Doha

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Doha is a form of self-contained rhyming couplet in poetry. This genre of poetry first became common in Apabhramsha and was commonly used in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu poetry.

Among the most famous dohas are those of the Sikh Gurus, Bhagat Kabir, Baba Farid and Surdas, etc

Here is a doha by Guru Arjan found in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib:

ਸਲੋਕ ਦੋਹਾ ਮਃ ੫ ॥ ਏਕੁ ਜਿ ਸਾਜਨੁ ਮੈ ਕੀਆ ਸਰਬ ਕਲਾ ਸਮਰਥੁ ॥ ਜੀਉ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਖੰਨੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਮਨ ਤਨ ਸੰਦੜੀ ਵਥੁ ॥੧॥ सलोक दोहा मः ५ ॥ एकु जि साजनु मै कीआ सरब कला समरथु ॥ जीउ हमारा खंनीऐ हरि मन तन संदड़ी वथु ॥१॥

Salok ḏohā mėhlā 5. Ėk jė sājan mai kī▫ā sarab kalā samrath. Jī▫o hamārā kẖannī▫ai har man ṯan sanḏ▫ṛī vath. ((1))

Shalok, Dohaa, Fifth Mehl: I have made the One Lord my Friend; He is All-powerful, capable of everything. My soul is a sacrifice to Him; the Lord is the treasure of my mind and body. ((1)) (SGGS p322)