Khwaja Mir Dard | |
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Native name | خواجہ میر درد |
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[citation needed] |
Khwaja Mir Dard (1720-1785) (Urdu: خواجہ میر درد) was a poet of the Delhi, known for his contribution to Urdu poetry.
Dard's couplet on this illusory life, from 'Ilm-ul-Kitab':[1]
دوستو، دیکها تماشا یاں کا بس |
My friends, we have seen enough of this play. |
—Dard |