Rubai

baa-dard qanaa.at kun va aabaad bazii
dar band-e-fuzuunii ma-sho aazaad bzii

Omar Khayyam

Pad

shahanshahi se afzal tar fuqara ke tain qanaat hai

shaahanshaahii se afzal tar fuqaraa ke ta.ii.n qanaa.at hai
aur KHaak nashiinii KHaatir uskii haasil-e-taKHt-e-vilaayat hai

Kavi Dildar

Rubai

yaa rab tu 'ataa kun za qanaa'at ganjam
'umrest ki az hirs-o-havaa dar ranjam

Sarmad Kashani

sher

qanaa.at duusre ke aasare kaa naam hai 'muztar'
KHudaa hai jo ko.ii hadd-e-tavakkul se nikal aayaa

Muztar Khairabadi

Sufi Proverb

qana'at tavangar kunad mard raa

qana'at tavangar kunad mard raa

Oral Tradition

Sufi Proverb

KHvaarii ze tama'a KHezad-o-izzat ze qanaa'at

KHvaarii ze tama'a KHezad-o-izzat ze qanaa'at

Oral Tradition

Saakhi

ptabarta ka ang - priti aDi hai tujhse bahu guniyala kant

priiti a.Dii hai tujh se bahu bahu ka.nt
jo ha.ns bolao.n aur se niil ra.ngaa.on dant

Kabir

Basant

aa.o basa.nt vaale ka.nt torii kyaa hai baat
moraa dekh-dekh jiyaa lalchaat

Makhdoom Khadim Safi

Raga Based Poetry

rag basant- khelat satguru ritu basant mukti padarath mile kant

khelat satguruu ritu basant mukti padaarath mile ka.nt
khelat satguruu ritu basant mukti padaarath mile ka.nt

Kabir

Ghazal

ishq kii kaa.enaat me.n umr tamaam ho ga.ii
jaagnaa farz ho gayaa nii.nd haraam ho ga.ii

Rasheed Warsi

Dohra

it jag kant na melya nayan ganwae roy

it jag ka.nt na melyaa nayan ga.nvaa.e roy
ut jag lai ki naa milai dekh to kaihaa hoy

Abdul Quddoos Gangohi

Dohra

hiyre bhitar hai hiya tahn manh kant basay

hiyre bhiitar hai hiyaa tah.n ma.nh ka.nt basaay
tahaa.n baseraa jo karai sobhai piyhi milaay

Abdul Quddoos Gangohi

Naat-o-Manqabat

un ke dam se hai kHaima-e-haq kaa
saaya saaya qanaat kaa raushan

Iltefat Amjadi

Saakhi

birah ka ang - hans hans kant na paiya jin paya min roye

ha.ns ha.ns ka.nt na paaiyaa jin paaya tin roye
haa.nsii khele piya milaai.n to kaun duhaagini hoai

Kabir

Kundaliya

yahu bariyan bahuryau nahin ha ha hun bali kant we

yahu bariyaa.n bahuryau nahii.n haa haa huu.n bali ka.nt ve
baarii pherii saaii.nyaa bahut na liije ant ve

Wajid Ji Dadupanthi

Bait

ye kaenat ki jis mein tera jamal bhi hai

ye kaa.enaat ki jis me.n tiraa jamaal bhii hai
hamaare husn-e-nazar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahii.n

Fitrat Warsi

Dohra

jinh gal phansi kant ki te nij pawhin baat

jinh gal phaa.nsii ka.nt kii te nij paavhi.n baaT
phaa.ns bihuune baapure Duube chambal ghaaT

Abdul Quddoos Gangohi