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Rachna by M.

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Dhola and Maru on a Camel

Shringara

आ चांदनी भी मेरी तरह जाग रही है

Aa Chandni Bhi Meri Tarah Jaag Rahi Hai

Bashir Badr
1 min read 5 versesग़ज़लghazalचाँदनी

5 verses · ~1 min

आ चाँदनी भी मेरी तरह जाग रही है पलकों पे सितारों को लिये रात खड़ी है

ये बात कि सूरत के भले दिल के बुरे हों अल्लाह करे झूठ हो बहुतों से सुनी है

वो माथे का मतला हो कि होंठों के दो मिसरे बचपन की ग़ज़ल ही मेरी महबूब रही है

ग़ज़लों ने वहीं ज़ुल्फ़ों के फैला दिये साये जिन राहों पे देखा है बहुत धूप कड़ी है

हम दिल्ली भी हो आये हैं लाहौर भी घूमे ऐ यार मगर तेरी गली तेरी गली है

इति

Bashir Badr

The Poet

बशीर बद्र

Bashir Badr

Dhola and Maru on a Camel

Paired Painting

Dhola and Maru on a Camel

This exquisite miniature painting captures the immortal romance of Dhola and Maru, beloved figures of Rajasthani folklore whose tale of devotion transcends immense trials and distance. Set against a luminous green hill and a dramatic sky, the noble prince Dhola and his faithful bride Maru ride together upon a single, magnificently adorned camel across the desert sands. Their journey is one of reunion and triumph, painted with delicate brushstrokes, glowing gold highlights, and vibrant pigments that evoke the eternal warmth of the Thar desert. Every detail, from the expressive gaze shared between the lovers to the ornate floral borders framing the central scene, invites the viewer into a timeless world of passionate longing and royal grace.

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If this held you

Four more, in the same key.

Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Aa Chandni Bhi Meri Tarah Jaag Rahi Hai carries.