Sufi Proverb

ushtur keh kaah mii KHvaahad gardan daraaz mii kunad

ushtur keh kaah mii KHvaahad gardan daraaz mii kunad

Oral Tradition

Shabad

biny ka ang - kah kahaun kachhu kahi nahi aawai

kaah kahau.n kachhu kahi nahi aavai
kaah kahau.n kachhu kahi nahi aavai

Doolandas Ji

Doha

kah kahun kuchh ban nahin aawat suno garib-nawaj

kaah kahuu.n kuchh ban nahii.n aavat suno gariib-navaaj
diin-dayaal haro dukh sankaT laaj-pati mahaaraaj

Aminuddin Warsi

Shabad

birah aur prem ka ang - ai sakhi ab main kah karaun

ai sakhi ab mai.n kaah karau.n
bhali pariu.n mai.n aa.i kai nagrii kehi bidhi dhiir dharau.n

Jagjeevan Saheb

Doha

bhaun jamal kahun jaan mohi kahun kah main tohi

bhau.n 'jamaal' kahu.n jaan mohi kahuu.n kaah mai.n tohi
nis baasar brij chand juu chho.Dat nahi kabhuu.n mohi

Jamaal

Shabad

sawan wa hinDola - jabten lagan lagi ri tab ten kani kah ki sakhi ri

jabte.n lagan lagii rii tab te.n kaani kaah kii sakhii rii
mai.n pyaasii apne piya ke rii bin piya pyaas miTai na sakhii rii

Jagjeevan Saheb

sher

mai.n haath me.n huu.n baad ke maanind par-e-kaah
paaband na ghar kaa huu.n na mushtaaq safar kaa

Khwaja Ruknuddin Ishq

Pad

parkiran ke pad - shiw ke man mahin basi kasi

kaah karan ko braahman baniyaa kaah karan ko sanyaasii
nem dharam ko braahman baniyaa tap karne ko sanyaasii

Mirabai

Sufi Proverb

har kah aa.n kunad kah nabaayad aa.n biinad kah nashaaayad

har kah aa.n kunad kah nabaayad aa.n biinad kah nashaaayad

Oral Tradition

Sufi Proverb

aa.njaa rau keh ba-KHvandat na aa,njaa keh baranandat

Go where they call thee, not where they drive thee hence.

Oral Tradition

Sufi Proverb

har kah baa daanaa tar mujaadelah mii kunad taa bedaanand kah daana ast bedaanad kah nadaan ast

har kah baa daanaa tar mujaadelah mii kunad taa bedaanand kah daana ast bedaanad kah nadaan ast

Oral Tradition

Sufi Proverb

cheh suud aangah keh maahii maurda baashad. keh baaz ayad bajuuye rafta aabi

cheh suud aangah keh maahii maurda baashad. keh baaz ayad bajuuye rafta aabi

Oral Tradition

Sufi Proverb

har aa.n kahtar kah bamahtar satiizad. chunaa.n uftad kah har giz bar naKHizad

har aa.n kahtar kah bamahtar satiizad. chunaa.n uftad kah har giz bar naKHizad

Oral Tradition

Sufi Proverb

ba-tamanna.e gosht murdan beh keh taqaaza-e -zisht-e-qasaabaa.n

Better die for want of meat than hear the exactions of the butcher.

Oral Tradition

Holi

paniyaa bharan kaah jaaye na deihii.n
shyaam bhare pichkaarii

Hasrat Mohani

Sufi Proverb

murG jaaii ruud kah chiina buud. nah bajaae ruud kah chii nabuud

murG jaaii ruud kah chiina buud. nah bajaae ruud kah chii nabuud

Oral Tradition

Sufi Proverb

har kah tarsiid mard har kah natadrasiid burd

har kah tarsiid mard har kah natadrasiid burd

Oral Tradition

Ghazal

ai paikar-e-jamaal Gazal kah rahaa huu.n mai.n
hokar bahut nihaal Gazal kah rahaa huu.n mai.n

Dr. Moid Jawed

Raga Based Poetry

ragini shri gauri chautal - dhauri-dhumar piyari-kajar kahi-kahi Terai

dhaurii-dhuumar piiyarii-kaajar kahi-kahi Terai
mor mukat siis saravan kunDal kaTi me.n piitaambar pahirai

Tansen

sher

maqduur kyaa jo kah sukuu.n kuchh ramz-e-ishq ko
juu.n sham.a huu.n agarche saraapaa zabaan-e-ishq

Khwaja Ruknuddin Ishq