Tughluqabad

Agra Fort, from the Berger Collection

 

Ghazal 199

4 divan verses (out of 9); rhyming elements: ii;N hai
composed 1816; Arshi #162

{199,1}

kare hai baadah tire lab se kasb-e rang-e furo;G
;xa:t-e piyaalah saraasar nigaah-e gul-chii;N hai

{199,2}

kabhii to is dil-e shoriidah kii bhii daad mile
kih ek ((umr se ;hasrat-parast-e baalii;N hai

{199,3}

bajaa hai gar nah sune naalah'haa-e bulbul-e zaar
kih gosh-e gul nam-e shabnam se punbah-aagii;N hai

{199,4}

asad hai naz((a me;N chal be-vafaa baraa-e ;xudaa
maqaam-e tark-e ;hijaab-o-vidaa((-e tamkii;N hai

Some unpublished verses from this ghazal:

{199,5x}

shafaq bah da((v;aa-e ((aashiq gavaah-e rangii;N hai
kih maah duzd-e ;hinaa-e kaf-e nigaarii;N hai

{199,6x}

nah puuchh kuchh sar-o-saamaan-e kaarobaar-e asad
junuu;N-mu((aamalah bedil faqiir-e miskii;N hai