Tughluqabad

Agra Fort, from the Berger Collection

 

Ghazal 143

6 divan verses (out of 13); rhyming elements: aar hai
composed 1816; Arshi #159

{143,1}

ek jaa ;harf-e vafaa likkhaa thaa so bhii mi;T gayaa
:zaahira:n kaa;Ga;z tire ;xa:t kaa ;Gala:t-bardaar hai

{143,2}

jii jale ;zauq-e fanaa kii naa-tamaamii par nah kyuu;N
ham nahii;N jalte nafas har-chand aatish-baar hai

{143,3}

aag se paanii me;N bujhte vaqt u;Thtii hai .sadaa
har ko))ii dar-maa;Ndagii me;N naale se naa-chaar hai

{143,4}

hai vuhii bad-mastii-e har ;zarrah kaa ;xvud ((u;zr-;xvaah
jis ke jalve se zamii;N taa aasmaa;N sarshaar hai

{143,5}

mujh se mat kah tuu hame;N kahtaa thaa apnii zindagii
zindagii se bhii miraa jii in dino;N be-zaar hai

{143,6}

aa;Nkh kii ta.sviir sar-naame pah khe;Nchii hai kih taa
tujh pah khul jaave kih us ko ;hasrat-e diidaar hai

Some unpublished verses from this ghazal:

{143,7x}

baskih viiraanii se kufr-o-dii;N hu))e zer-o-zabar
gard-e .sa;hraa-e ;haram taa kuuchah-e zunnaar hai

{143,8x}

va.sl me;N dil inti:zaar-e :turfah rakhtaa hai magar
fitnah taaraaj-e tamannaa ke liye dar-kaar hai

{143,9x}

;xaan-maa;Nhaa paa))imaal-e sho;xii-e da((v;aa asad
saayah-e diivaar sailaab-e dar-o-diivaar hai