Agra Fort

Fatahpur Sikri, from the Berger Collection

 

Ghazal 19

7 divan verses (out of 7); rhyming elements: aave;Nge kyaa
composed after 1821; Arshi #35

{19,1}

dost ;Gam-;xvaarii me;N merii sa((ii farmaave;Nge kyaa
za;xm ke bharne talak naa;xun nah ba;Rh jaave;Nge kyaa

{19,2}

be-niyaazii ;had se guzrii bandah-parvar kab talak
ham kahe;Nge ;haal-e dil aur aap farmaave;Nge kyaa

{19,3}

;ha.zrat-e naa.si;h gar aave;N diidah-o-dil farsh-e raah
ko))ii mujh ko yih to samjhaa do kih samjhaave;Nge kyaa

{19,4}

aaj vaa;N te;G-o-kafan baa;Ndhe hu))e jaataa huu;N mai;N
((u;zr mere qatl karne me;N vuh ab laave;Nge kyaa

{19,5}

gar kiyaa naa.si;h ne ham ko qaid achchhaa yuu;N sahii
yih junuun-e ((ishq ke andaaz chhu;T jaave;Nge kyaa

{19,6}

;xaanah-zaad-e zulf hai;N zanjiir se bhaage;Nge kyuu;N
hai;N giriftaar-e vafaa zindaa;N se ghabraave;Nge kyaa

{19,7}

hai ab is ma((muure me;N qa;h:t-e ;Gam-e ulfat asad
ham ne yih maanaa kih dillii me;N rahe khaave;Nge kyaa