Classical · 1667–1707 · Aurangabad – Ahmedabad
Wali Muhammad, known as Wali Dakhani, is often called the father of Urdu poetry. His diwan, carried from the Deccan to Delhi, demonstrated that the ghazal could flourish in Urdu rather than Persian, inspiring a generation of poets in the northern courts.
kya kahoon kuchh kaha nahin jaata
ab to bin tere raha nahin jaata
yaad karna har ghadi us yaar ka
hai wazifa mujh dil-e-bimaar ka
raah-e-mazmoon-e-taaza band nahin
taa qayaamat khula hai baab-e-sukhan
jise ishq ka teer kaari lage
use zindagi kyun na bhaari lage
muflisi sab bahaar khoti hai
mard ka aitbaar khoti hai
dekhna har subah tujh rukhsaar ka
hai mutaala mujh dil-e-bimaar ka
tujh lab ki sift laal-e-badakhshaan soon kahoonga
jaadu hain tere nain ghazaalaan soon kahoonga
sajan ke roo-ba-roo jab dil ki baat aati hai
zabaan khaamosh rehti hai nigaah samjhaati hai