sher

ko.ii ummiid rihaa.ii kii na thii ‘sabr’ mujhe
un kii zulfo.n se muqaddar me.n jo thaa dil niklaa

Sabr Lakhnavi

Ghazal

miTaa.e.n sabr dil se sabr kii talqiin farmaa.e.n
sukuun-e-dil vahii chhiine.n vahii taskiin farmaa.e.n

Zaheen Shah Taji

Sufi Proverb

yak sabr kun-o-hazaar afsoos maKHor

yak sabr kun-o-hazaar afsoos maKHor

Oral Tradition

Kalaam

taalib-e-jaan mire pahluu me.n miraa dil niklaa
jis ko mai.n dost samajhtaa thaa vo qaatil niklaa

Sabr Lakhnavi

Ghazal

sabr kar vaa.iz naadaa.n abhii jaldii kyaa hai
ka.abe bhii jaa.e.nge uThe.nge jo mai-KHaane se

Akhtar Naginvi

Naat-o-Manqabat

mukammal sabr kii tasviir honaa
nahii.n mumkin kabhii shabbiir honaa

Syed Faizan Warsi

Sufi Proverb

na sabr dar dil-e- aashiq na aab dar Girbaal

The lover’s heart can no more know patience than the sieve can hold water.

Oral Tradition

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

Sufi Proverb

sabr talKH ast-o-lekin bar-e-shiirii.n daarad

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Oral Tradition

Qita

de mohammad hasan ko sabr KHudaa
rahm us kaa bane sukuu.n kaa sabab

Riyaz Khairabadi

Rubai

ai 'dard' ye kaun sabr ko luuT gayaa
yuu.n tujh se jo zabt yak-ba-yak chhuuT gayaa

Khwaja Meer Dard

sher

iimaan de ke mol liyaa ishq-e-fitnaa-gar
baazii lgaa ke jiit kaa ghar dekhte rahe

Sabr Dehlvi

sher

iimaan de ke mol liyaa ishq-e-fitnaa-gar
baazii lgaa ke jiit kaa ghar dekhte rahe

Sabr Dehlvi

Salam

assalaam ai raakib-e-dosh-e-rasuul-e-baa-vaqaar
assalaam ai gulshan-e-sabr-o-tahammul kii bahaar

Wasif Raza Wasif

sher

buto.n se ham husuul-e-sabr kii ummiid kyuu.n rakhe.n
ye kyaa de.nge KHudaa ke paas se KHud naa-subuur aa.e

Muztar Khairabadi

sher

bazm-e-maatam me.n vo gul laayaa hia saath aGyaar ko
mere phuulo.n me.n kiyaa hia us ne shaamil KHaar ko

Sabr Lakhnavi