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 ॥ ਝਕ ਜਿ ਸਾਜਨ ਮੈ ਕੀਆ ਸਰਬ ਕਲਾ ਸਮਰਥ ॥ ਜੀਉ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਖੰਨੀਝ ਹਰਿ ਮਨ ਤਨ ਸੰਦੜੀ ਵਥ ॥੧॥ सलोक दोहा मः ५ ॥ |
| Salok ḝohĝ mėhlĝ 5. Ėk jė sĝjan mai kī▫ĝ sarab kalĝ samrath. Jī▫o hamĝrĝ kẖannī▫ai har man ṯan sanḝ▫ṛī vath. ((1)) |
| Shalok, Dohaa, Fifth Mehl: I have made the One Lord my Friend; He is All-powerful, capable of everything. |
