Zobeida from "Humayun to Zobeida"
The poem "Humayun to Zobeida" is a short poem about a man courting a girl called Zobeida, praising her delicate beauty hidden behind a veil. Zobeida, in turn, answers that she can't show her face to her suitor, she sits behind a veil. The poem is subtitled as being a translation from Urdu.
The speaker of the poem
The speaker of the poem is often times also the active character. The poem "Autumn Song", for example, is veiled with sadness of the upcoming autumn in which the speaker expresses their sadness and despair.
The Indian Dancers
The poem "Indian Dancers" describes the beauty of the Indian dancers, watching them dance and seduce the onlookers with their "houri-like faces" and "passionate bosoms aflaming with fire".
Indian Weavers
The poem "Indian Weavers" describes the process of weaving colorful garments by the hands of the weavers. The poem shows them weaving garments for three stages of life of a person.
