Ghazal

daliil-e-sub.h raushan hai siyah shaam-e-alam saaqii
KHudaa kaa baa'd har mushkil ke hotaa hai karam saaqii

Wasif Alam Moazzami

Persian Sufi Poetry

turk-e-safed-ruu.e va siyah-chashm-o-laala-ra.ng
mislat nazhaad maadar-e-ayyaam shoKH-o-sha.ng

Amir Khusrau

Sufi Proverb

KHudaa sarmaa raa baqdr-e-baalaa posh mii-dehad

KHudaa sarmaa raa baqdr-e-baalaa posh mii-dehad

Oral Tradition

Persian Sufi Poetry

'aql aamad 'aashiqaa KHud raa ba-posh
vaa-e-maa-o-vaa-e-maa az 'aql-o-hosh

Rumi

Ghazal

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

Hairat Shah Warsi

sher

meraa ghar ghar nahii.n tum bin ye siyah-KHaana hai
ab siyah-KHaane me.n aa jaa.o ujaalaa ho kar

Hairat Shah Warsi

Kalaam

kiijiye na ta.ng gosha-e-zulf-e-siyaah ko
rasta to diijiye dil-e-gum-karda raah ko

Fida Gulavthi

Doha

rahiman thore dinan ko kaun kare munh siyah

rahiman thore dinan ko kaun kare mu.nh siyaah
nahii.n chhalan ko partiyaa nahii.n karan ko byaah

Rahim

Ghazal

dekh kar zulf-e-siyah maftuun-o-shaida ho gayaa
ai dil-e-diivaana kyaa tujh ko ye saudaa ho gayaa

Shah Turab Ali Qalandar

Bait

surma jo zeb-e-chashm-e-siyah fam ho gaya

surma jo zeb-e-chashm-e-siyah faam ho gayaa
fitna-savaar-e-ablaq-e-ayyaam ho gayaa

Nisar Akbarabadi

Kalaam

vo daam-e-zulf-e-siyaah kaa bichhaa.e jaate hai.n
hamaare dil ko pha.nsaa.e jaate hai.n

Zameer Mohammadabadi

Kalaam

aasmaa.n hogaa sahar ke nuur se aa.iina-posh
aur zulmat-e-raat kii siimaab-paa ho jaa.egii

Allama Iqbal

Bait

yahi behtar hai ki tu parda mein ru-posh rahe

yahii behtar hai ki tuu parda me.n ruu-posh rahe
barmalaa mu.nh ko dikhaa de to kise hosh rahe

Unknown

Kalaam

dil miraa zulf-e-siyah Das ga.ii naagin ban kar
be-gunaah dost ne maaraa mujhe dushman ban kar

Monis Lakhnavi

Ghazal

mirii hastii kaa jalvo.n me.n tire ruu-posh ho jaanaa
yahii.n to hai bas ik qatra kaa dariyaa nosh ho jaanaa

Afqar Mohani

sher

us siyah-baKHt kii raate.n bhii ko.ii raate.n hai.n
KHvaab-e-raahat bhii jise KHvaab-e-pareshaa.n ho jaa.e

Bedam Shah Warsi

Kalaam

sham.a bujhtī hai to us meñ se dhuāñ uThtā hai
sho.ala-e-ishq siyah-posh huā mere ba.ad

Mirza Ghalib

Ghazal

hai mujh ko ba.ad marne ke phir aarzuu-e-marg
ye kaun mere Gam me.n siyah-posh ho gayaa

Ameen Salonvi

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

pesh az zuhuur-e-jalva-e-jaanaana soKHtem
aatish ba-sa.ng buud ki maa KHaana soKHtem

Hazee'n Zaidpuri