Sufi Proverb

nabiini ki chuu.n gurbe aajiz shavad. bar aarad bacha.ngaal chashm-e- palang

Do you not see that when the cat is brought to bay, it tears out with its claws the eyes of the leopard?

Oral Tradition

Ghazal

ham-chashmii hai vahshat ko mirii chashm-e-sharar se
aate hii nazar phir vahii.n Gaa.eb ho nazar se

Khwaja Meer Dard

Persian Kalam

rivaaq-e-manzar-e-chashm-e-man aashiyaana-e-tust
karam numaa-o-furuud aa ki KHaana kHaana-e-tust

Hafiz

Persian Kalam

jaaduu-nigahe raah-zane chashm-e-siyaahe
aaraam-rubaa-e-but-e-sar-e-mast-e-KHumaare

Ashraf

Persian Sufi Poetry

KHvaab ze-chashm-e-man ba-shud chashm-e-tuu bast KHvaab-e-man
taab na-maa.nda dar tanam zulf-e-tuu burd taab-e-man

Amir Khusrau

Ghazal

sar chashm-e-ma.anii zauq-e-KHayaal teraa
ma'anii-e-zindgaanii shauq-e-visaal teraa

Irfan Islampuri

Persian Kalam

chashm-e-maste ajabe zulf-e-daraaze ajabe
mai-paraste ajabe fitna-taraaze ajabe

Amir Khusrau

Persian Kalam

mast-e-chashm-e-shaaqiyam saaGar namii-daanam ki chiist
juz nigaahash baada-e-digar namii-daanam ki chiist

Ghulam Imam Shaheed

Ghazal

Gazab hai adaa chashm-e-jaaduu-asar me.n
ki dil pis gayaa bas nazar hii nazar me.n

Raqim Dehlvi

Persian Kalam

rabuud jaa.n pas-e-dil chashm-e-'uzr kHvaah-e-kase
shikaayatest ba-sad 'afv az nigaah-e-kase

Maikash Akbarabadi

Rubai

bazm-e-ishrat me.n chashm-e-nam-naak huu.n mai.n
parvaane jo jal bujhe hai.n vo KHaak huu.n mai.n

Kausar Khairabadi

sher

Gazab hai adaa chashm-e-jaaduu-asar me.n
ki dil pis gayaa bas nazar hii nazar me.n

Raqim Dehlvi

Persian Kalam

mariizam chashm-e-jaaduu-e-mohammad
giriftaaram baa-gesuu-e-mohammad

Unknown

Persian Kalam

dosh chashm-e-jaanam az diidaar-e-shah pur-nuur buud
mutrib-e-maa zohra-o-saaqii-e-majlis huur buud

Hussain Bin Mansoor Hallaj

Persian Kalam

taa-kujaa az chashm-e-zaaram KHuun-e-naab aayad beruu.n
kaash az pahluu dil-e-pur-iztiraab aayad beruu.n

Bismil

Persian Sufi Poetry

chuu chashm-e-mast-e-tuu dar KHvaab-gaah-e-naaz ba-KHuft
baa aastaanat muraa saKHt hiilaa-saaz ba-KHuft

Amir Khusrau

Persian Sufi Poetry

chashm-e-nargis nigraanast ba-gulzaar biyaa
farsh-e-raah-e-tuu gul and ai gul-e-be-e-KHaar biyaa

Shah Akbar Danapuri

Ghazal

nigaah-e-roz-e-avval dil-nashii.n hai chashm-e-jaanaa.n kii
usii buniyaad par ta.amiir hai aivaan-e-armaa.n kii

Mahfooz Sambhali

Persian Kalam

dil burd ze-man chashm-e-siyaahe ba-nigaahe
taaraaj-o-tabah kard sipaahe ba-nigaahe

Ghulam Hasan Bithvi

Persian Kalam

ai surma-kash-e-hairat dar chashm-e-tamaashaa.ii
naira.ng-e-jamaal-e-tuu qufl-e-lab-e-goyaa.ii

Nikhat Sahsawani