Tughluqabad

Tomb of Iltutmish, from the Berger Collection

 

Ghazal 85

8 divan verses (out of 10); rhyming elements: aal kahaa;N
composed after 1821; Arshi #96

{85,1}

vuh firaaq aur vuh vi.saal kahaa;N
vuh shab-o-roz-o-maah-o-saal kahaa;N

{85,2}

fur.sat-e kaar-o-baar-e shauq kise
;zauq-e na:z:zaarah-e jamaal kahaa;N

{85,3}

dil to dil vuh dimaa;G bhii nah rahaa
shor-e saudaa-e ;xa:t:t-o-;xaal kahaa;N

{85,4}

thii vuh ik sha;x.s ke ta.savvur se
ab vuh ra((naa))ii-e ;xayaal kahaa;N

{85,5}

aisaa aasaa;N nahii;N lahuu ronaa
dil me;N :taaqat jigar me;N ;haal kahaa;N

{85,6}

ham se chhuu;Taa qimaar-;xaanah-e ((ishq
vaa;N jo jaave;N girih me;N maal kahaa;N

{85,7}

fikr-e dunyaa me;N sar khapaataa huu;N
mai;N kahaa;N aur yih vabaal kahaa;N

{85,8}

mu.zma;hil ho ga))e quv;aa ;Gaalib
vuh ((anaa.sir me;N i((tidaal kahaa;N

The unpublished verses from this ghazal:

{85,9x}

bose me;N vuh mu.zaa))iqah nah kare
par mujhe :taaqat-e savaal kahaa;N

{85,10x}

falak-e siflah be-mu;haabaa hai
us sitam-gar ko infi((aal kahaa;N