Ghazal

tumhaarii diid kii is dil me.n aarzuu rakhnaa
hai roz-o-shab yahii kaam apnaa justujuu rakhnaa

Nasir Maneri

sher

ruKH pe har suurat se rakhnaa gul-ruKHaa.n KHat kaa hai kufr
dekho qur.aa.n par na rakhiyo bostaa.n bahr-e-KHudaa

Shah Naseer

sher

ruKH pe har suurat se rakhnaa gul-ruKHaa.n KHat kaa hai kufr
dekho qur.aa.n par na rakhiyo bostaa.n bahr-e-KHudaa

Shah Naseer

Ghazal

but kii maanind na apne ko banaa.e rakhnaa
jis jagah rahnaa vahaa.n dhuum machaa.e rakhnaa

Meenu Bakhshi

Rubai

'aalam pe sadaa kaa raaj rakhne vaale
'izzat kaa saro.n pe taaj rakhne vaale

Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

Ghazal

jo mai dil se piye ko.ii to phir raKHne nahii.n rahte
zaraa ye saaf kar lii jaaye phir tinke nahii.n rahte

Muztar Khairabadi

Naat-o-Manqabat

qadmo.n ko rakhnaa arz-e-haram me.n hisaab se
iz.haar-e-'ishq aise ho hazrat ma.aab se

Owais Raza Amber

Persian Sufi Poetry

diida sad raKHna shud az bahr-e-tuu KHaakii ze-rahat
zuud bar-giir va ba-kunam raKHna-e-diivaar judaa

Amir Khusrau

Savaiya

netropalambh - marag roki rahyau rakhani ke kan pari jhankar nai hai

maarag roki rahyau rakhaani ke kaan parii jhankaar na.ii hai
log chitai chit dai chitay nakh tai man maahi nihaal bha.ii hai

Raskhan

Kavitt

anany bhaw - kaha rakhani sukh-sampati sumar kaha

kahaa rakhaani sukh-sampati sumaar kahaa
kahaa tan jogii havai lagaa.e a.ng chhaar ko

Raskhan

Savaiya

premasakti - kalhi paryau murli-dhuni main rakhani ju kanan nam hamaro

kaalhi paryau murlii-dhuni mai.n rakhaani juu kaanan naam hamaaro
taa din te nahi dhiir rakhau jag jaani layau ati kiinau p.nvaaro

Raskhan

Naat-o-Manqabat

agar chaaho KHudaa kii rahmato.n se vaasta rakhnaa
to har lamha labo.n par apne zikr-e-mustafaa rakhnaa

Saleem Dard Warsi

Doha

bhakti-bhawna - bimal saral rakhani bhai sakal raskhani

bhakti-bhaavnaa - bimal saral rakhaani bha.ii sakal raskhaani
so.ii naav 'raskhaani' ko chit chaatak 'rakhaani'

Raskhan

Naat-o-Manqabat

tum pe vaarii tan-man dhan hai
laagii tum se morii lagan hai

Khwaja Nazir Nizami

Savaiya

kaliy daman - log kahain braj ke rakhani andit nand jasomati ju par

log kahai.n braj ke rakhaani andit nand jasomati juu par
chhohraa aaju nayo janamyau tum so ko.uu bhaag bharyau nahi bhuu par

Raskhan

Savaiya

murli parbhaw - baji hai baji rakhani baji sunikai ab gopkumari na ji hai

bajii hai bajii 'rakhaani' bajii sunikai ab gopkumaarii na jii hai
na jii hai kaaran jo kadachit kaaminii kaan mai.n baaqii ju taan kupii hai

Raskhan

Masnavi

mukarrar kardan muriidaa.n ki KHalvat raa ba-shikan
jumla guftand ai hakiim-e-raKHna juu

Rumi

Persian Kalam

farz kardam ki tuu az parda na-yaa.ii bairuu.n
raKHna-pardaazii-e-saahib-nazraa.n raa che ilaaj

Aziz Safipuri

Persian Sufi Poetry

ai resh-KHanda-e-raKHna jeh ya.anii manam saalaar-e-deh
taa kai jihi gardan baneh var nai kashandat chuu.n kamaa.n

Rumi