naaz=arrow of pride; aks=image ] qaid-e-hayaat-o-band-e-Gam asl me.n dono.n ek hai.n maut se pahale aadamii Gam se najaat paaye kyuu.N [qaid-e-hayaat=prison of life; band-e-Gam=bindings/chains of sorrow; najaat=freedom/liberation] husn aur us pe husn-e-zan rah gaii bulahavas kii sharm apane pe etimaad hai Gair ko aazamaaye kyuu.N [husn-e-zan=agreement; bulahavas=excessive desires; etimaad=trust] vaa.N vo Guroor-e-izz-o-naaz yaa.N ye hijaab-e-paas vaz_a raah me.n ham mile.n kahaa.N, bazm me.n vo bulaaye.n kyuu.N [Guroor-e-izz-o-naaz=pride of modesty; hijaab-e-paas vaz_a=shy respect] haa.N vo nahii.n Khudaaparast, jaao vo bevafaa sahii jisako ho diin-o-dil aziiz, usakii galii me.n jaaye kyuu.N [Khudaaparast=follower of Khuda=Muslim; diin-o-dil =religion/faith and heart; aziiz=dear] "Ghalib"-e-Khastaa ke baGair kaun se kaam band hai.n roiie zaar-zaar kyaa, kiijie haaye-haaye kyuu.N [Khastaa=wretched/durdashaa-grast; zaar-zaar=bitterly/phuuT-phuuT kar]