Tughluqabad

Humayun's tomb, from the Berger Collection

 

Ghazal 72

7 divan verses (out of 8); rhyming elements: aar ke paas
composed 1821; Arshi #72

{72,1}

muzhdah ai ;zauq-e asiirii kih na:zar aataa hai
daam-e ;xaalii qafas-e mur;G-e giriftaar ke paas

{72,2}

jigar-e tishnah-e aazaar tasallii nah hu))aa
juu-e ;xuu;N ham ne bahaa))ii bun-e har ;xaar ke paas

{72,3}

mu;Nd ga))ii;N kholte hii kholte aa;Nkhe;N hai hai
;xuub vaqt aaye tum is ((aashiq-e biimaar ke paas

{72,4}

mai;N bhii ruk ruk ke nah martaa jo zabaa;N ke badle
dashnah ik tez-saa hotaa mire ;Gam-;xvaar ke paas

{72,5}

dahan-e sher me;N jaa bai;Thiye lekin ai dil
nah kha;Re huujiye ;xuubaan-e dil-aazaar ke paas

{72,6}

dekh kar tujh ko chaman baskih numuu kartaa hai
;xvud bah ;xvud pahu;Nche hai gul goshah-e dastaar ke paas

{72,7}

mar gayaa pho;R ke sar ;Gaalib-e va;hshii hai hai
bai;Thnaa us kaa vuh aa kar tirii diivaar ke paas

The unpublished verse from this ghazal:

{72,8x}

kab faqiiro;N ko rasaa))ii but-e mai-;xvaar ke paas
tuu;Nbe bo diijiye mai-;xaane kii diivaar ke paas