Title Page : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], SELECTIONS FROM THE POETRY OF THE AFGHNS, FROM THE SIXTEENTH TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, LITERALLY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL PUSHTO; WITH NOTICES OF THE DIFFERENT AUTHORS, AND REMARKS ON THE MYSTIC DOCTRINE AND POETRY...
Mirza Kh And UAn, Anari. Introduction : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 51 MRZ KHN, ANR. MRZ KHN, ANR, was a descendant, probably a grandson, of Pr Roshn, the founder of the Roshnn sect, which made a great noise among the Afghns, about the year 1542-3 of our Era. He appears to have commenced...
To The Reader : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. iv p. v TO THE READER. DURING my lengthened researches in, and long study of the Pushto language, for so many years past, and particularly when making selections for my work entitled "Gulshan-i-Roh," * I could not fail...
Aeabd Ul Amid. The Poems Of Aeabd Ul Amid : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 87 THE POEMS OF ABD-UL-AMD. I. O thou, for ever, with the cares of the flesh, distracted! Why awaken for thy soul, sleeping misfortune and calamity? The wise act not according to the counsels of their enemies: Then why...
Mirza Kh And UAn, Anari. The Poems Of Mirz : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 56 THE POEMS OF MRZ KHAN, ANSR. I. O Thou, in heart ignorant concerning thine own soul! O man, seek thou the nature of it, from the reality itself! From the refulgence of religion, acquire thou comprehension: Bear away...
Aeabd Ur Raman. Introduction : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 1 ABD-UR-RAMN. Mull abd-ur-Ramn is one of the most popular, and probably the best known, of all the Afghn poets. His effusions are of a religious or moral character, and chiefly on the subject of divine love, being, like...
Kazim Kh And UAn, Kh And UAtt And UAk : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 308 THE POEMS OF KZIM KHN, KHATTAK. I. What pleasure shall the dead in heart take in beauty's display? With Layl's blandishments, what shall Majnn's image do? When, like unto the gazelle, they will not be familiar with any...
Aeabd Ul Adir Kh And UAn, Kh And UAtt : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 271 THE POEMS OF ABD-UL-DIR KHN, KHATTAK. I. Arise, O cupbearer! bring the goblet; for see, the leaves burst forth! They give, unto the parterre, the happy tidings of the coming of spring. In thy wine there is...
Ash And URaf Kh And UAn, Kh And UAtt. Part 02 : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 249 ASHRAF KHN, KHATTAK. Ashraf Khn, eldest son of Khushl Khn, the subject of the preceding notice, was born in the year h. 1044 (a.d. 1634); and when the war, which had been carried on by his father and other Afghn...
Kh And UWajah Muammad, Bangash And U : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 328 THE POEMS OF KHWJAH MUHAMMAD, BANGASH. I. Either the inn * hath been unto thy white hands applied, Or they have been made red in the blood of thy lover. I am unable, O dear one! to endure thy glance's fire; For I am...
Ash And URaf Kh And UAn, Kh And UAtt : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 251 THE POEMS OF ASHRAF KHN, KHATTAK. I. The promise of the kiss, the beloved ever putteth off for to-morrow; Then how can my heart place confidence in a pledge like this? Whoso is vain enough to depend upon the affairs...
Kh And UUsh And UAl Kh And UAn, Kh. Part 02 : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 142 KHUSHL KHAN, KHATTAK. Khushl Khn, the renowned chieftain of the powerful Afghn tribe of Khattak--alike a warrior and a poet--was born in the year 1022 of the Hijrah (a.d. 1613). Shh-bz Khn, his father, having received...
Kazim Kh And UAn, Kh And UAtt And UAk. Part 02 : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 305 KZIM KHN, KHATTAK, SURNAMED SHAID. Kzim Khn was the son of Muammad Afzl Khn, chief of the Khattaks--and author of several extensive and valuable prose works in the Pushto language--who was son of the poet Ashraf Khn;...
Kh And UUsh And UAl Kh And UAn, Kh : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 149 THE POEMS OF KHUSHL KHN, KHATTAK. I. AN ODE TO SPRING. From whence hath the spring again returned unto us, Which hath made the country round a garden of flowers? There are the anemone and sweet basil, the lily...
Amad Shah, Abdali, Shah Durr I Durran. Introducti : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 287 AHMAD SHAH, ABDL, SHAH DURR-I-DURRN. * Amad Shh, the founder of the Durrn monarchy, rose from the mere character of a partisan, to a distinguished command in the service of the Persian conqueror, Ndir Shh. Of the family...
Amad Shah, Abdali, Shah Durr I Durr : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 294 THE POEMS OF AMAD SHH, ABDL, I. To this degree is the heart affected by the love of Layl, That Majnn, for aye, uttereth the praises of Layl. * He repeated no other lesson whatever, in this world, Save that, on the black...
Untitled : * This is an anthology of English translations of Pushto poets from the 16th century on. Most, if not all, of these poets are Sufi. They utilize the poetic vocabulary of Sufiism: the tavern, the wine, the flowers, etc., all actually technical terms describing the soul's progression on the mystical...
Aeabd Ul Amid. Introduction : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 85 ABD-UL-AMD. abd-ul-amd, the author of the following poems, was born at Msh Khel, a small village belonging to the Kudrz clan, or branch, of the Afghn tribe of Mohmand, one of the purely Afghn tribes at present dwelling...
Aeabd Ur Raman. The Poems Of Aeabd Ur Raman : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 5 THE POEMS OF ABD-UR-RAMN. IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD! I. Behold! such an Omnipotent Being is my God, That He is the possessor of all power, authority, and will. Should one enumerate all the most mighty, pure...
Kh And UWajah Muammad, Bangash And U. Part 02 : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 326 KHWJAH MUAMMAD, BANGASH. THE materials for a notice of this poet are extremely meagre. Little is known about him, except that he lived in the reign of the Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb, and belonged to the Bangakh...
Aeabd Ul Adir Kh And UAn, Kh And UAtt. Part 02 : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. 268 ABD-UL-DIR KHN, KHATTAK. abd-ul-dir Khn, son of Khushl Khn, Khattak, and brother of Ashraf, the subject of the preceding notice, was born in the year E. 1063 (a.d. 1652), and is the most eloquent writer and poet of all...
Remarks On The Mystic Doctrine And Poetry : * "Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans", by H.G. Raverty, [1868], p. ix REMARKS ON THE MYSTIC DOCTRINE AND POETRY OF THE FS. The poetry of the East, particularly that of the Muammadan nations, differs materially from that of the West; and when taken up by the uninitiated, would often appear...