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 ...
Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems on Wisdom & Knowledge (15 Poems)
XIII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Draw near, and behold him now, with a clod beneath his head,Who could not sleep upon a bed, without a ...
As I Look On (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
As I look on I am amazedAt this worlds denizens,Just seeing what these dogs will doTo satisfy the flesh.Such dealing ...
XLVI. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
I become quite astonished with the people of the world,To see what these dogs do, for the sake of the ...
XXXI. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Neither doth any one here seek to avail himself of my abilities and experience,Nor are the capabilities of this country's ...
XCI. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
The faithlessness of the world hath become manifest unto me;Therefore, through the word 'friendship,' I have drawn my pen.Like as ...
XCV. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Account him a good man, who, in heart, is innocent and pure;For modesty and uprightness are manifest in him always.He, ...
XXVIII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
The world's affairs have all become turned upside down:All those ways are not now, as they used to be seen ...
XVII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Tho' the miser's house may contain the water of immortality;Still, like unto the deadliest poison, is its effect on me.Moses ...
XXXIII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Whilom, indeed, I was always wise; and wise, even yet, am I!I was ever mad and beside myself-mad, even yet, ...
XCII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
It is false that aught of evil or misfortune proceedeth from the stars-All good and evil-weal and woe-emanate from the ...
LXXXIX. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Of the preciousness of youth what doubt can be entertained?The period of old age is pregnant with infirmities and defects!Every ...
LXXXVII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
When of the circumstances of the wise are the ignorant aware,Who, through their own foolishness, are worthless and despicable too?A ...
Superior (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
The Afghans are far superior to the Mughals at the sword,Were but the Afghans, in intellect, a little discreet,If the ...
LXIV. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Whether it is the wise man, or the ignorant-the honest man, or the robber,I do not see any one a ...