Doha

dudh madhya jayo ghiw hai mehndi manhin rang

duudh madhya jayo ghiiv hai meh.ndii maa.nhii.n ra.ng
jatan binaa niksai nahii. 'charandaas' so Dha.ng

Charandas Ji

Raga Based Poetry

rag bhairaw chautal - eri aaj bansuri bajai ban madhya kaun Dhang kaun rang phunki-phunki

erii aaj baa.nsurii bajaa.ii ban madhya kaun Dha.ng kaun ra.ng phuu.nki-phuu.nki
sunat saravan sudhi rahii nahii.n tan kii bha.ii ho.n baavrii

Tansen

Doha

mukta kar karpur kar chatak jiwan joy

muktaa kar karpuur kar chaatak jiivan joy
eto ba.De 'rahiim' jal bayaal badan vish hoy

Rahim

Pad

sanskirat bhasha padhi linha gyani lok kaho rahi

sanskirat bhaashaa padhi liinhaa gyaanii lok kaho rahii
aasaa-tirisnaa me.n bahi gayo sajnii kaam ke taap saho rahii

Kabir

Raga Based Poetry

swar utpatti - jaanau sharaj mayur tain chatak rishbhhi man

jaanau sharaj mayuur tai.n chaatak rishbhhi maan
'taansen' sa.ngiit mat kahyau jo jiai me.n jaan

Tansen

Pad

nachat mor nachawat chatik

naachat mor nachaavat chaatik
gaavat daadur aarbhaTii mai.n

Dev

Shabad

bhed ka ang - dekh aayon main to sain ki sejriya

sabad o.Dhnaa sabad bichhaunaa
subad kii chaTak chunariyaa

Doolandas Ji

Sufi Proverb

dar hech siiri niist ka sarri ze KHuda niist

dar hech siiri niist ka sarri ze KHuda niist

Oral Tradition

sher

khel samjhaa kaarobaar-e-aalam-e-faanii ka ‘barq’
aa.nkh ko nazzaaraa-e-hastii tamaashaa ho gayaa

Barq Lakhnavi

Kalaam

de wo jis qadar zillat hum hansi mein Talenge
bare aashna nikla un ka pasban apna

Mirza Ghalib

Ghazal

kaliyo.n kii chaTak me.n terii sadaa phuulo.n kii mahak me.n terii adaa
har shaaKH me.n terii lachak dekhii har barg pe teraa naam milaa

Turfa Qureshi

sher

KHudaa ka shukr hai piyaase ko dariyaa yaad kartaa hai
musaafir ne faraaham kar liyaa hai kuuch kaa saamaa.n

Naza'n Sholapuri

sher

hosh na thaa be-hoshii thii be-hoshii me.n phir hosh kahaa.n
yaad rahii KHaamoshii thii jo bhuul ga.e afsaana thaa

Bedam Shah Warsi

sher

us dudh ka KHuda kare kasa hamein nasib
jannat mein panj-tan ki jo bahti hai ju-e-shir

Ehsanullah Khan Bayan

sher

nahii.n diin-o-duniyaa ka hosh ab huu.n hijr me.n terii jaa.n ba-lab
mujhe kaaTe khaataa hai apnaa ghar naa idhar kaa rahnaa udhar kaa rahaa

Shams Sabri

Naat-o-Manqabat

giit kaliyo.n kii chaTak Gazle.n hazaaro.n kii chahak
baaG ke saazo.n me.n bajtaa hai taraana teraa

Ahmad Raza Khan

sher

aa.iina ru ke saamne ham ban ke aa.iina
hairaaniyo.n ka ek tmasha karen.ge ham

Maulana Abdul Qadeer Hasrat

Kalaam

kahii.n hai nasrii.n kahii.n hai vo gul kahii.n hai laala kahii.n hai sumbul
KHud apnii hamd-o-sanaa me.n ai dil vo ban ke Guncha chaTak rahaa hai

Tasadduq Ali Asad

Raga Based Poetry

gan widdya ke 13 lakshan

alp jo thoro jaaniyai bahut-bahut kari maan
vividh madhya antar kahyau maarag mag jiai jaan

Tansen