Ghazal

rafta-rafta milaa aagahii kaa jahaa.n
puKHta hotaa gayaa be-KHudii kaa jahaa.n

Saleem Sarmad

Kalaam

rafta-rafta ye jahaa.n bilkul fanaa ho jaa.egaa
ek din aabaad sab mulk-e-baqaa ho jaa.egaa

Muhammad Wali

Bait

koi to hai jo wajud-e-hasti ko rafta-rafta miTa raha hai

ko.ii to hai jo vajuud-e-hastii ko rafta-rafta miTaa rahaa hai
mujhe miTaa kar vo mere andar hii rafta-rafta samaa rahaa hai

Syed Faizan Warsi

Sufi Proverb

cheh suud aangah keh maahii maurda baashad. keh baaz ayad bajuuye rafta aabi

cheh suud aangah keh maahii maurda baashad. keh baaz ayad bajuuye rafta aabi

Oral Tradition

Bait

ahd-e-rafta ki khudai kis qadar mahngi paDi

ahd-e-rafta kii khudaa.ii kis qadar mah.ngii pa.Dii
jis jagah uu.nchii imaarat thii ga.Dhaa saa rah gayaa

Muzaffar Warsi

Ghazal

kaarvaan-e-umr-e-rafta kii nishaanii rah ga.ii
ruuh ban kar iztiraab-e-jaavedaanii rah ga.ii

Zaheen Shah Taji

Rubai

gah shahr-o-dayaar gah ba-sahraa raftii
dar raah-e-havas ba-sad tamannaa raftii

Sarmad Kashani

Persian Sufi Poetry

raftii az pesh-e-man va naqsh-e-tuu az pesh na-raft
kiist kuu diid ba-ruKHsaar-e-tuu va ze-KHvesh na-raft

Amir Khusrau

Persian Kalam

dil-e-zaar-e-maraa dar KHaak-o-KHuu.n andaaKHtii raftii
maraa diivaana-o-rusvaa-e-aalam saaKHtii raftii

Ghulam Imam Shaheed

Rubai

aa.n-haa ki za pesh rafta and ai saaqii
dar KHaak-e-Guruur KHufta and ai saaqii

Omar Khayyam

Rubai

aa.n-haa ki za pesh-rafta and ai saaqii
dar KHaak-e-Guruur-e-KHufta and ai saaqii

Omar Khayyam

Persian Sufi Poetry

za diida garche ba-raftii namii ravii az yaad
ki chashm-e-bad ba-jamaal-e-mubaarakat ma-rasaad

Rumi

Persian Kalam

diishab ki mii-raftii ayaa.n ruu karda az maa yak taraf
afganda kaakul yak taraf zulf-e-chaliipaa yak taraf

Amir Khusrau

Persian Kalam

raftii-o-ham-chunaa.n ba-KHayaal-e-man andarii
go.ii ki dar baraabar-e-chashmam musavvirii

Saadi Shirazi

sher

tabii.at jo sabr-aazmaa ho ga.ii
jafaa rafta rafta vafaa ho ga.ii

Muztar Khairabadi

Ghazal

tabii.at jo sabr-aazmaa ho ga.ii
jafaa rafta rafta vafaa ho ga.ii

Muztar Khairabadi

Kalaam

'ishq'-e-mirzaa me.n ye ‘saudaa-gar’ KHud hii
rafta rafta miirzaa ho jaa.egaa

Shah Siddique Saudagar

Kalaam

Dartaa huu.n rafta-rafta fariyaad ban na jaa.e.n
TuuTii hu.ii ummiide.n bhaTkii hu.ii nigaahe.n

Mahir Numani

Kalaam

rafta-rafta vaaqi.aat-e-dard yaad aane lage
chupke chupke ashk barsaane kaa mausam aagayaa

Iqbal Safipuri

Kalaam

rafta-rafta 'ishq kaa aisaa nasha cha.Dhne lagaa
ho gayaa andaaz meraa dekhiye mastaana ab

Hussain Ahmad Shaan