Rubai

'sarmad' tuu za KHalq hech yaarii matlab
az shaaKH-e-barahna saaya-daarii matlab

Sarmad Kashani

Pad

jab ishq aashiq bebak kare tab pawe apne matlab ko

dil buGz hasad se paak kare tab paave apne matlab ko
'dildaar' garebaa.n chaak kare tab paave apne matlab ko

Kavi Dildar

sher

jab ishq aashiq bebaak kare tab paave apne matlab ko
tan man ko maar ke KHaak kare tab paave apne matlab ko

Kavi Dildar

Kalaam

na the ham aur ab ham hai.n na ho.nge ek din ham bhii
na samjhe apnaa matlab ham to samjhaane se kyaa matlab

Unknown

Ghazal

KHat me.n tahriir saaf thaa matlab
vo na samjhaa magar miraa matlab

Masood Lakhimpuri

Ghazal

shorish-e-dard hii kaafii hai mirii taskiin ko
na dil-aazaar se matlab na dil-aaraam se kaam

Khwaja Ruknuddin Ishq

Pad

kunto kanzan ka matlab jab hadi ne hamein bataya

kunto kanzan kaa matlab jab haadii ne hame.n bataayaa
nafaKHto fiih mir ruuhii ko zaahir kar hame.n jataayaa

Kavi Dildar

sher

Gair mu.nh taktaa rahaa mai.n arz-e-matlab kar chukaa
mujh se un se aa.nkho.n aa.nkho.n me.n ishaara ho gayaa

Sanjar Ghazipuri

Ghazal

yaar bin kis ko sunaa.uu.n dil kaa matlab dil kii baat
aur kis se jaa ke paau.n dil kaa matlab dil kii baat

Kishan Singh Arif

Ghazal

matlab-e-dil be-talab ho jaa.egaa
jab KHudaa chaahegaa sab ho jaa.egaa

Aseer Lakhnavi

Rubai

ai dil za zamaana rasm-e-ehsaa.n ma-talab
vaz gardish-e-dauraa.n sar-o-saamaa.n ma-talab

Omar Khayyam

Rubai

aasuuda dame za KHud-pasandii ma-talab
zii.n himmat past-e-kHud bulandii ma-talab

Sarmad Kashani

Rubai

duniyaa ma-talab dushman-e-jaa.n baayad shud
dil kHasta-e-ii.n baar-e-giraa.n baayad shud

Sarmad Kashani

Sufi-Terminology

An important principle: A murid has to love his Shaikh more than his life, property and

Persian Sufi Poetry

ai aa.n ki tu.ii muraad-o-matluub
hastii bar jumla KHalq mahbuub

Rumi

Sufi-Terminology

And mysteries.
Oneness of purpose (Towhid-e-matlab)

Naat-o-Manqabat

matlab nahii.n to Gair sage bhaa.ii ko kiyaa
matlab se apne Gair ko beTaa banaa liyaa

Dr. Mansoor Faridi

Kalaam

duniyaa hai aur apnaa matlab be-Garaz matlab ko.ii
aashnaa miltaa nahii.n naa-aashnaa miltaa nahii.n

Mustafa Raza Khan

Kalaam

na qiil-o-qaal se matlab na shuGl-ashGaal se matlab
muraaqib apne rahte hai.n jhukaa kar apnii gardan ham

Mir Shamsuddin Faiz

Kalaam

yaar kii marzii ke taabe yaar kaa dam-bhar ke dekh
'arz-e-matlab karke dekhaa tark-e-matlab karke dekh

Kamil Shattari