Arabic & Persian
Abd-ul-Kadir Khan Khattak
Abd-ul-Kadir Khan, a son of Khushhal Khan and brother of Ashraf, was born in 1652. Raverty calls him the most eloquent writer and poet among Khushhal's sons, and says he was as good with the sword as with the pen, fighting the Mughals with the confederate Afghans.
He disputed the chieftainship with his nephew Afzal, and was put to death with ten of his brothers and a number of their sons at Zaman Garrai. His odes are deeply coloured by Sufi mysticism and are highly valued by Afghans.
Poems (18)
- I: Arise, O cupbearer! bring the goblet; for see…
- II: If I have my own friend chosen, with…
- III: Behold! the bee and the nightingale great folly…
- IV: Whether it be chieftainship, or lordliness, or a…
- V: When I beheld the beloved with my rivals…
- VI: Although it may be bitter, still swallow the…
- VII: Why scornest thou me, O fair one! who…
- VIII: Was it a pearl that was observed the…
- IX: At last, he will depart from it, his…
- X: Whereas the oyster with a single drop of…
- XI: This exclamation from the nightingale at day-dawn reached…
- XII: In the world, there is no perfection without…
- XIII: The flowers of spring have put forth their…
- XIV: The folks of the world give us their…
- XV: If the surface of thy face be not…
- XVI: On ascending to the terrace-roof of wealth, show…
- XVII: Since the heart is torn from it, in…
- XVIII: O cupbearer! unto me such a cup of…