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You who hunt with sharp gazelle eyes

ته چي ښکار په برندو سترګو د آهو کړي

Pir Muhammad Kakarپیر محمد کاکړ · 18th century (born about 1120 AH, died between about 1196 and 1216 AH)

ته چي ښکار په برندو سترګو د آهو کړي

نه پوهیږم دا هنر دئ که جادو کړې

Transliteration:

Ta chī khkār pa brando stargo da āhū kṛī

na pohēgam dā hunar day ka jādū kṛē

English translation:

You who hunt with sharp gazelle eyes,

I do not know whether this is art or whether you have worked magic.

About this poem

Habibi sets this beside Rahman Baba's couplet that begins 'Tā chī mukh da parī stargē da āhū kṛē' as an example of Pir Muhammad following Rahman. The translation is the site's and is a draft for a Pashto reader to check.

Translation: Pashtunxwa

Source: Abdul Hai Habibi, Da Pashto Adab Lund Tarikh, entry on Pir Muhammad Kakar (typed online copy at afghanpedia.com); Pashto text as typed there, translation by Pashtunxwa

Read more: Pir Muhammad Kakar: Pashto poet of Kandahar and author of Ma'rifat al-Afghani

Pir Muhammad Kakar

18th century (born about 1120 AH, died between about 1196 and 1216 AH)

Pashto poet and teacher at Kandahar in Ahmad Shah Durrani's time, author of the diwan and of Ma'rifat al-Afghani (1186 AH).

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