Doha

khoTe ka ko kahae dhani khoTe dam hi lal

khoTe kaa ko kahae dhanii khoTe daam hi laal
so.ii taa kau.n aadrai jaake daam 'jamaal'

Jamaal

Doha

rahiman khoTi aadi ki so parinam lakhay

rahiman khoTii aadi kii so parinaam lakhaay
jaise diipak tam bhakhai kajjal vaman karaa.e

Rahim

Rubai

dil jaan ko ro-ro ke 'abas khotaa hai
ahvaal pe tere to jahaa.n rotaa hai

Khwaja Ruknuddin Ishq

Pad

sai mein daulat hashmat ki kyun waqt ko apne khota hai

sa.ii me.n daulat hashmat kii kyuu.n vaqt ko apne khotaa hai
gardish se aflaak kii kyuu.n mu.nh Dhaa.nk ke apnaa rotaa hai

Kavi Dildar

Doha

main khoTi hun tum khare khare tumhaare kaj

mai.n khoTii huu.n tum khare khare tumhaare kaaj
khoT khoT sab chhaa.nT do kharaa banaa do aaj

Muztar Khairabadi

Pad

nam-mahatamay ke pad - hari nam bina nar aisa hai jayo jag mein khoTa paisa hai

hari naam binaa nar aisaa hai jayo jag me.n khoTaa paisa hai
diipak bin mandir jaisaa hai

Mirabai

Dakni Sufi Kavya

risala man-mohan

al-qissa ye baate.n hote hote
ham dono.n du.ii ko khote khote

Aazad

Ghazal

vo kyaa kah ga.e mujh ko kyaa kahte kahte
bhalaa kah ga.e vo buraa kahte kahte

Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

Ghazal

vo chup ho ga.e mujh se kyaa kahte kahte
ki dil rah gayaa mudda.aa kahte kahte

Hasrat Mohani

Kalaam

jahaan-e-aashiqii kahte hai.n jis ko vo jahaa.n mai.n huu.n
mohabbat kii zamii.n mai.n huu.n vafaa kaa aasmaa.n mai.n huu.n

Behzad Lakhnavi

Ghazal

mai.n nahii.n kahtaa anal-haq yaar kahtaa hai ki bol
kyaa karuu.n laachaar huu.n dildaar kahtaa hai ki bol

Turab Ali Dakni

sher

ham se kahte hai.n kare.nge aaj iz.haar-e-karam
is se kuchh matlab nahii.n mahfil me.n tuu ho yaa na ho

Hasrat Mohani

sher

kahte hai.n mahak kar gul-e-mazmuun manaaqib
phuulo.n me.n 'riyaaz' aap ke KHushbuu-e-alii hai

Riyaz Khairabadi

Geet

bachan piyaa kaa apne maanuu.n
khoTe khare ko sahv na jaanuu.n

Agha Muhammad Daud

sher

ra.ng-e-dast aavaez-e-ulfat dekh kahtii hai hinaa
ab to haatho.n-haath saudaa tujh se jaanaa.n ban gayaa

Shah Naseer

Kalaam

ham qad-e-yaar ko sarv-e-chamanii kahte hai.n
zulf-e-dil-daar ko mushk-e-khutanii kahte hai.n

Unknown

Bait

jis chiz ko jahan mein kahte hain mai-kahsi

jis chiiz ko jahaa.n me.n kahte hai.n mai-kahsii
jaanaa.n kii aa.nkh se hii piine kaa naam hai

Syed Faizan Warsi

Sufi Proverb

KHataa bar buzurgaa.n giraftan KHataa ast

KHataa bar buzurgaa.n giraftan KHataa ast

Oral Tradition

Kalaam

dil jo kahtaa hai mujhe zabt kii taaqat hii nahii.n
zabt kahtaa hai ta.Dapne kii ijaazat hii nahii.n

Ameer Minai

Rubai

duniyaa jise kahte hai.n vo hai naqsh-e-bar-aab
hai is me.n hayaat apnii ham-shakl-e-hubaab

Aali Badayuni