Doha

winay malika - maqsudan mohan madan madho machchh murar

maqsuudan mohan madan maadho machchh muraar
madhaarii shriimukuTghar madhupur mall-pachhaar

Daya Bai

Sufi Proverb

zar az ma'dan bajaa.n kandan bar aayad-o-az dast-e-baKHil bajaan kundan bar niyaayad

Gold can be got from a mine by excavating, but cannot be got from the miser even when he is on the point of death.

Oral Tradition

Chhand

jhukat krpan maidan jayon udot bhan ekan ten ek mano sukhma jarad ki

jhukat krpaan maidaan jayo.n udot bhaan ekan te.n ek mano sukhmaa jarad kii
kahai.n kavi 'ga.ng' tere bal kii bayaari laage phuuTii gaj ghaTaa ghan ghaTaa jayo.n sard kii

Gang

Persian Sufi Poetry

ai sarvar-e-maidaa.n 'alii mardaa.n salaamat mii kunand
ai safdar-e-maidaa.n 'alii mardaa.n salaamat mii kunand

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

imroz aa.n sultaan-e-maa aamad darii.n maidaan-e-maa
imroz andar jaan-e-maa ba-numuud-e-ruu jaanaan-e-maa

Rumi

Ghazal

'aql ko chho.D ke dil 'ishq ke maidaan me.n aa
dekh le nuur-e-KHudaa 'aalam-e-irfaan me.n aa

Syed Amjad Ali Shah

sher

pas-e-mudan iraadaa dil me.n thaa jo kuu-e-qaatil kaa
lahad me.n KHush hu.aa mai naam sunkar pahlii manzil kaa

Ghafil Lakhnavi

Naat-o-Manqabat

maidaan me.n mahshar ke jab aave.nge mohammad
ummat ko 'azaab se chhu.Daave.ng mohammad

Aashiq Ludhianvi

Sufi Literature

maidaan

Raga Based Poetry

rag bilawal- mukuT laTak aTki man manhin

mukuT laTak aTkii man maa.nhii.n
nrty naTvar madan manohar

Sahjo Bai

Krishn Bhakti Sant Kavya

ajhuu.n na aa.e mere madan-gopaal
'miiraa.n' ke parbhuu girdhar-laal

Mirabai

Raga Based Poetry

rag dhnashri - piya bin bahat bairini bay

piya bin bahat bairini baay
madan baan kamaan aayo karsh kup cha.Dhaa.e

Surdas

Raga Based Poetry

rag dhnashri - hari kat bhaye braj ke chor

hari kat bhaye braj ke chor
tumhre madhup viyog raadhe madan ke jhakjhor

Surdas

Pad

madnashTak - him ritu ratidhama sej loTaun akeli

chakit nayan baalaa tatr nidraa na laagii
madan shirsi bhuuyah kiyaa balaa aan laagii

Rahim

Pad

darshnanand ke pad - mere nainan nipaT bankaT chhabi aTke

mere nainaa.n nipaT baa.nkaT chhabi aTke
dekhat ruup madan mohan ko piyat piyuukh na maTke

Mirabai

Pad

kunjan madh rachyo ras addbut gat liye gopal

kunjan madh rachyo raas addbut gat liye gopaal
kunDal kii jhalak dekh koTi madan ThaThakyo

Baiju Bavara

Pad

kaisi mohan bansi wajai

oDhi khushaal dushaal piyaa sa.ng ramhii bhogvilaasii
bijliisii va.nsii aa.ii pari mohe madan kumaar bhagaa.ii

Devnath Maharaj

Geet

madan muraarii phaag khelat vahaa.n ham sulgat jaise horii
'niyaaz' tumhaarii liin hai.n balaiyaa.n kasar kyuu.n morii

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Raga Based Poetry

rag soraTh titala - holi chalau dekhau ri chit chor

braj gopikaa sab sukh madmaa.ntii kit rajnii kit bhor
birdaaban kii kunj galin me.n madan jagyau chhu.n or

Tansen