Persian Kalam

dar-parda ayaanastii va be-parda nihaanii
ham naam-o-nishaa.n daarii va be-naam-o-nishaanii

Muzaffar Ali Shah

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

Sufi Proverb

parda az ruu-e- kaar bar-daashtan

parda az ruu-e- kaar bar-daashtan

Oral Tradition

Kalaam

mai.n parda huu.n to teraa raaz aashakaar nahii.n
jo parda-dar ho.n to phir ko.ii parda-daar nahii.n

Unknown

Ghazal

agar dhoke se be-parda vo parda-daar ho jaa.e
to phir duniyaa me.n diivaana har ik hushyaar ho jaa.e

Muzammil Khan

Persian Kalam

mutrib-e-ishq-e-tuu chuu.n parda-e-ushshaaq navaaKHt
aashiqaa.n na.ara-zanaa.n jaama-daraa.n aamda-and

Unknown

Kalaam

ham ne dar-parda tujhe maah-jabii.n dekh liyaa
ab na kar parda ki ai parda-nashii.n dekh liyaa

Unknown

Ghazal

jalva-aaraa kaun be-parda ye pardaa-posh hai
zarra zarra bazm-e-hastii kaa jo ab mad.hosh hai

Hairat Shah Warsi

Kalaam

uThaa hai parda faqat ik naqaab baaqii hai
abhii mizaaj me.n kuchh kuchh hijaab baaqii hai

Rind Lakhnavi

Nisbat

parda

daaman aur a.ngrakhe me.n kyaa nisbat hai
parda

Amir Khusrau

Kalaam

dil-daadgaan-e-husn se parda na chaahiye
dil le ke chhup ga.e tumhe.n aisaa na chaahiye

Muztar Khairabadi

Kalaam

mai.n vahdat kaa parda huu.n al-hamdu-lillaah
ahad kaa KHulaasa huu.n al-hamdu-lillaah

Mir Farkhunda Ali

Ghazal

zaraa ruu-e-taabaa.n se parda haTaa de.n
mere KHirman-e-dil pe bijlii giraa de.n

Altaf Mashhadi

Kalaam

zaraa ruKH se parda uThaa zulfo.n vaale
mujhe chaa.nd-saa mu.nh dikhaa zulfo.n vaale

Niyaz Wazirabadi

Ghazal

na burqaa ruKH pe hogaa aur na parda darmiyaa.n hogaa
qayaamat me.n ye ai parda-nashii.n parda kahaa.n hogaa

Arsh Gayavi

Kalaam

vo haTaa rahe hai.n parda sar-e-baam chupke-chupke
mai.n nazaara kar rahaa huu.n sar-e-shaam chupke-chupke

Aalam Lakhnavi

Kalaam

allaah pa.Dhyo.n haafiz hoyo.n na gayaa hijaabo.n parda huu
pa.Dh pa.Dh aalim faazil hoyo.n taalib hoyo.n zardaa huu

Sultan Bahu

Kalaam

allaah pa.Dhyo.n haafiz hoyo.n na gayaa hijaabo.n parda huu
pa.Dh pa.Dh aalim faazil hoyo.n taalib hoyo.n zar daa huu

Sultan Bahu

Kalaam

kabhii saaya kabhii parda kabhii jalva samajhte hai.n
na jaane log tujh ko aur bhii kyaa kyaa samjhe hai.n

Swami Nirmal

sher

dikhaa.iye aaj ruu-e-zebaa uThaa.iye darmiyaa.n se parda
kahaa.n se ab intizaar-e-fardaa yahii to sunte hai.n umr-bhar se

Ahqar Bihari