MY GHAZALS IN ENGLISH

HIS WILL: a ghazal

HIS WILL: a ghazal

[When one frees oneself from worldly rigmarole and desire, it is only His will that matters]


I have wasted life till now.
I shall not go downhill now.

Agitated was my mind,
I will be calm and still now.

I will obey law of God,
Not human codicil now.

In devotion shall I dwell,
For me no worldly drill now.

The gap between Him and me,
This I will try to fill now.

I am now immune to pain,
Me, humans cannot grill now.

I go out now in His quest;
My path does go uphill now.

He will protect me now on,
Temptation He will kill now.

Now Khalish has no desire.
He will follow His will now.


• Written in 7-7 format

• Written as a ghazal consisting of a series of potentially independent couplets [each being potentially regarded as an independent poem in itself] which must have a monorhyme and refrain in the opening line and all even lines. Refrain refers to a recurring word or phrase. Monorhyme refers to a single rhyming word immediately preceding the refrain. Line length in syllables depends upon the poet’s choice but must be constant throughout. For a detailed note on ghazal, please see "WHAT IS A GHAZAL AND HOW TO WRITE IT?" .


* The word Khalish included in the last couplet is the pen name of the poet. Such inclusion is a common practice in classical ghazal writing. Khalish is an Urdu word meaning ache or pain.


M C Gupta ‘Khalish’

Created: 15 September 2005