Tughluqabad

Lodhi tombs, from the Berger Collection

 

Ghazal 81

5 divan verses (out of 13); rhyming elements: aanah ham
composed 1816; Arshi #82

{81,1}

;Gam nahii;N hotaa hai aazaado;N ko besh az yak nafas
barq se karte hai;N raushan sham((-e maatam-;xaanah ham

{81,2}

ma;hfile;N barham kare hai ganjifah-baaz-e ;xayaal
hai;N varaq-gardaanii-e nairang-e yak but-;xaanah ham

{81,3}

baa-vujuud-e yak jahaa;N hangaamah paidaa))ii nahii;N
hai;N chiraa;Gaan-e shabistaan-e dil-e parvaanah ham

{81,4}

.zu((f se hai ne qanaa((at se yih tark-e just-juu
hai;N vabaal-e takyah-gaah-e himmat-e mardaanah ham

{81,5}

daa))im ul-;habs us me;N hai;N laakho;N tamannaa))e;N asad
jaante hai;N siinah-e pur-;xuu;N ko zindaa;N-;xaanah ham

Some unpublished verses from this ghazal:

{81,6x}

baskih hai;N bad-mast-e bishkan-bishkan-e mai-;xaanah ham
muu-e shiishah ko samajhte hai;N ;xa:t-e paimaanah ham

{81,7x}

baskih har yak muu-e zulf afshaa;N se hai taar-e shu((aa
panjah-e ;xvurshiid ko samjhe hai;N dast-e shaanah ham

{81,8x}

mashq-e az-;xvud-raftagii se hai;N bah gulzaar-e ;xayaal
aashnaa ta((biir-e ;xvaab-e sabzah-e begaanah ham

{81,9x}

far:t-e be-;xvaabii se hai;N shab'haa-e hijr-e yaar me;N
juu;N zabaan-e sham((a daa;G-e garmii-e afsaanah ham

{81,10x}

shaam-e ;Gam me;N soz-e ((ishq-e aatish-e ru;xsaar se
par-fashaan-e so;xtan hai;N .suurat-e parvaanah ham

Some verses from {313x}, an unpublished ghazal from 1821:

{81,11x}

;hasrat-e ((ar.z-e tamannaa yaa;N se samjhaa chaahiye
do-jahaa;N ;hashr-e zabaan-e ;xushk hai;N juu;N shaanah ham

{81,12x}

kishtii-e ((aalam bah :tuufaan-e ta;Gaaful de kih hai;N
((aalam-e aab-e gudaaz-e jauhar-e afsaanah ham

{81,13x}

va;hshat-e be-rab:tii-e pech-o-;xam-e hastii nah puuchh
nang-e baaliidan hai;N juu;N muu-e sar-e diivaanah ham