Agra Fort, from the Berger Collection
Agra Fort, from the Berger Collection
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hai
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ġhunchah tā shiguftan'hā barg-e ʿāfiyat
maʿlūm
bāvujūd-e dil-jamʿī ḳhvāb-e gul pareshāñ hai
ham se ranj-e betābī kis t̤araḥ uṭhāyā
jāʾe
dāġh pusht-e dast-e ʿajz shuʿlah ḳhas bah dandāñ hai
ʿishq ke taġhāful se harzah-gard hai ʿālam
rū-e shash-jihat-āfāq pusht-e chashm-e zindāñ hai
ay karam nah ho ġhāfil varnah hai asad be-dil
be-guhar ṣadaf goyā pusht-e chashm-e nisyāñ hai