It was a day of blackest deed
When Delhi streets of fame
Did glitter well by cursed greed
Of harsh Timoor the lame.


From Kuvempu's writings in English on the historical subject of Timoor's invasion of India. Poet, nature lover and humanist. Archive Organization. Retrieved on 24 November 2013.


It was a day of blackest deed When Delhi streets of fame Did glitter well by cursed greed Of harsh Timoor the lame.

It was a day of blackest deed When Delhi streets of fame Did glitter well by cursed greed Of harsh Timoor the lame.

It was a day of blackest deed When Delhi streets of fame Did glitter well by cursed greed Of harsh Timoor the lame.

It was a day of blackest deed When Delhi streets of fame Did glitter well by cursed greed Of harsh Timoor the lame.