The eyes say in reproach, O wayward heart,
What road of ruin hast thou led us in!
The heart complains, O eyes,
Beguiled yourselves, ye lured me into sin.




GLOSSARY.


Bazar--market place.

Bulbul--nightingale.

Darwesh--devotee, dervish.

Diwan--collection of poems.

Ede--festival.

Fakir--an ascetic in Islam.

Ghazal--ode: form of verse written in couplets, all in one rhyme.

Hind, Hindustan--Upper India, north of the Vindhya Hills.

Islam--The religion of Muslims: lit. absolute surrender to Allah