Amir Khusro

khusro darya prem ka, ulti waa ki dhaar

jo utra doob gaya, jo dooba so paar

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Background

About the poet

The father of Urdu/Hindavi poetry — a thirteenth-century polymath who wove Persian and the language of Delhi into song.

Predecessor

aa shaikh gaftagwe pareshan pe toh na ja

masti mein ab toh quibla-e haajaat ho gai

The earliest voice of the language meets its eighteenth-century master.

Predecessor

baare duniya mein raho gham-zada ya shaad raho

aisa kuchh kar ke chalo yaan ke bahut yaad raho

The earliest voice of the language meets its eighteenth-century master.