Quotes from RK Das

Dil ko kya ho gaya khuda jane Kyoon hai aisa udas kya jane

Rahiye ab aisi jagah chalkar jahan koi na ho Ham sukhan koi na ho aur ham juban koi na ho

Ab ke ham bichhde to kabhi khabon me mile Jis tarah sukhe hue phool kitabon me mile

Das ghar to chhut chuke hain kahan tak karoon khasam Kis ja bithaye dekhiye ab asman mujhe.

Na puchh ai hamnashin hamse shabe furqat ki betabi Alam hai darde hasrat hai fana hai ahozzari hai

Jo usne kaha go wahi karte gaye ham to Is par bhi nigahon se utarte gaye ham to

A sher is made of two poetical lines bearing a complete meaning.

On dividing a sher into six parts starting from the beginning to end, all the parts are known as ---sadar, hashu, urooz, ibtada, hashu and zarab.

A verse is considered a ghazal when it is written recollecting someone whose mere sight not only induces but also charges the mind and heart with an extraordinary feeling of cupidity, passion and lust.

Meaningful words are called kalma. A group of meaningful words that makes a complete sense is called kalam. A collection (majmua) of ghazals by a particular poet is called a diwan.