X. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Through sorrow at the poor-spiritedness of the Afghans,I have abandoned greatness, and taken meanness in hand.Had this much even been ...
Through sorrow at the poor-spiritedness of the Afghans,I have abandoned greatness, and taken meanness in hand.Had this much even been ...
Should any one speak about intellect and ability, certainly, I possess them;But since good fortune assisteth me not, unto whom ...
In this parterre, a single leaf of thine there will not be, O rose!Shouldst thou become acquainted with autumn's dire ...
Vain is his affectation respecting the end of his turban;For in the time of his manhood his condition is changed.The ...
Be content with thine own lot, and do not always envy the fortune of others!Shouldst thou secure both these things, ...
The skirt of fortune and prosperity cannot be seized by force!Is the blind man without reproach, if he apply antimony ...
It is false that aught of evil or misfortune proceedeth from the stars-All good and evil-weal and woe-emanate from the ...
When towards his father a son acteth perfidiously,After what manner, to others, will he sincerity show?See, what further perfidy must ...
Every misfortune that befell me, throughout the whole period of my life,When examined carefully, I found it was all the ...
Wherefore doth Aurangzeb his throne and crown adorn?For death will assail, and lay waste the both of them.His evil name ...
Unto the old man, who sigheth after youthfulness, say-What is this? laughest thou at thy beard, old man?Since in a ...
Again the minstrel's rebeck toucheth the heart profoundly;For it discovereth new and fresh strains of melodious harmony.Leave the monk in ...
'Tis grief and sorrow-joy and gladness, that affect so deeply;But like as they are excessive, even so they pass away.The ...
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