Persian Kalam

ai Ganii zaat-e-tuu az iqraar-o-az inkaar-e-maa
be-niyaaz az maa-o-az paidaa-o-izhaar-e-maa

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Ghazal

Ganii hai dil do-aalam se faraaGat us ko kahte hai.n
hai yaad-e-haq faqat dil me.n qanaa.at us ko kahte hai.n

Mardan Safi

Doha

rahiman so na kachhu ganai jason lage nain

rahiman so na kachhuu ganai jaaso.n laage nain
sahi ke soch besaahiyo gayo haath ko chain

Rahim

Pad

apni wirah-katha - mere uThi kaleje pir ghani

mere uThii kaleje piir ghanii mere uThii kaleje piir ghanii
bin darsan jiyaraa nit tarse charan or rahe drishTi tanii

Shaligram

Shabad

thoDa milna sukh ghana man mein rahai hulas

thoDaa milnaa sukh ghanaa man me.n rahai hulaas
bahut mel milaap se hoy priit kaa naas

Ishwardas

Salok

farida suta hai tan jag ghana sawsin gor mahn

fariidaa sutaa hai taa.n jaag ghanaa savsii.n gor mah.n
bin amlaa.n sohaag gaa.ii.n rabb naa paa.iiah

Baba Farid

Kalaam

ghanii shaaKHo.n me.n chhup kar jab ko.ii chi.Diyaa chahaktii hai
to mere dil me.n kyuu.n hasrat kii chi.ngaarii bha.Daktii hai

Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

Sufi Quotes

In the mystic path, he who says ‘I have arrived’ has gone astray.

In the mystic path, he who says ‘I have arrived’ has gone astray.

Data Sahib

Sufi Proverb

dil chuu.n Ganii shud ze faqiirii cheh Gam

dil chuu.n Ganii shud ze faqiirii cheh Gam

Oral Tradition

Naat-o-Manqabat

allaah Ganii kaisii vo pur-kaif gha.Dii thii
jab saamne nazro.n ke madiine kii galii thii

Abdul Sattar Niazi

Doha

bhup ganat laghu gunin ko guni ganat laghu bhup

bhuup ganat laghu gunin ko gunii ganat laghu bhuup
rahiman giri te.n bhuumi lau.n lakhau to ekai ruup

Rahim

Ghazal

fart-e-Gam-o-hirmaa.n me.n bhii yak-guuna KHushii hai
naakaamii paiham hai magar zinda-dilii hai

Jami Chiraiyakoti

Savaiya

netropalambh - ghar hi ghar ghairu ghano gharihi gharihaini aagai na sans bharaun

ghar hii ghar ghairu ghano gharihii gharihaa.ini aagai na saa.ns bharau.n
lakhi meriyai or risaahi sabai satraahi.n jau sau hai anek kaarau

Raskhan

Kalaam

more gyaan-gunii more piit-padam more siis-mukuT more jaan-o-tanam
more saa.nche balam more diin-o-dharam tore haath hai hamrii laaj-sharam

Manzoor Aarfi

Doha

aughat chela wah guni jo bin guru tajai na sans

'aughat' chelaa vah gunii jo bin guru tajai na saa.ns
sote jagte dhyaan rahe guru ko raakhe paas

Aughat Shah Warsi

Doha

updesh guru bhakti ka - mata sun hari sau guna jin se sau gurudev

maataa suu.n hari sau gunaa jin se sau guruudev
pyaar karin augun harai.n 'charandaas' sukdev

Charandas Ji

Raga Based Poetry

ragini ToDi chautal - jo guni jan guru pawai gawai niki tan gun saun rijhawai

jo gunii jan guru paavai gaavai niikii taan gun sau.n rijhaavai
jab bajaavai biin aachhii-niikii parmaan soch-samajh

Tansen

Rubai

gar dar-giirii che-guuna parvaaz kunam
baa-'ishq-e-tu.ii che-guuna aaGaaz kunam

Omar Khayyam

Pad

seel santosh sada sam-dirishTi rahni gahni mein pura

seel santosh sadaa sam-dirishTii rahni gahnii me.n puuraa
taake daras-parash bhay bhaajai ho.i klesh sab duuraa

Kabir