Khwaja Mir Dard

Khwaja Mir Dard
Khwaja Mir Dard
Born	Syed Khwaja 1720 Delhi, Mughal Empire
Died	1785 (64-65)
Occupation	poet
Language	Urdu
Genre	nafsi, lafzi
Notable works	Chahaar Risaala, Ilm-ul Kitaab

Khwaja Mir Dard (1720-1785) was a poet from Delhi, known for his contribution to Urdu poetry.

Poetry

Dard's couplet on this illusory life, from 'Ilm-ul-Kitab':

دوستو، دیکها تماشا یاں کا بس
تُم رہو خوش ہم تو اپنے گھر چلے ۔

My friends, we have seen enough of this play.
We are going home, you can stay.

—Dard

External links

• Ilm Ul Kitab
• Khwaja Mir Dard at Kavita Kosh Archived 16 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine (Hindi)
• Khwaja Mir Dard: Life and Ghazals