I. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
AN ODE TO SPRING.From whence hath the spring again returned unto us,Which hath made the country round a garden of ...
Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems (103 Poems)
XXVI. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Upon those lips of her's is there not a black hand-maid?(Khoshal Khan Khattak)
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
XLI. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Should any one speak about intellect and ability, certainly, I possess them;But since good fortune assisteth me not, unto whom ...
LXXX. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
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 (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 ...
XL. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
In this parterre, a single leaf of thine there will not be, O rose!Shouldst thou become acquainted with autumn's dire ...
XC. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
That one's blood should be upon one's own head, is, truly, some cause of concern;Still, to think that I still ...
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 ...
LXXV. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Like as I my dear one love, there will not be another so loving:Like as I am disconsolate for her, ...
LXVI. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Thy society is like unto the sea, and I, a fish therein;But, separated from thee, I lament and bewail always.Weeping, ...
LXVIII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
I was not, at first, aware, that thou art so utterly inconstant-Thou makest a hundred vows a day, and still ...
XXIV. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
It is the sweet spring time, and I am separated from my beloved!Alas! alas! that thou passest away, O spring, ...
XLIII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Gentle breeze of the morn! shouldst thou pass over Khairabad,Or should thy course lead thee by Sara'e, on the banks ...
XLIX. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
How handsome soever thou art, thou art not Canaan's Joseph!However wise thou art, with Lokman(Khoshal Khan Khattak)
LXXIV. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Vain is his affectation respecting the end of his turban;For in the time of his manhood his condition is changed.The ...
LXV. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Let the mouth of the liar, forsooth, be filled with dust;But kiss the man's mouth, that uttereth truthful words!Every deed ...
XXIX. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
What numbers of boats in this river's depths have sunk and disappeared,A single plank of which, even shouldst thou search, ...
XXXVIII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
I am intoxicated with that countenance, which hath sleepy, languid eyes:By them, I become so cut and gashed, thou wouldst ...
LI. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Both fair and rosy, too, are the Adam Khel Afridi maids;Indeed, amongst them, all sorts of pretty lasses there are-With ...
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 ...
LXIII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Be content with thine own lot, and do not always envy the fortune of others!Shouldst thou secure both these things, ...
XXXIV. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Amongst the whole village, my beloved is that person,Who, throughout the whole tribe, is celebrated-that person.Though, in resemblance and in ...
LIII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
By the laughter of the happy and the gay, I vow!And by the lamentations of the woe-begone, I vow!By the ...
XCVIII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
The mercy of the Almighty be upon Akorraey,(Khoshal Khan Khattak)
XXII. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
Her sweet face took from me all thoughts of the wild white rose:Her ringlets eradicated all consideration of the musk ...
LXI. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
The call of the mu'azzin(Khoshal Khan Khattak)