Tughluqabad

Red Fort, from the Berger Collection

 

Ghazal 166

5 divan verses (out of 10); rhyming element: ar kii
composed 1816; Arshi #143

{166,1}

nikohish hai sazaa faryaadii-e be-daad-e dilbar kii
mabaadaa ;xandah-e dandaa;N-numaa ho .sub;h ma;hshar kii

{166,2}

rag-e lail;aa ko ;xaak-e dasht-e majnuu;N reshagii ba;xshe
agar bove bajaa-e daanah dihqaa;N nok nashtar kii

{166,3}

par-e parvaanah shaayad baadbaan-e kishtii-e mai thaa
hu))ii majlis kii garmii se ravaanii daur-e saa;Gar kii

{166,4}

karuu;N be-daad-e ;zauq-e par-fishaanii ((ar.z kyaa qudrat
kih :taaqat u;R ga))ii u;Rne se pahle mere shah-par kii

{166,5}

kahaa;N tak ro))uu;N us ke ;xaime ke piichhe qiyaamat hai
mirii qismat me;N yaa rab kyaa nah thii diivaar patthar kii

Some unpublished verses from this ghazal:

{166,6x}

bah juz diivaanagii hotaa nah anjaam-e ;xvud-aaraa))ii
agar paidaa nah kartaa aa))inah zanjiir jauhar kii

{166,7x}

asad juz aab ba;xshiidan z daryaa ;xi.zr ko kyaa thaa
;Dubotaa chashmah-e ;haivaa;N me;N gar kishtii sikandar kii