Persian Kalam

chashm-e-maste 'ajabe zulf-e-daraaze 'ajabe
mai-paraste 'ajabe fitna-taraaze 'ajabe

Amir Khusrau

Ghazal

zebaa hai tujhii ko sab zebaa.ii-o-ra.anaa.ii
kyaa shaan-e-KHudaa.ii hai kyaa shaan-e-KHud-aaraa.ii

Aarif Islampuri

Persian Kalam

bulbul-o-gul chaman-o-'aashiq-o-jaanaa.n hama-uust
jaam-o-miinaa.e-mai-o-saaqii-o-rindaa.n hama-uust

Muhi Phulwarwi

Persian Sufi Poetry

qad-e-ra.anaa ruKH-e-zebaa lab-e-shiirii.n daarii
qasd-e-Gaarat-gar-e-aql-o-dil-o-dii.n daarii

Hussain Bin Mansoor Hallaj

Naat-o-Manqabat

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

Aarif Hassan Siddiqui

Persian Sufi Poetry

jaan-e-maa be-aa.n mah-e-zebaa ma-purs
aa.n-che raft az 'ishq-e-uu bar maa ma-purs

Rumi

Persian Kalam

ba-mir.aat-e-jahaa.n ba-namuud jaanaa.n ruu-e-zebaa raa
ba-ra.ng-e-diigar-o-shaan-e-diigar har piir-o-barnaa raa

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Sufi Proverb

nah har kah basuurat neko ast siirat zebaa dar uust

nah har kah basuurat neko ast siirat zebaa dar uust

Oral Tradition

Geet

sagarii 'umr morii maikaa me.n a.il bha.i kaa lai ke jaibaa gavanvaa haa.e raam
naa mo me.n gin Dha.ng naa mo pe junbaa

Unknown

Sufi Proverb

nah hamii.n lebaas zebaa ast nishaan aadmiyat

nah hamii.n lebaas zebaa ast nishaan aadmiyat

Oral Tradition

Kalaam

baaG ban.naa use zebaa hai na sahraa honaa
dil kii me'araaj hai naa-kaam-e-tamannaa honaa

Maikash Akbarabadi

Doha

winay malika - nar dehi dinhin jabai kinho koTi karar

nar dehii diin.hii.n jabai kiinho koTi karaar
bhakti qabuulii aadi me.n jab me.n bhayo labaar

Daya Bai

Kalaam

sun ai murlii manohar jaan-e-jaa.n tasviir-e-zebaa.ii
jagat mohan hai tuu man-mohnii hai terii ra.anaa.ii

Ehsan Danish

Persian Kalam

dar kisvat-e-nau aamada aa.n dilbar-e-zeba har shaam-o-pagaahe
gah mehr-e-daraKHshanda ba-ruu-e-hama duniyaa gah suurat-e-maahe

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Persian Kalam

KHat-e-sabz-o-lab-e-la.al-o-ruKH-e-zebaa daarii
husn-e-yuusuf dam-e-iisaa yad-e-baizaa daarii

Amir Khusrau

sher

hu.aa aa.iina se iz.haar un kaa ruu-e-zebaa hai
banaa mumkin hai vaajib se jo shanvaa hai vo goyaa hai

Hakeem Mir Yaseen Ali

Ghazal

har chiiz me.n 'aks-e-ruKH-e-zebaa nazar aayaa
'aalam mujhe sab jalva hii jalva nazar aayaa

Khwaja Aziz-ul-Hassan Majzoob

Persian Kalam

man badii.n KHuubii-o-zebaa.ii na-diidam ruu.e raa
vii.n dil-aavezii-o-dil-bandii na-baashad muu.e raa

Saadi Shirazi

Salok

farida hai jiya khaDsi jabi te kasisi suwunn jayun

fariidaa hai jiyaa kha.Dsii jabi te kasiisii suvunn jayu.n
kyaa davsii tar jagu raihii kuu.Daa thiyaa

Baba Farid

Sufi Proverb

ruu.e zebaa marham-e-dilhaa-e-KHasta ast-o-kelid-e-darhaa-e-basta

A beautiful face is a balm for sore hearts, and a key to closed doors.

Oral Tradition