Tughluqabad

Qutb Minar, from the Berger Collection

 

Ghazal 86

9 divan verses (out of 9); rhyming elements: aa kahte hai;N
composed 1847; Arshi #107

{86,1}

kii vafaa ham se to ;Gair us ko jafaa kahte hai;N
hotii aa))ii hai kih achchho;N ko buraa kahte hai;N

{86,2}

aaj ham apnii pareshaanii-e ;xaa:tir un se
kahne jaate to hai;N par dekhiye kyaa kahte hai;N

{86,3}

agle vaqto;N ke hai;N yih log u;Nhe;N kuchh nah kaho
jo mai-o-na;Gmah ko andoh-rubaa kahte hai;N

{86,4}

dil me;N aa jaa))e hai hotii hai jo fur.sat ;Gash se
aur phir kaun-se naale ko rasaa kahte hai;N

{86,5}

hai pare sar;had-e idraak se apnaa masjuud
qible ko ahl-e na:zar qiblah-numaa kahte hai;N

{86,6}

paa-e afgaar pah jab se tujhe ra;hm aayaa hai
;xaar-e rah ko tire ham mihr-giyaa kahte hai;N

{86,7}

ik sharar dil me;N hai us se ko))ii ghabraa))egaa kyaa
aag ma:tluub hai ham ko jo havaa kahte hai;N

{86,8}

dekhiye laatii hai us sho;x kii na;xvat kyaa rang
us kii har baat pah ham naam-e ;xudaa kahte hai;N

{86,9}

va;hshat-o-sheftah ab mar;siyah kahve;N shaayad
mar gayaa ;Gaalib-e aashuftah-navaa kahte hai;N