Ghazal

rāz-e-sar-basta mohabbat ke zabāñ tak pahuñche
baat baḌh kar ye ḳhudā jaane kahāñ tak pahuñche

Hafeez Hoshiarpuri

Masnavi

qissa-e-hudhud-o-sulaimaan dar bayaan-e-aa.nkii chuu.n qazaa aayad chashm-haa-e-raushan basta shavad
chuu.n sulaimaa.n raa saraa parda-zadand

Rumi

Ghazal

kis kii bastii hai kaun bastaa hai
karbalaa jis ke ghar kaa rasta hai

Khwaja Ruknuddin Ishq

Ghazal

terii khoj me.n bastii bastii ja.ngal ja.ngal chhaan phire
jaise ham anjaan ga.e the vaise hii anjaan phire

Tufail Hoshiarpuri

Saakhi

suksham ka ang - bin panwan ki rah hai bin basti ka des

bin paa.nvan kii raah hai bin bastii kaa des
binaa pinD kaa puruush hai kahae 'kabiir' sa.ndes

Kabir

Ghazal

niistii bastii hai yaaro aur bastii kuchh nahii.n
KHud-faraamoshii hai mastii aur mastii kuchh nahii.n

Afzal Hussain Asdaqui

Ghazal

kabhii ye bastii kabhii ye sahraa gha.Dii me.n kuchh hai gha.Dii me.n kuchh hai
ajiib haalat hai dil kaa naqsha gha.Dii me.n kuchh hai gha.Dii me.n kuchh hai

Shah Akbar Danapuri

sher

Dhuu.nDne niklaa thaa aavaazo.n kii bastii me.n use
soch kar viiraa.n guzargaaho.n pe baiThaa rah gayaa

Muzaffar Warsi

Ghazal

ham ne bastii banaa.ii mar mar ke
aur maalik nahii.n kisii ghar ke

Zamin Ali Hasrat

Sufi Proverb

Khuubruuyaa.n kushaadah ruu baashand. tuu keh ruu bastaii magar zitshi?

Khuubruuyaa.n kushaadah ruu baashand. tuu keh ruu bastaii magar zitshi?

Oral Tradition

Shabad

guru ne mohe jhini bastu lakhai

guru ne mohe jhiinii bastu lakhaa.ii
naajuk raah bojh sir bhaaraa halke paar la.nghaa.ii

Ghisa Saheb

Pad

jo khoday masjid basatu hai aur muluk kahae kera

jo khodaay masjiid basatuu hai aur muluk kahae keraa
tiirath-muurat raam-nivaasii baahar kare ko heraa

Kabir

Ghazal

par-basta huu.n ki mere tasarruf me.n thaa falak
lab-basta huu.n ki shor-e-KHamoshii haraam thaa

Suhail Aazad

Masnavi

dar kinaayat baa-Galat afgan mashuub
mashvarat karde payambar basta sar

Rumi

Masnavi

biinish-e-zanjiir-e-jabbaarait kuu
basta dar zanjiir chuu.n shaadii kunad

Rumi

Persian Kalam

aazaad shudem az do-’aalam
chuu.n basta-e-zulf-e-aa.n nigaarem

Auhadi

Persian Sufi Poetry

biraadar kuu-e-qallaashaa.n kudaamast
agar dar basta baashad raftam az baam

Rumi

Masnavi

jaan-e-saafii basta-e-abdaa.n shuda
guft tuu bahse shagarfe mii-kunii

Rumi

Persian Kalam

'shams-tabrezii' che daanad sirr-e-haq
basta-e-fitraak-e-aa.n-jaanaana.em

Rumi