Meer Taqi Meer Poems

be-KHudee le ga'ee kahaaN ham ko
der se intaZaar hai apnaa

rote phirte hain saaree-saaree raat
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hastee apnee Hubaab kee see hai
ye numa'ish suraab kee see hai

naazukee uss ke lab kee kya kahiye
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ankhon mein ji mera hai idhar yar dekhna
ashiq ka apane akhri didar dekhna
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Armies he's seen- the herds of war,
But never such swarms of men
As now in the Nineveh of the North-
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Listless he eyes the palisades
And sentries in the glare;
'Tis barren as a pelican-beach
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The grass shall never forget this grave.
When homeward footing it in the sun
After the weary ride by rail,
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Ye elms that wave on Malvern Hill
In prime of morn and May,
Recall ye how McClellan's men
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I have a feeling for those ships,
Each worn and ancient one,
With great bluff bows, and broad in the beam:
Ay, it was unkindly done.
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He rides at their head;
A crutch by his saddle just slants in view,
One slung arm in splints, you see,
Yet he guides his strong steed - how coldly too.
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(Indicative of the Passion of the People
on the 15th Day of April, 1865)
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Good Friday was the day
Of the prodigy and crime,
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