Raga Based Poetry

rag kedar - man mere tan kau tun mehman

man mere tan kau tuu.n mehmaan
bichhurai milan bahuri nahii.n haive hai jayau.n tarvar ke paa.nn

Wajid Ji Dadupanthi

Persian Kalam

chu na-tavaanam ki bar KHvaan-e-visaalat mehmaa.n baasham
sar-e-KHidmat nihaada chu.n sagaa.n bar aastaa.n baasham

Jami

Persian Sufi Poetry

dosh la.al-e-tuu maraa taa-ba-sahar mehmaa.n daasht
murda-e-hijr ze-buu-e-tuu hama shab jaa.n daasht

Amir Khusrau

Persian Kalam

imroz shaah-e-shaahaa.n mehmaa.n shudast maa raa
jibriil baa-malaa.ek darbaa.n shudast maa raa

Alauddin Ali Ahmad Sabir

Persian Sufi Poetry

maah-e-man dar parda daarad zulf-e-mushk afshaa.n hanuuz
bar ne-figandast parda az ruKH-e-raKHshaa.n hanuuz

Rumi

Persian Kalam

ai maah-e-KHuubaa.n yak shabe baa-KHvesh mehmaa.n kun maraa
vaz aaftaab-e-ruu-e-KHud chuu.n sub.h KHandaa.n kun maraa

Amir Hasan Ala Sijzi

Persian Kalam

mah-e-man dosh bar garduu.n bar-aamad
ba-chandii.n shakl-e-guunaa-guu.n bar-aamad

Rumi

Ghazal

ham us bazm me.n mehmaa.n jaa rahe hai.n
bulaayaa hai kis ne kahaa.n jaa rahe hai.n

Jigar Warsi

Ghazal

is parii ko KHaana-e-dushman me.n mehmaa.n dekh kar
KHuu.n rotaa huu.n mai.n suu-e-charKH-e-gardaa.n dekh kar

Kausar Khairabadi

Ghazal

faqat hai raat bhar kii is chaman me.n mehmaa.n shabnam
sahar hote jahaa.n suuraj nikal aayaa kahaa.n shabnam

Shafaq Emadpuri

Persian Kalam

mohammad hast mehmaan-e-KHudaavand
do-'aalam hast mehmaan-e-mohammad

Aazam Chishti

Persian Sufi Poetry

mah-e-man dosh bar garduu.n bar aamad
ba-chandii.n shakl-e-guunaa-guu.n bar aamad

Rumi

Ghazal

jo dil ko mayassar hai vo mehmaa.n ke liye hai
ik buu.nd lahuu kii tiir-e-paikaa.n ke liye hai

Kazim Ali Bagh

Persian Kalam

ai maah-e-man-o-shaah-e-sipaah-e-hama KHuubaa.n
KHuubaa.n hama shaahand-o-tuu-shaah-e-hama KHuubaa.n

Nooruddin Hilali

Persian Sufi Poetry

'shams' mehmaan-e-maast dar tabrez
dar firaaqash hazaar chandaanem

Rumi

Ghazal

laakho.n aate hai.n terii mahfil me.n
teraa mehmaan ek ho to kahuu.n

Kausar Warsi

Ghazal

dil idhar khii.nchtaa hai siina udhar
sab ko hotaa hai mehmaan aziiz

Ehsanullah Khan Bayan

Naat-o-Manqabat

isii ummiid par zinda hai.n ‘maajid’
bane.nge ham bhii mehmaan-e-mohammad

Aslam Majid

Naat-o-Manqabat

usii ik aas par zinda huu.n yaaro
kabhii ho jaa.uu.n mehmaan-e-mohammad

Dr. Rauf Ziya

Ghazal

tumhaarii tamannaa ko dil se nikaale.n
kahaa.n ghar se baahar ye mehmaan jaa.e

Zaheen Shah Taji