LOVELY OFFENCE--a bilingual poem

LOVELY OFFENCE


Why my bowing offends you?
Why my song you dislike, too?

For admiring beauty your,
Why these looks of anger pure?

You made gestures a thousand;
Why should one of mine offend?

On your face my eyes got stuck,
That has become my bad luck.

Were you not irritated,
How could I have placated?



• Written in aa, 7-7 format

• Initially written as item no. 834250, which was later deleted. Present static item posted on 15 March 2008.

*Translated from the original poem in Hindi, which is in ghazal form, given below.

For a detailed note on ghazal, please see "WHAT IS A GHAZAL AND HOW TO WRITE IT?" 


M C Gupta
23 March, 2004

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१०६ A. भेजा उन्हें सलाम बुरा मान गये,


भेजा उन्हें सलाम, बुरा मान गये
सुन के मेरा कलाम बुरा मान गये

तारीफ़ उन के हुस्न की करना ही ज़ुर्म था
पाया है ये ईनाम, बुरा मान गये

हम को तो इशारे मिले उन के हज़ार बार
भेजा जो इक पयाम, बुरा मान गये

चेहरे पे जो नज़र गयी लौटा न हम सके
ये ही बना इलज़ाम, बुरा मान गये

मौका तो मनाने का ख़लिश आज मिल गया
हम पे किया अहसान, बुरा मान गये

२३ मार्च २००४