Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems

Of the Pathans that are famed in the land of Roh,
Now-a-days are the Mohmands, the Bangash, and the Warrakzais, and the Afridis.
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As I look on I am amazed
At this worlds denizens,
Just seeing what these dogs will do
To satisfy the flesh.
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The Afghans are far superior to the Mughals at the sword,
Were but the Afghans, in intellect, a little discreet,
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My sword I grit upon my thigh
To guard our nation's ancient fame;
It's champion in this age am I,
The Khattak Khan, Khushal my name.
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The art of chieftanship thou hast not learned, Bahram,
In thy time thou hast dishonoured the chiefship;
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MY two-and-sixty years are flown,
Swift years of sorrow and delight,
And now my hair, no longer black,
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