Rubai

dar zer-e-falak 'aish na-kardam yak-dam
shud 'umr-e-giraamii za kaf az dard-o-alam

Sarmad Kashani

Sufi Proverb

vasful esh nisful esh

vasful esh nisful esh

Oral Tradition

sher

jo Gam me.n masarrat kii ghulne ko hu.e paidaa
bad-baKHt vo kyaa jaane.n KHud Gam kii masarrat ko

Kamil Shattari

Kalaam

mai.n masarrat me.n KHushii me.n huu.n na ranj-o-Gam me.n huu.n
ruu-e-jaanaa.n saamne hai mai.n ajab aalam me.n huu.n

Abdul Hadi Kavish

Ghazal

mil jaaye masarrat kii daulat dil-e-hairaa.n ko
dekhuu.n jo shab-e-furqat us mah-e-taabaa.n ko

Meer Ahdi Warsi

sher

mujhe aish-o-Gam me.n Garaz nahii.n agar aarzuu hai to hai yahii
ki uma.ng ban ke chhupaa rahe ko.ii dil ke parda-e-raaz me.n

Wali Warsi

Kalaam

sach ye hai aish do-aalam kii bhii parvaa na kare.n
vo jo tauhiin-e-Gam-e-yaar gavaaraa na kare.n

Mahirul Qadri

sher

kasrat-e-ummiid bhii aish-aafrii.n hone lagii
intizaar-e-yaar bhii raahat-fazaa hone lagaa

Hasrat Mohani

sher

kasrat-e-ummiid bhii aish-aafrii.n hone lagii
intizaar-e-yaar bhii raahat-fazaa hone lagaa

Hasrat Mohani

Kalaam

mirii ziist pur-masarrat kabhii thii na hai na hogii
ko.ii behtarii kii suurat kabhii thii na hai na hogii

Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

Naat-o-Manqabat

nasiim-e-madiina masarrat hai mirii
ye aanaa hii us kaa qiyaamat hai mirii

Haji Abdullah Akbari

Kalaam

falak detaa hai jin ko 'aish un ko Gam bhii hote hai.n
jahaa.n bajte hai.n naqqaare vahaa.n maatam bhii hote hai.n

Dagh Dehlvi

Ghazal

nikal jaa.e ye merii jaa.n abhii fart-e-masarrat se
agar ma.aluum ho jaaye ki tum doge kafan mujh ko

Asad Barrackpuri

sher

aish-o-ishrat vasl-o-raahat sab KHushii me.n shariik
be-kasii me.n aah ko.ii puuchhne vaalaa nahii.n

Mirza Fida Ali Shah Manan

Kalaam

mujhe Gam hai musiibat hai tumhe.n aish-o-masarrat hai
bahaar-e-be-KHizaa.n tum ho bahaar-e-pur-KHizaa.n mai.n huu.n

Behzad Lakhnavi

sher

bas vahii paataa hai aish-e-zindagii
jis ko Gam me.n mubtalaa kartaa hai ishq

Aziz Safipuri

Ghazal

anjuman-saaz-e-aish tuu hai yahaa.n
aur phir kis kii aarzuu hai yahaa.n

Meer Muhammad Bedar

sher

haazir hai bazm-e-yaar me.n saamaan-e-aish sab
ab kis kaa intizaar hai 'akbar' kahaa.n ho tum

Shah Akbar Danapuri