Tughluqabad

Agra Fort, from the Berger Collection

 

Ghazal 204

10 divan verses (out of 10); rhyming elements: an kii aazmaa))ish hai
composed 1852; Arshi #224

{204,1}

;hu.zuur-e shaah me;N ahl-e su;xan kii aazmaa))ish hai
chaman me;N ;xvush-navaayaan-e chaman kii aazmaa))ish hai

{204,2}

qad-o-gesuu me;N qais-o-kohkan kii aazmaa))ish hai
jahaa;N ham hai;N vahaa;N daar-o-rasan kii aazmaa))ish hai

{204,3}

kare;Nge kohkan ke ;hau.sle kaa imti;haa;N aa;xir
abhii us ;xastah ke niiruu-e tan kii aazmaa))ish hai

{204,4}

nasiim-e mi.sr ko kyaa piir-e kan((aa;N kii havaa-;xvaahii
use yuusuf kii buu-e pairahan kii aazmaa))ish hai

{204,5}

vuh aayaa bazm me;N dekho nah kahyo phir kih ;Gaafil the
shikeb-o-.sabr-e ahl-e anjuman kii aazmaa))ish hai

{204,6}

rahe dil hii me;N tiir achchhaa jigar ke paar ho bahtar
;Gara.z shast-e but-e naavak-figan kii aazmaa))ish hai

{204,7}

nahii;N kuchh sub;hah-o-zunnaar ke phande me;N giiraa))ii
vafaadaarii me;N shai;x-o-barhaman kii aazmaa))ish hai

{204,8}

pa;Raa rah ai dil-e vaa-bastah betaabii se kyaa ;haa.sil
magar phir taab-e zulf-e pur-shikan kii aazmaa))ish hai

{204,9}

rag-o-pai me;N jab utre zahr-e ;Gam tab dekhiye kyaa ho
abhii to tal;xii-e kaam-o-dahan kii aazmaa))ish hai

{204,10}

vuh aave;Nge mire ghar va((dah kaisaa dekhnaa ;Gaalib
na))e fitno;N me;N ab char;x-e kuhan kii aazmaa))ish hai