Ghazal

kam se kam itnaa buzurgo.n kaa asar rakhte hai.n
yaar ko apne manaane kaa hunar rakhte hai.n

Riyaz Ahmad

Geet

ye dil kii lagii kam kyaa hogii ye 'ishq bhalaa kam kyaa hogaa
jab raat hai.n aisii matvaalii phir sub.h kaa 'aalam kyaa hogaa

Shakeel Badayuni

Ghazal

kaif-o-kam ko dekh use be-kaif-o-kam kahne lage
jab huduus apnaa khulaa raaz-e-qadam kahne lage

Khwaja Meer Dard

Naat-o-Manqabat

madiine vaale aaqaa ye to hasrat kam se kam nikle
tumhaaraa ruu-e-anvar dekh kar aa.nkho.n kaa dam nikle

Behzad Lakhnavi

Ghazal

kam nahii.n hotii hai ulfat kii jalan paanii me.n
lag ke phir bujhtii nahii.n hai ye agan paanii me.n

Rafeeq Ashrafi

Sufi Proverb

hisaab-e- KHud na kam giir-o- na afzoo.n

Claim neither less nor more than your due.

Oral Tradition

Rubai

kam-asl kii auqaat badaltii dekhii
din hii na phire raat badaltii dekhii

Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

Ghazal

ruu-e-taabaa.n yaar kaa KHurshiid se kuchh kam nahii.n
kab KHajil us kii ziyaa se nayyar-e-a’azam nahii.n

Bahram ji

Sufi Proverb

taaruf kam kun-o-bar mablaG afZaay

Less of your courtesy and more of your purse.

Oral Tradition

Ghazal

terii baKHshii hu.ii har musiibat ham ko raahat se kuchh kam nahii.n hai
maut hai maut vo zindagii bhii jis kaa haasil teraa Gam nahii.n hai

Kashfi Lakhnavi

Ghazal

niklii falak se kam kisii saa.el kii aarzuu
phir us pe aarzuu bhii mire dil kii aarzuu

Dagh Dehlvi

Kalaam

aisaa na ho ki kam ye miraa iztiraab ho
dil kaamyaab ho na nazar kaamyaab ho

Behzad Lakhnavi

Sufi Proverb

che mard buwad kaz zanii kam buwad

Call him not a man, who is inferior to a woman.

Oral Tradition

Rubai

har chand ki kam lutf-o-dil aazaar tu.ii
besh az hama Gam-kHvaar-o-vafaadaar tu.ii

Sarmad Kashani

Sufi Quotes

The finest literature is one that has few words and more meaning.

The finest literature is one that has few words and more meaning.

Wasif Ali Wasif

Kalaam

ham-nafas is chaman-e-dahr me.n kam aate hai.n
buu-e-gul se kaho Thahr abhii ham aate hai.n

Maikash Akbarabadi

Kalaam

kam ko.ii fuqaraa se miltaa hai KHudaa ke vaaste
daf-e’-a’adaa ke liye yaa kiimiyaa ke vaaste

Shah Turab Ali Qalandar