Ghazal

dil hai raushan ki hai dil me.n ruKH-e-raushan un kaa
zer-e-faanuus-e-badan sham.a hai joban un kaa

Mardan Safi

sher

KHafaa sayyaad hai chii.n bar jabii.n gulchii.n hai kyaa baa.is
buraa kis kaa kiyaa taqsiir kii ham ne bhalaa kis kii

Aasi Ghazipuri

Naat-o-Manqabat

qadam ruk ga.e hai.n jabii.n jhuk ga.ii hai na jaane ye kaisaa maqaam aa gayaa hai
nigaaho.n me.n baabussalaam aa gayaa hai zabaa.n par mahammad kaa naam aa gayaa hai

Ameer Bakhsh Sabri

Ghazal

ba.Dh kar jabii.n ko chuum liyaa shahsavaar kii
himmat pe aafrii.n mire musht-e-Gubaar kii

Mazahir Ali Khan

Ghazal

tavaazo.a kii ummiid us mah-jabii.n se
ta.alluq hai kyaa aasmaa.n ko zamii.n se

Hadi Amanabadi

Ghazal

raushan hai zamaana magar ujyaaraa nahii.n hai
taabish terii suurat kaa kahii.n saayaa nahii.n hai

Syed Amjad Hussain

sher

kashish charaaG kii ye baat kar ga.ii raushan
pati.nge KHud nahii.n aate bulaa.e jaate hai.n

Purnam Allahabadi

Ghazal

gesuu ruKH-e-raushan se vo Talne nahii.n dete
din hote hu.e dhuup nikalne nahii.n dete

Sufi Proverb

cheraaGe keh uu Kanaa raushan kunad-ba-ruKhat uuftad kaar-e- dushman kunad

The lamp which gives light to the houses, should it fall on one’s garments, will act as an enemy.

Oral Tradition

Naat-o-Manqabat

KHudaa ke naam se raushan hai naam-e-’abdullaah
kalaam-e-mustafvii hai kalaam-e-’abdullaah

Maikash Akbarabadi

Kalaam

ye tabassum ye aariz ye raushan jabii.n ye adaa ye nigaahe.n ye zulfe.n hasii.n
aa.iine kii nazar lag na jaa.e kahii.n jaan-e-jaa.n apnaa sadqa utaaraa karo

Fana Bulandshahri

Ghazal

raushan hai duniyaa saarii maulaa tire azm se
rakhnaa hame.n bhii yaa-rab mahfuuz har alam se

Zamin Ali Hasrat

Ghazal

nazar jis kii pa.Dii us ne pai-e-sajda jabii.n rakh dii
ye kaisii dilkashii us but me.n suurat-aafrii.n rakh dii

Muztar Khairabadi

Bait

e subh-e-saadat ze-jabin tu huwaida

e sub.h-e-sa.aadat ze-jabii.n tuu huvaidaa
ii.n husn che husn ast tabaarak ta.aalaa

Farogh Warsi

Naat-o-Manqabat

mai.n huu.n faqiir murshid-e-raushan-zamiir kaa
mujh pe ba.Daa karam hai mire dastgiir kaa

Fana Bulandshahri

Ghazal

nazar aayaa ruKH-e-raushan kisii kaa
hu.aa hai KHuub hii darshan kisii kaa

Agha Muhammad Daud

Naat-o-Manqabat

naam ke naqsh se raushan ye nagiina ho jaa.e
ka.aba-e-dil mire allaah madiina ho jaa.e

Riyaz Khairabadi