Wali Dakhani

Poet

Wali Dakhani

Urdu1667–1707AurangabadGhazal

40

Ghazals

40

Total Works

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ali Dakhani, born Wali Muhammad Wali, was a seminal classical poet widely revered as the father of the Urdu ghazal. Hailing from the Deccan, he successfully blended Persian poetic conventions with the indigenous idiom of Rekhta. His visit to Delhi in the early eighteenth century catalyzed the transformation and widespread popularity of vernacular Urdu poetry across northern India.

Key Works

His collected works, published as 'Kulliyat-e-Wali', form the foundational canon of early classical Urdu poetry. Enduring ghazals like 'Dekhna Har Subh Tujh Rukhsar Ka' and 'Fida-e-Dilbar-e-Rangeen-Ada Hoon' illustrate his graceful lyrical style and musical command.

Style & Influence

Wali pioneered the transition from local Dakhani dialects to standardized Rekhta, adopting Persian meters and themes while preserving South Asian cultural imagery. His diction is celebrated for its melodious cadence, directness of feeling, and refined expressions of beauty and romantic longing.

Recognition

Honored as 'Baba-e-Rekhta' (the Father of Urdu Poetry), Wali holds a monumental place in South Asian literary history as the pioneer who popularized the Urdu ghazal.

Ghazals

In the archive

आज दिस्ता है हाल कुछ का कुछ

आज सरसब्ज़ कोह ओ सहरा है

आशिक़ के मुख पे नैन के पानी को देख तूँ

अगर गुलशन तरफ़ वो नौ-ख़त-ए-रंगीं-अदा निकले

भड़के है दिल की आतिश तुझ नेह की हवा सूँ

छुपा हूँ मैं सदा-ए-बाँसुली में

देखना हर सुब्ह तुझ रुख़्सार का

दिल हुआ है मिरा ख़राब-ए-सुख़न

दिल कूँ तुझ बाज बे-क़रारी है

दिल तलबगार-ए-नाज़-ए-मह-वश है

फ़िदा-ए-दिलबर-ए-रंगीं-अदा हूँ

हुआ ज़ाहिर ख़त-ए-रू-ए-निगार आहिस्ता-आहिस्ता

हुए हैं राम पीतम के नयन आहिस्ता-आहिस्ता

इश्क़ बेताब-ए-जाँ-गुदाज़ी है

इश्क़ में सब्र-ओ-रज़ा दरकार है

जब सनम कूँ ख़याल-ए-बाग़ हुआ

जब तुझ अरक़ के वस्फ़ में जारी क़लम हुआ

जिस दिलरुबा सूँ दिल कूँ मिरे इत्तिहाद है

जिसे इश्क़ का तीर कारी लगे

कमर उस दिलरुबा की दिलरुबा है

ख़ूब-रू ख़ूब काम करते हैं

किया मुझ इश्क़ ने ज़ालिम कूँ आब आहिस्ता आहिस्ता

कूचा-ए-यार ऐन कासी है

मैं आशिक़ी में तब सूँ अफ़्साना हो रहा हूँ

मैं तुझे आया हूँ ईमाँ बूझ कर

मत ग़ुस्से के शो'ले सूँ जलते कूँ जलाती जा

मुफ़्लिसी सब बहार खोती है

मुश्ताक़ हैं उश्शाक़ तिरी बाँकी अदा के

रूह बख़्शी है काम तुझ लब का

सजन टुक नाज़ सूँ मुझ पास आ आहिस्ता आहिस्ता

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