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Hashim Shah

1735 – 1821
Birth of place Amritsar,India

A renowned medieval Sufi Qissakar (narrative poet), celebrated for his Qissa (romantic epic) Sassi Punnu and his acclaimed dohras (couplets).

Dohade 43

aashaq jeD beakal na koi, jin jaan samajh nit tapNa
aatish hoN birhon di aatish, wich teji bahut pachhati
chanda! chamak wikhaal na sanun, ate na kar maN wadhera
dil nun baN pia ek mae! mainun zahir mul na howe
dil soi jo soz sajjan de nit KHun jigar da piwe
dil tun hi dilbar bhi tun hi, ate did tunhi dukh tera
dilbar yar mahurat kar lai, aj nali asan mukh hasske
dilbar yar nadi dian lahiri, ih sada na rahiN ithain
dozaKH de wal nal yaran de, khush ho ke pag dharie
ek bahi kol khushamad karde par garzi hoN kamine
et sarai musafirKHane, kai musafir rahinde
gahiri raati hath chhip jawe, ate pauN rup jam sarke
ghul te Khaar paidaish ikse, is bag chaman de dowin
hashim nam rakhaia us ne, ek damDi pas na jisde
ih akkhin bin fauj husan di, sutti kala jagawaN
ikse tor bahaar na rahindi, nahin ikse taur zamana
ishaq asan nal aisi kiti, jiun rukhan nal pala
ishqa ! lakkh auguN wich tere, koi ek de chaar na pae
jis din shahir mahibuban wale, koi aashak pair dharenda
kabul qadar mahibub je howe, tan aashaq nun lai tarda
kari kari samajh rahia wich hairat, mainun dil da bhet na aawe
karo KHarab fakiri tain, ih danish durandeshi
kauN janunn sassi wich waDia, uTh naTThi shahir bhamboron
kit wal yar gae dil jaani, jihDe rowaN dur gian nun
kitthe taKHat hazara mae, ate jhang sial kithain
meghalian! was bhagin bhaaria, tudh aujhaD desh wasae
murakh log sada sukh saunde, ate roz kamawaN paisa
nadian nir rahiN nit taru, ih kadi na howaN halke
pandhi mann sawal asaDa, jhabb ghinn sanneha jain
rabb da aashaq hoN sukhaala, ih bahut sukhaali bazi
rakkhin laj nilaj na howin, itthe pair pichhanh na dharna
sambhal khet mian ishqe da, huN nikli teg mianon
sambhal mat mian ! ishke di huN nikli tegh mianon
soz ‘firaq nasib asaDe, asin bha paia dukh bharsan
sulan salli te dardan-malli, main phiran diwani jhalli
suN ishqa! jehi tudh ne kiti, tun roz satawen mainun
suTTan war bahishtan loka, jo ris karan dilbar di
tainDa ishq, kasai waDia, jin nal sulan dil bharia
tainun husan KHarab karenda, ate mainun samajh sataia
tan pinjar dil ghail kaidi, mainun sabat dekh na phirdi
toD zanjir shariat nasda, jad rachda ishq majazi
tun hain yar tun hain dukhdai ate darad dhukhe nit tera
wagg wae! par suarth bharie! tun jain taKHt hazare