Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish

Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish (Urdu: خواجہ حَیدر علی آتِش ‎), (1764— 13 January 1847) of Lucknow was an Urdu poet. Quotes For years have I held converse with someone in my thoughts,For long has a pictured visage lodged within my heart.I had held it all through as dear as life,My desire will weep for me for years in the burial yard.I too once drank the draughts from the fount of life,I too slept for long in peace, sheltered by the flask.For long did I stroll about in gardens and groves,For long could I smell my rose in the roses of the park.Such a sensitive being am I, it will cause my death,For years shall that shrew regret having hurt my heart.Even if reduced to ashes, like the wind-borne dust,For years I'll eddy around questing someone lost. Urdu Ghazals: An Anthology from 16th to 20th century, p. 113 External links K. C. Kanda: Urdu Ghazals: An Anthology from 16th to 20th century, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi, 2009 Category:1764 births Category:1847 deaths Category:Muslims from India Category:Urdu literature Category:Urdu-language writers Category:Poets from India Category:Urdu-language poets Category:People from Lucknow