Agra Fort

Fatahpur Sikri, from the Berger Collection

 

Ghazal 11

2 divan verses (out of 7); rhyming elements: am meraa
composed 1821; Arshi #10

{11,1}

nah hogaa yak-bayaabaa;N maa;Ndagii se ;zauq kam meraa
;habaab-e maujah-e raftaar hai naqsh-e qadam meraa

{11,2}

mu;habbat thii chaman se lekin ab yih be-dimaa;Gii hai
kih mauj-e buu-e gul se naak me;N aataa hai dam meraa

Some unpublished verses from this ghazal:

{11,3x}

rah-e ;xvaabiidah thii gardan-kash-e yak-dars-e aagaahii
zamii;N ko sailii-e ustaad hai naqsh-e qadam meraa

{11,4x}

suraa;G-aavaarah-e ((ar.z-e do-((aalam shor-e ma;hshar huu;N
par-afshaa;N hai ;Gubaar-aa;Nsuu-e .sa;hraa-e ((adam meraa

{11,5x}

havaa-e .sub;h yak-((aalam garebaa;N-chaakii-e gul hai
dahaan-e za;xm paidaa kar agar khaataa hai ;Gam meraa