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Pastimes : Desire And Grief -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: HG who wrote (1062)	11/15/2002 11:57:20 AM
From: Sultan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1595

Uski hasrat hai jise dil se mita bhi na sakoon Dhoondhne usko chala hoon ki jise paa bhi na sakoon Longing for that which my heart can never erase. Searching for that which i can never embrace. Meherbaan hoke bula lo mujhe chhahe jis vaqt Mein gaya vaqt naheen hoon ke aa bhi na sakoon Ask and I shall return any time you want For I'm not that past which you can never retrace. Zeher milta hi naheen mujhko sitamgar varna Kya kasam hai tere milne kee, ki kha bhi na sakoon Poison is scarce to come by, or else beloved Its not (like) that promise which i can never partake. OK.. First of all, let me admit, my knowledge of Ghalib or for that matter Urdu Ghazal is very limited so you should not take that to mean your translation is lacking if I did not recognize the ghazal.. I think however, if you look at it a bit, what is missing is the sense of gender that is conveyed in first two shers that is missing in translation.. What do you think.. I think you can get there.. If any one can .. :o)