XXVII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
I am, indeed, a wine-bibber; then, wherefore, O monk! wranglest thou with me?Men's destinies are from all eternity-would thou couldst ...
I am, indeed, a wine-bibber; then, wherefore, O monk! wranglest thou with me?Men's destinies are from all eternity-would thou couldst ...
Draw near, and behold him now, with a clod beneath his head,Who could not sleep upon a bed, without a ...
Certainly this man is, thro' polish and good breeding, a human being;For he, who is not possessed of these, is ...
As I look on I am amazedAt this worlds denizens,Just seeing what these dogs will doTo satisfy the flesh.Such dealing ...
I become quite astonished with the people of the world,To see what these dogs do, for the sake of the ...
Neither doth any one here seek to avail himself of my abilities and experience,Nor are the capabilities of this country's ...
Vain is his affectation respecting the end of his turban;For in the time of his manhood his condition is changed.The ...
Let the mouth of the liar, forsooth, be filled with dust;But kiss the man's mouth, that uttereth truthful words!Every deed ...
Account him a good man, who, in heart, is innocent and pure;For modesty and uprightness are manifest in him always.He, ...
The world's affairs have all become turned upside down:All those ways are not now, as they used to be seen ...
It is the navigator, that guideth the ship upon the ocean;But it is the Almighty, that preserveth her, or sinketh ...
Tho' the miser's house may contain the water of immortality;Still, like unto the deadliest poison, is its effect on me.Moses ...
When thou severest thyself from cupidity with regard to every one, it is sovereignty:If thou understandest silence, it is equal ...
It is false that aught of evil or misfortune proceedeth from the stars-All good and evil-weal and woe-emanate from the ...
The sword that is sharpened, without doubt, is for smiting; is it not?The locks that are curled, certes, are for ...
However tortuously the snake moveth about,It proceedeth straight enough unto its hole.Awaken from the sleep of thoughtlessness;For pleasant existence is ...
Every misfortune that befell me, throughout the whole period of my life,When examined carefully, I found it was all the ...
Unto the old man, who sigheth after youthfulness, say-What is this? laughest thou at thy beard, old man?Since in a ...
I am well acquainted with Aurangzeb's justice, and equity-His orthodoxy in matters of faith-his self-denial and fasts;His own brothers, time ...
Like unto the wind, every moment, life passeth away!Let then every man have the remembrance of death ever before him!Since ...
Whoso acquireth wealth, spendeth it, and bestoweth it, a man is he:Whoso hath a sword in his possession, the lord ...
What is it, but a sound and healthy body,Which, more than empire and sovereignty, is preferred?Altho' the world's wealth is ...
Of the Pathans that are famed in the land of Roh,Now-a-days are the Mohmands, the Bangash, and the Warrakzais, and ...
A man is he, who is courageous, and whom success attendeth-Who is gentle and affable, unto all people, as long ...
If the Afghan people are of the human race,In disposition and ways they are very Hindus.They are possessed of neither ...
Either let it be a sovereign upon his throne,Or let it be the poor darwesh of a monastery!Many there are, ...
There is lamentation everywhere, from the hand of death!In every place, in every habitation, from the hand of death!'The form ...
Every moment that a person may be thus in want of employment,Than such, I hold him far better off, who ...
A white beard is a mark of respectability among men;But the falling out of the teeth is a discredit and ...
Whether it is the wise man, or the ignorant-the honest man, or the robber,I do not see any one a ...
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