Agra Fort, from the Berger Collection

Ghazal 145

4 divan verses (out of 10); rhyming elements: aa hai
composed 1816; Arshi #181

{145,1}

mirii hastii fa.zaa-e ;hairat aabaad-e tamannaa hai
jise kahte hai;N naalah vuh usii ((aalam kaa ((anqaa hai

{145,2}

;xizaa;N kyaa fa.sl-e gul kahte hai;N kis ko ko))ii mausam ho
vuhii ham hai;N qafas hai aur maatam baal-o-par kaa hai

{145,3}

vafaa-e dilbaraa;N hai ittifaaqii varnah ai hamdam
a;sar faryaad-e dil'haa-e ;hazii;N kaa kis ne dekhaa hai

{145,4}

nah laa))ii sho;xii-e andeshah taab-e ranj-e naumiidii
kaf-e afsos malnaa ((ahd-e tajdiid-e tamannaa hai

Some unpublished verses from this ghazal:

{145,5x}

nah sove aabalo;N me;N gar sirishk-e diidah-e nam se
bah jaulaa;N-gaah-e naumiidii nigaah-e ((aajizaa;N paa hai

{145,6x}

bah sa;xtiihaa-e qaid-e zindagii ma((luum aazaadii
sharar bhii .said-e daam-e rishtah-e rag'haa-e ;xaaraa hai

Some verses from {358x}, an unpublished ghazal from the same year:

{145,7x}

ta;Gaaful-mashrabii se naa-tamaamii baskih paidaa hai
nigaah-e naaz chashm-e yaar me;N zunnaar-e miinaa hai

{145,8x}

ta.sarruf va;hshiyo;N me;N hai ta.savvurhaa-e majnuu;N kaa
savaad-e chashm-e aahuu ((aks-e ;xaal-e ruu-e lailaa hai

{145,9x}

mu;habbat :tarz-e paivand-e nihaal-e dostii jaane
daviidan reshah saa;N muft-e rag-e ;xvaab-e zulai;xaa hai

{145,10x}

kiyaa yak-sar gudaaz-e dil niyaaz-e joshish-e ;hasrat
suvaidaa nus;xah-e tah-bandii-e daa;G-e tamannaa hai

{145,11x}

hujuum-e rezish-e ;xuu;N ke sabab rang u;R nahii;N saktaa
;hinaa-e panjah-e .saiyaad mur;G-e rishtah bar-paa hai

Some verses from {359x}, another unpublished ghazal from the same year:

{145,12x}

a;sar soz-e mu;habbat kaa qiyaamat be-mu;haabaa hai
kih rag se sang me;N tu;xm-e sharar kaa reshah paidaa hai

{145,13x}

nihaa;N hai gauhar-e maq.suud jeb-e ;xvud-shinaasii me;N
kih yaa;N ;Gavvaa.s hai tim;saal aur aa))iinah daryaa hai

{145,14x}

((aziizo ;zikr-e va.sl-e ;Gair se mujh ko nah bahlaa))o
kih yaa;N afsuun-e ;xvaab afsaanah-e ;xvaab-e zulai;xaa hai

{145,15x}

ta.savvur bahr-e taskiin-e tapiidanhaa-e :tifl-e dil
bah baa;G-e rang'haa-e raftah gul-chiin-e tamaashaa hai

{145,16x}

bah sa((ii-e ;Gair hai qa:t((-e libaas-e ;xaanah-viiraanii
kih naaz-e jaadah-e rah rishtah-e daamaan-e .sa;hraa hai