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 ...
Draw near, and behold him now, with a clod beneath his head,Who could not sleep upon a bed, without a ...
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 ...
I become quite astonished with the people of the world,To see what these dogs do, for the sake of the ...
Like as I my dear one love, there will not be another so loving:Like as I am disconsolate for her, ...
Thy society is like unto the sea, and I, a fish therein;But, separated from thee, I lament and bewail always.Weeping, ...
I was not, at first, aware, that thou art so utterly inconstant-Thou makest a hundred vows a day, and still ...
It is the sweet spring time, and I am separated from my beloved!Alas! alas! that thou passest away, O spring, ...
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 ...
What numbers of boats in this river's depths have sunk and disappeared,A single plank of which, even shouldst thou search, ...
The faithlessness of the world hath become manifest unto me;Therefore, through the word 'friendship,' I have drawn my pen.Like as ...
Be content with thine own lot, and do not always envy the fortune of others!Shouldst thou secure both these things, ...
The vicious are vicious, while yet in the womb of their mothers;And vile and vicious are they, when their mothers ...
Account him a good man, who, in heart, is innocent and pure;For modesty and uprightness are manifest in him always.He, ...
Separation turneth sweet existence bitter unto man-It layeth the very vitals upon fierce, devouring flames!Whatever strength and energy the heart ...
Everywhere, throughout the world, I am become dishonoured and humiliatedHouse by house, my dissoluteness, and my profligacy, are manifest grown.That ...
Tho' the miser's house may contain the water of immortality;Still, like unto the deadliest poison, is its effect on me.Moses ...
Whilom, indeed, I was always wise; and wise, even yet, am I!I was ever mad and beside myself-mad, even yet, ...
When thou severest thyself from cupidity with regard to every one, it is sovereignty:If thou understandest silence, it is equal ...
Wine's intoxication soon cometh, and as quickly disappeareth;But the eternal inebriation leaveth not the inebriated one.Tho', in the world, my ...
It is false that aught of evil or misfortune proceedeth from the stars-All good and evil-weal and woe-emanate from the ...
Whoso like unto the dust, may not be prostrate at the threshold,For them, there will be no approach unto heaven ...
There will be none of the world's vanities and ambitions within the tomb:Thine own good deeds will go with thee, ...
Notwithstanding thou art unto me a sovereign, and I a beggar;Still turn not from me thy face, for I am ...
Such an amount of misery is there in my family this day,That the world is amazed and confounded, at the ...
My beloved is offended: would there were any one who would conciliate her!Arise quickly, O mediator! for my heart is ...
I went and turned anchorite-such is my case, such my situation-My sole worldly wealth this broken bowl within my hand, ...
Wherefore doth Aurangzeb his throne and crown adorn?For death will assail, and lay waste the both of them.His evil name ...
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