Sufi Proverb

aaftaab zer-e-hasiir namii ayad

aaftaab zer-e-hasiir namii ayad

Oral Tradition

Naat-o-Manqabat

Guruub hotaa hu.aa aaftaab buGz-e-rasuul
hilaal-e-maah-e-muhraam tuluu.a hotaa hu.aa

Siraj Ajmali

Naat-o-Manqabat

matla-e’-faaraa.n se chamkaa vo ’ajab-tar aaftaab
der tak dekhaa kiyaa hairat se chhup kar aaftaab

Adeeb Saharanpuri

Sufi Proverb

jaa.e keh aaftaab na-taabad tabiib mii -ayad

jaa.e keh aaftaab na-taabad tabiib mii -ayad

Oral Tradition

Naat-o-Manqabat

kaun saa kholuu.n varaq maulaa tirii zebaa.ii kaa
terii KHallaaqii kaa ehsaa.n kaa paziiraa.ii kaa

Arif Hasan Siddiqui

Sufi Proverb

aaftaab aamad daliil-e-aaftaab

aaftaab aamad daliil-e-aaftaab

Oral Tradition

Naat-o-Manqabat

shu'uur-o-ilm kaa ik aaftaab haidar hai.n
nuquush-e-fikr kaa ik maahtaab haidar hai.n

Nasir Maneri

Naat-o-Manqabat

ye aaftaab hai garm us kii kibriyaa.ii kaa
ki zarra-zarra hai aa.iina KHud-numaa.ii kaa

Ameer Minai

Persian Kalam

aaftaab-e-minnii-o-maah-e-hama
chashm-e-zulfat shab-e-siyaah-e-hama

Kohi Baba

Ghazal

na KHvaahaa.n taaj-e-KHusrav kaa na mai.n taKHt-e-sikandar kaa
muqaddar us jagah le chal bhikaarii huu.n mai.n jis dar kaa

Fazlur Rahman Maah

Naat-o-Manqabat

ba-KHuubii mehr-e-taabaa.n maah se taa-ba-maahii ho
ba.Daa kyaa us se rutba ho ki mahbuub-e-ilaahii ho

Unknown

Naat-o-Manqabat

allaah re ruuy-e-mehr-e-'arab hai maah se ba.Dh kar jis me.n damak
gar mehr kahuu.n hai tark-e-adab hai dam se usii ke us me.n chamak

Shaah Faaiq Shahbazi

Persian Kalam

ai turk-e-mast naazee ai maah-e-be-niyaaze
barqe zadii ba-'aalam az husn-e-jaa.n gudaaze

Jami

Persian Kalam

ai maah-e-raastii.n ze-shabistaan-e-kiistii
vaa.e aaftaab-ruu.e ba-go jaan-e-kiistii

Sheikh Jamaluddin Hansvi

Persian Kalam

ai maah-e-aalam soz-e-man az man charaa ranjiida-ii
vai sham-e-shab afroz-e-man az man charaa ranjiida-ii

Saadi Shirazi

Ghazal

ai maah-e-kHush-ruu kah de ab jo baat hai
ki paimaana-e-tajassus-e-man muntazir-e-ba-iltifaat hai

Ahmed Abdul Rehman

Persian Kalam

ai maah-e-man-o-shaah-e-sipaah-e-hama KHuubaa.n
KHuubaa.n hama shaahand-o-tuu-shaah-e-hama KHuubaa.n

Nooruddin Hilali

Ghazal

ai dosto chashm ko khol zaraa dekho kaisaa hai maah-e-laqaa
be-shak hai mohammad nuur-e-KHudaa shu.bha na kar is me.n aslaa

Makhdoom Khadim Safi