Persian Kalam

jauhar-e-nusrat 'ayaa.n az teG-e-abruu-e-'alii
shud qavii diin-e-nabii az zor-e-baazuu-e-'alii

Hasrat Azimabadi

Ghazal

raaz-e-husn-o-'ishq jab tujh par ayaa.n ho jaa.egaa
to yaqiinan zindagii kaa tarjumaa.n ho jaa.egaa

Meenu Bakhshi

Kalaam

parda za-ruKH afganda har Gamza 'ayaa.n kardii
duniyaa-e-mohabbat raa be-taab-o-tavaa.n kardii

Aarif Naqshbandi

Naat-o-Manqabat

jahaa.n dekho 'ayaa.n hai rasuulullaah kii suurat
mazaahir se khulii hai saaf us dil-KHvaah kii suurat

Makhdoom Khadim Safi

Naat-o-Manqabat

anvaar-e-haq ’ayaa.n hai.n KHvaaja ke aastaa.n se
is be-nishaa.n ko paayaa mai.n ne usii nishaa.n me.n

Hairat Shah Warsi

Persian Kalam

ai husn-e-tuu dar aa.iina-e-kaun 'ayaa.n ast
vai diida-e-’ushshaaq ba-ruuyat nigaraa.n ast

Auhadi

Naat-o-Manqabat

ilaahii Gaib-o-zaahir tuu hai jalva hai ayaa.n teraa
makaa.n se laa-makaa.n tak hai nishaa.n ai be-nishaa.n teraa

Ghausi Shah

sher

mujhe raas aaye.n KHudaa kare ishtibaah kii saa.ate.n
unhe.n e'tibaar-e-vafaa to hai mujhe e'tibaar-e-sitam nahii.n

Shakeel Badayuni

Naat-o-Manqabat

'azmat hai do-jahaa.n me.n 'ayaa.n Gaus-e-paak kii
karte valii hai.n shaan bayaa.n Gaus-e-paak kii

Rafeeq Ashrafi

sher

mujhe raas aaye.n KHudaa kare ishtibaah kii saa.ate.n
unhe.n e'tibaar-e-vafaa to hai mujhe e'tibaar-e-sitam nahii.n

Shakeel Badayuni

Naat-o-Manqabat

zarre-zarre se 'ayaa.n shams-o-qamar dekhe.nge
vo bulaa.e.nge to ham un kaa nagar dekhe.nge

Noor Bijnauri

Ghazal

yaar thaa mujh me.n 'ayaa.n ye mujhe maa'luum na thaa
thaa saraapaa mai.n nihaa.n ye mujhe maa'luum na thaa

Imtiyaz Hussain Waqif

Ghazal

har ik saaGar se soz-e-mai 'ayaa.n maa'luum hotaa hai
suraahii jab uThaataa huu.n dhu.aa.n maa'luum hotaa hai

Fazl Naqvi

Persian Sufi Poetry

kase raa ki sirr-e-haqiiqat ayaa.n shud
majaaz-e-sifaat-e-vai az vai nihaa.n shud

Hakeem Sanai

Ghazal

har shai me.n 'ayaa.n jalva-e-zebaa hai tumhaaraa
aur KHud ho nihaa.n KHuub ye pardaa hai tumhaaraa

Unknown

Persian Kalam

sirr-e-KHafii az matla-e-anvaar bar aamad naadiida 'ayaa.n shud
az bahr-e-zuhuurash pa-e-izhaar bar aamad bar KHud nigaraa.n shud

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Sufi Proverb

aa.nche keh aya.n ast cheh haajat ba-byaan ast

aa.nche keh aya.n ast cheh haajat ba-byaan ast

Oral Tradition