Akbar's tomb at Sikandra, from the Berger Collection
Akbar's tomb at Sikandra, from the Berger Collection
nah gul-e naġhmah hūñ nah pardah-e
sāz
maiñ hūñ apnī shikast kī āvāz
tū aur ārāʾish-e ḳham-e kākul
maiñ aur andeshah'hā-e dūr-darāz
lāf-e tamkīñ fareb-e sādah-dilī
ham haiñ aur rāz'hā-e sīnah-gudāz
hūñ giriftār-e ulfat-e ṣaiyād
varnah bāqī hai t̤āqat-e parvāz
vuh bhī din ho kih us sitam-gar se
nāz kheñchūñ bajā-e ḥasrat-e nāz
nahīñ dil meñ mire vuh qat̤rah-e
ḳhūñ
jis se mizhgāñ huʾī nah ho gul-bāz
ai tirā ġhamzah yak-qalam angez
ai tirā z̤ulm sar bah sar andāz
tū huʾā jalvah-gar mubārak ho
rezish-e sijdah-e jabīn-e niyāz
mujh ko pūchhā to kuchh ġhaẓab nah
huʾā
maiñ ġharīb aur tū ġharīb-navāz
asadullâh ḳhāñ tamām huʾā
ai dareġhā vuh rind-e shāhid-bāz