Khwaja Mir Dard (1720-1785) was a poet from Delhi, known for his contribution to Urdu poetry.
Khwaja Mir Dard | |
|---|---|
 Khwaja Mir Dard | |
| Born | Syed Khwaja 1720 Delhi, Mughal Empire |
| Died | 1785 (64-65) |
| Occupation | poet |
| Language | Urdu |
| Genre | nafsi, lafzi |
| Notable works | Chahaar Risaala, Ilm-ul Kitaab[citation needed] |
Poetry
editDard's couplet on this illusory life, from 'Ilm-ul-Kitab':[1]
دوستو، دیکها تماشا یاں کا بس |
My friends, we have seen enough of this play. |
| —Dard |
References
edit- ^ https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.440328 Khwaja Humair Dard, Ilm Ul Kitab (in Urdu), p. 476
External links
edit- Ilm Ul Kitab
- Khwaja Mir Dard at Kavita Kosh Archived 16 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine (Hindi)
- Khwaja Mir Dard: Life and Ghazals