For our second part in a series about Dakhnī poetry (you can read the first part here), we have a selection of poems that look at Deccan patriotism in the 16th century. Dakhnī poetry is refreshingly aam aadmi, and makes use of a rich treasure of idioms spoken on the streets of the Mughal Empire.
The transliterations are courtesy of historian and scholar Sajjad Shahid, who annotes each with an explanation of their context.
Poet: Tib‘i, from Golconda, active during the reign of Abdullah Qutb Shah (1626-1672)
Jis kō yād kartā naiṇ apnā watan,
Ō murda hai pairan hai us kā kafan.
Agar kōī ghūrbat méṇ shāhī karé,
Agar māl haōr mulk _ lākhān dharé.
Apas kōī dékhé khuṇ jūṇ ankhīaṇ,
Dévé khak tan ka watan ka nīshaṇ.
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