Rubai

dar raah-e-KHirad ba-juz KHirad raa ma-pasand
chuu.n hast rafiiq-e-nek bad raa ma-pasand

Omar Khayyam

Persian Kalam

maraa saudaa-e-zulfash az KHirad begaana mii-saazad
ki ii.n zanjiir-e-aaqil raa chuu man diivaana mii-saazad

Girami

Ghazal

KHirad ko ahl-e-junuu.n zer-e-daam karne lage
amīr-e-shahr kii niinde.n haraam karne lage

Jalal Akbar

Rubai

dar bazm-e-KHirad 'aql-e-daliil-e-sra guft
dar ruum 'arab maimana-o-maisara guft

Omar Khayyam

Kalaam

naqaab-e-qalb-o-jigar uThaa.e.n hijaab-e-’aql-o-kHirad uThaa.e.n
jo dil kii mahfil me.n jalva gar hai use nazar ke qariib laa.e.n

Ameer Bakhsh Sabri

Ghazal

yahaa.n junuu.n kii hai chiira-dastii KHirad kaa shahpar hai larzaa.n-larzaa.n
amaa.n milegii ye vasvasa hai qadam qadam par hai.n daar-o-zondaa.n

Kamilul Qadri

Sufi Proverb

daaruu ba-gmaam KHurdan kaar-e- KHirad mandaa.n niist

daaruu ba-gmaam KHurdan kaar-e-KHirad mandaa.n niist

Oral Tradition

Kalaam

KHirad-mando.n ko diivaana banaayaa
jahaa.n ko ik parii-KHaana banaayaa

Imdad Ali Ulvi

sher

ki KHirad kii fitnagarii vahii luTe hosh chhaa ga.ii be-KHudii
vo nigaah-e-mast jahaa.n uThii miraa jaam-e-zindagii bhar gayaa

Fana Bulandshahri

Naat-o-Manqabat

baahar hai jo KHirad se vo rif'at 'alii kii hai
ahl-e-nazar ke qalb me.n 'azmat 'alii kii hai

Syed Hassan Ahmed

Ghazal

KHirad kii intihaa hai aur mai.n huu.n
junuu.n kii ibtidaa hai aur mai.n huu.n

Abdul Hameed Adam

Kalaam

jab ahl-e-KHirad dair-o-haram Dhuu.nDh rahe the
diivaane teraa naqsh-e-qadam Dhuu.nDh rahe the

Munshi Raziuddin Ahmad

sher

KHirad hai majbuur aql hairaa.n pata kahii.n hosh kaa nahii.n hai
abhii se aalam hai be-KHudii kaa abhii to parda uThaa nahii.n ha

Afqar Mohani

Ghazal

KHirad hai majbuur aql hairaa.n pata kahii.n hosh kaa nahii.n hai
abhii se aalam hai be-KHudii kaa abhii to parda uThaa nahii.n hai

Afqar Mohani

Rubai

dar KHvaab budam muraa kHirad-mande guft
kaz KHvaab kase raa gul-e-shaadii na-shiguft

Omar Khayyam

Kalaam

nikal ga.e hai.n KHirad kii hado.n se diivaane
ab ahl-e-hosh se kah do na aa.e.n samjhaane

Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

sher

na vo hosh hai na vo be-KHudii na KHirad rahii na junuu.n rahaa
ye tirii nazar kii hai.n shoKHiyaa.n ye kamaal hai tire naaz me.n

Qaisar Shah Warsi

Sufi Proverb

aatiish niishaandan va aKHgar guuzashtan kaar-e- KHirad mandaa.n niist

A wise man does not extinguish a fire and leave the embers.

Oral Tradition

Kalaam

meraa piir mujh ko KHariid kar mujhe qaid-o-band se chhu.Daa diyaa
mai.n parind-e-be-par-o-baal thaa mujhe par lagaa ke u.Daa diyaa

Azizuddin Rizwan Qadri