Kabhi un ka naam lena kabhi un ki baat karna - Peer Naseeruddin 'Naseer'

Kabhi un ka naam lena kabhi un ki baat karna !

Mera zauq un ki chaahat, mera shauq un pe marna !

Wo kisi ki jheel aankhen wo meri junoon-mizaji,

Kabhi doobna ubhar kar kabhi doob kar ubharna !

Tere manchalon ka jag mein ye ajab chalan raha hai,

Na kisi ki baat sunna, na kisi se baat karna !

Shab-e-gham na poochh kaise tere mubtala pe guzari,

Kabhi aah bhar ke girna, kabhi gir ke aah bharna !

Wo teri gali ke tewar, wo nazar nazar pe pahre,

Wo mera kisi bahane tujhe dekhte guzarna !

Kahaan mere dil ki hasrat, kahan meri na-rasai,

kahaan tere gesuon ka tere dosh par bikharna !

Chale lakh chaal duniya ho zamana lakh dushman,

Jo teri panaah mein ho use kya kisi se darna !

Wo karenge na-khudai to lagegi paar kashti,

Hai 'naseer' warna mushkil tera paar yun utarna !

~ Peer Naseeruddin 'Naseer' r.a.

Bheekha jua khel prem ka kadi na aaye haar !

Jin ke hirday har basey wo jeete sau sau baar !

~ Hazrat Meeran Bheekh Chishti Sabri r.a.

apna gunahgaar

Sau jaan se ho Jaunga raazi main saza par,

Pahle wo mujhe apna gunahgaar to kar lein !

~ Akbar Ilahabadi

Ishq hai dillagi nahin

अब कोई बात भी मेरी माना के होश की नहीं
आपको भूल जाऊँ मैं, ऐसी तो बेख़ुदी नहीं

तीर पे तीर खाए जा, और यार से लौ लगाए जा
आह ना कर, लबों को सी, इश्क़ है दिल्लगी नहीं

आह! मेरी शब-ए-फ़िराक़, हाय ! मेरी शब-ए-फ़िराक़
यानि कि आज शाम से, तारों में रौशनी नहीं

तेरे करम से बेनियाज़, मुझे कौन सी शै मिली नहीं
झोली मेरी तंग है तेरे यहाँ कमी नही

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Ab koi baat bhi meri maana ke hosh ki nahin
Aapko bhool jaaun main aisi to bekhudin nahin

Teer pe teer khaaye ja aur yaar se lau lagaaye ja
Aah na kar labon ki sii ishq hai dillagi nahin

Aah meri shab-e-firqa, haaye meri shab-e-firaq
Yaani ke aaj sham se taaron mein roshni nahin

Tere karam se beniyaz mujhe kaun si shai mili nahin
Jholi meri tang hai Tere yahan kami nahin

Tawaaf-e-kaaba-e-dil

Suna hai arsh-e-Elaahi isi ko kahte hain,

Tawaaf-e-kaaba-e-dil hum ne subh-o-shaam kiya !

~ Peer Shah Muhammad Aziz

Maslak-e-Ishq

Ye maslak apna-apna hai, ye fitrat apni-apni hai,

Jalao aashiyan tum, hum karenge aashiyan paida ! 

~ Syed Muhammad Ali Shah 'Maikash' Akbarabadi

Nigah-e-Yaar

Ye maantaa hoon adab shart-e-ishq hai lekin,

Ye hosh kis ko rahega nigaah-e-yaar ke baad !

~ Raees Niyazi

Dair-o-haram mein na ja - Khwaja Haider Ali 'Atish'

Parda-e-ghaflat utha pesh-e-nazar yaar hai,
Dair-o-haram mein na ja dhoondhne maujood ko !

~ Hazrat Khwaja Haider Ali 'Atish'

(Remove the veil of heedlessness, The beloved is in view.
Do not seek Him in a temple or Kaaba, Who is present everywhere)

Wallah wahi sab mein hai ba-Allah wahi hai - Bahadur Shah Zafar

Shola hai wahi, shamma wahi, maah wahi hai !
Khursheed wahi, noor-e-sahar-gaah wahi hai !

Hoor-o-malak-o-deo-pari ins-o-nabi jaan,
Sab sooraton mein maahi dil-khwaah wahi hai !

Yusuf hai wahi, wo hi Zulekha, wahi Yaqoob,
Kinaan hai wahi, Misr wahi, chaah wahi hai !

Raah-rau hai wahi , raahbar wahi, wo hi raah-e-maqsood,
Gumraah wahi raah se aagaah wahi hai !

Kya husn mein kya ishq mein, sab mein hai wahi noor,
Ye maujib ghamza-sabab aah wahi hai !

Majnoon-o-kharabaati-o-deewana-o-hoshiyaar,
Darwesh-o-gada shah-o-shahanshah wahi hai !

Khaara mein sharar hai wo 'zafar' laal mein rang,
Wallah wahi sab mein hai ba-Allah wahi hai !

~ Bahadur Shah 'Zafar'


Maah = The Moon
Khursheed = The Sun
Noor-e-sahar-gaah = The light of dawn
dil-khwaah = beloved
Yusuf = Prophet Yusuf (Jospeh) in Quran
Yaqoob = Prophet Yaqoob (Jacob) in Quran
Zulekha = Wife of Al-Azeez in Quran (Potiphar's wife) in Bible, who was deeply in love with Prophet Yusuf
Kinaan = Semetic City on Canaan, within the region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East
Misr = Egypt
Raah-rau = Traveller, Wayfarer
Raahbar = guide
Raah-e-maqsood = The desired path
Aagaaah = one who is aware
Maujib = cause
Ghamza = flirtatious Gesture
Kharabaati = resident of a bad surrounding (such as tavern,bar,casino)
Khaara = Hard stone
Sharar = Spark,flash
Laal = Ruby stone

This ghazal by Bahadur Shah 'Zafar' is full of symbolism on the concept of 'wahdat-ul-wajood' ie. 'The unity of essence' or 'the unity of existance' or the 'unity of being'.

As per the concept of 'Wahdat-ul-Wajood' everything that exists can only exist because it is an aspect of the Divine Reality, hence it is an aspect of the Divine Unity itself. 

The Sufis who believe in the concept of Wahdat-ul-Wajood see the face of God everywhere but they don't reduced God to everything. God remains supremely transcendent. Even though everything which arises and exists does resembles Him, He resembles nothing but Himself .

Khwaab tha jo kuch ke dekha - Khwaja Mir 'Dard'

Wa-e-naadaani ke waqt-e-marg ye saabit hua,

Khwaab tha jo kuch ke dekha, jo suna afsaana tha !

~ Khwaja Mir 'Dard'

Wo kaam kyun karein jise dil maantaa na ho - Seemab Akbarabadi

Barbaad husn-e-zan se maal-e-wafaa na ho !
Aisa na ho ke haqq-e-muhabbat ataa na ho !

Hoon aashna-e-dost, mujhe kyun ataa na ho ?
Aisi jabeen jo dair-o-haram se aashnaa na ho !

Phir chaahta hoon raabta husn-o-ishq se,
Wo ibtada ke jis ki koi intehaa na ho !

Wo sar-khushi ka waqt hai jab kaayenaat mein,
Dil bolta ho aur aur koi boltaa na ho !

Rahne de imtiyaaz ke parde pade huye,
Aye husn ! har naqaab se jalwanumaa na ho !

Mahw-e-khudi na ho jo wo kaafir to kya kare,
Jis ki nazar mein hadd-e-khudi tak Khuda na ho !

'Seemab' tark-e-ishq-o-gham-e-zindagi galat,
Wo kaam kyun karein jise dil maantaa na ho !

~ Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui 'Seemab' Akbarabadi
(5.06.1882 – 31.01.1951)

Raanaai-e-kaunain se be-zaar humeen the - Ehsan Danish

Raanaai-e-kaunain se be-zaar humeen the,
Hum the, tere jalwon ke talabgaar humeen the !

Hai farq talabgaar-o-parastaar mein aye dost,

Duniya thi talabgaar parastaar humeen the !

Is banda-navaazi ke tasadduq ke sar-e-mehshar,

Goya teri rehmat ke sazaa-waar humeen the !

De de ke nigaahon ke tasawwur ka sahaara,

Raton ko tere waaste bedaar humeen the !

Bazaar-e-azal yun to bahot garm tha lekin,

Le de ke mohabbat ke khareedar humeen the !

Khatke hain tere saare gulistaan ki nazar mein,

Sab apni jagah phool the khaar humeen the !

Haan aap ko dekha tha mohabbat se humeen ne,

Jii saare zamaane ke gunahgaar humeen the !

Hai aaj wo soorat ke banaaye nahin banti,

Kal naqsh-e-do-aalam ke kalamkaar humeen the !

Pachhtaaoge dekho humein begaana samajh kar,

Maanoge kisi waqt ke gham-khwaar humeen the !

Arbaab-e-watan khush hain humein dil se bhulaa kar,

Jaise nigah-o-dil pe bas ik baar humeen the !

‘Ehsaan’ hai be-sood gila unki jafaa ka,

Chaaha tha unhein hum ne, khatawaar humeen the !

~ ‘Ehsaan’ Danish Sahab

Rehmat ka taqaaza - Anwar Sabri

'Anwar' mere kaam aai qayaamat mein nadaamat,
Rehmat ka taqaaza meraa har ashk-e-rawaan tha !!

~ 'Anwar' Sabri Sahab

Qaid-e-gham-e-hayaat se humko chhudaa liyaa - Shamim Karhani

Qaid-e-gham-e-hayaat se humko chhudaa liyaa,

Achchha kiya ke aap ne apna banaa liyaa !

Hone diya na hum ne andheraa shab-e-firaaq,

Bujhne laga chiraag to dil ko jalaa liyaa !

Duniyaa ke paas hai koi is tanz ka jawaab ,

Diwaana apne haal pe khud muskuraa liyaa !

Chup hoon tumhaara dard-e-muhabbat liye huye,

Sab poochte hai tum ne zamaane se kyaa liyaa !

Kyaa baat thi ke khalvat-e-zahid ko dekh kar,

Rind-e-gunaahgaar ne sar ko jhukaa diyaa !

Na qaabil-e-bayaan hai muhabbat ki lazzaten,

Kuchh dil hi jaanta hai jo dil ne mazaa liyaa !

Roz-e-azal padi thi hazaaron hi neymatein,

Hum ne kisi ka dard-e-mohabbat utaa liyaa !

Badhne lagi ji talki-e-gham-e-haa-e-zindagi,

Thoda sa baada-e-gham-e-janaan milaa liyaa !

Waqif nahin giraft-e-tasawwur se wo ‘Shamim’,

Jo ye samajh rahe hain ke daaman chhudaa liya !

~ ‘Shamim’ Karhani

Ishq-e-butaan ka le ke sahaara kabhi kabhi - ‘Arsh’ Malsiayani

Ishq-e-butaan ka le ke sahaara kabhi kabhi,

Apne Khuda ko hum ne pukaara kabhi kabhi;

Aasooda-e-Khaatir hi naheen matmah-e-wafa,

Gham bhi kiya hai hum ne gawaara kabhi kabhi;

Is intehaa-e-tark-e-muhabbat ke ba-wajood,

Hum ne liya hai naam tumhaara kabhi kabhi;

Tufaan ka khauf hai abhi shayad karishma-kaar,

Aata hai samne jo kinaara kabhi kabhi,

Tanhaa-ravi ne rak’khi humaare junoon ki laaj,

Go ahl-e-kaarwan ne pukaara kabhi kabhi;

Ab kya kahein dil-e-mutalavvin-mizaaj ko,

Aksar ye aap ka hai,humaara kabhi kabhi;

Paiham sitam se ishq ki taskeen ho na jaaye,

Aye dost iltifaat Khudaa-ra kabhi kabhi;

Fariyaad-e-gham se ‘arsh’ sambhalta hai dil magar,

Lete hain ahl-e-dil ye sahaara kabhi kabhi..!!!

~ ‘Arsh’ Malsiayani

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Aasooda-e-Khaatir = Khushaali ke liye

matmah-e-wafa = Wafa ki chaahat

dil-e-mutalavvin-mizaaj = Wo dil jiska mizaj humesha badalta ho

Paiham _{= Humesha, lagataar}

Iltifaat = Rahem

Ye bhi kya ghar hai, barbaad bhi, aabaad bhi - ‘Asghar’ Gondavi

Hai dil-e-nakaam-e-aashiq mein tumhari yaad bhi,

Ye bhi kya ghar hai, barbaad bhi, aabaad bhi;

Dil ke mitne ka mujhe kuchh aur aisa gham nahin,

Haan magar itna, ke hai is mein tumhari yaad bhi;

Kis ko ye samjhaaiye nairang-e-kaar-e-aashiqui,

Tham gaye ashk-e-musalsal, ruk hai fariyaad bhi;

Seeney mein dard-e-muhabbat raaz ban kar rah gaya,

Ab wo haalat hai ke kar sakte nahin faryaad bhi;

Phaad daloonga gareeban, phor daloonga apna sar,

Hai mere aafatkade mein kais bhi farhaad bhi

Kuchh to ‘Asghar’ mujh mein hai, qaayam hai jis se zindagi,

Jaan bhi kahte hain is ko aur unki yaad bhi;

~ Hazrat ‘Asghar’ Gondavi

Kya kiya banda-e-nacheez pe ehsaan tu ne - Hazrat Allama Ghulam Ahmed Gilimi Chishti R.A.

Kya kiya banda-e-nacheez pe ehsaan tu ne,

Apna deewana banaaya merey jaana tu ne;

Jab se dekha hai tujhe, dil nahin kaabu mein mera,

Kafir-e-ishq bana kar liya imaan tu ne;

Khusha-naseeb ke nisbat ataa kiya tu ne,

Karam kiya, mujhe apna bana liya tu ne;

Hazaar baar yahi sochta hoon rah-rah kar,

Main kya tha aur mujhe kya bana diya tu ne;

Isi adaa pe teri mit gaye hain deewane,

Khata hui to khata ko chhupa liya tu ne;

Ye mera zarf, khata pe khata hui mujhe se,

Wo shaan teri, karam pe karam kiya tu ne;

Teri talash mein jab gum hua koi banda,

To us ko bandey se maula bana diya tu ne;

Terey ehsaan ka badla to nahin ho sakta,

Meri mushkil ko humesha kiya asaan tu ne..!!!

~ Hazrat Allama Ghulam Ahmed Gilimi Chishti R.A.

Dair-o-haram hai gard-e-raah - ‘Firaq’ Gorakhpuri

Aah wo manzil-e-muraad, door bhi hai qareeb bhi

Der hui ki kaafiley uski taraf rawaan nahin

Dair-o-haram hai gard-e-raah, naksh-e-qadam hai mehr-o-maah

In mein koi bhi ishq ki manzil-e-kaarwaan nahin

~ ‘Firaq’ Gorakhpuri

Jo hain aashna sir’re asraar ke - Hazrat Shah Niyaz Ahmed R.A.

Jo hain aashna sir’re asraar ke 

Wo hain yaar har yaar-o-aghyaar ke 

Andhera ujaala, nihaan aur ayaan

Ye jalwe hain sab jalwa-e-yaar ke

Bahaar-o-khizaan hum pe hai eksaan

Kabhi yaar-e-ghul hain kabhi khaar ke

Idhar ki nahin jaante rasm-o-raah

Miyan hum to baashinda hain paar ke 

Kahaan se kahaan le ke panhucha ye dil

Malaayak jahaan se rahye haar ke

Nahin Qais-o-Farhaad sa main ‘Niyaz’

Ke hon gard-e-sahra–o-kohsaar ke 

~ Hazrat Shah Niyaz Ahmed R.A.

Tumhari beniyazi ka tamaasha hum bhi dekhenge - Hazrat Shah Muhammad Taqi 'Raaz' Niyazi

Tumhari beniyazi ka tamaasha hum bhi dekhenge,

Ye aalam kis tarah hota hai ruswa hum bhi dekhenge;

Kisi din to tumhare aastane se karam hoga,

Kisi din to kamaal-e-zauq-e-sajda hum bhi dekhenge;

Shakista paa hain lekin badh rahe hain jaanib-e-manzil,

Kisi surat to ummeedon ka sahaara hum bhi dekhenge;

Azal ke din jo dikhlaaya tha terey lutf-e-paiham ne,

Wahi naqsha wahi jalwa khudaara hum bhi dekhenge;

Zaraa aye ‘Raaz’ uthne do nigaahe banda-parwar ko

Khud apne raaz ko aalam mein afshaan hum bhi dekheinge 

~ Az Hazrat Imam-us-Salekeen Shah Muhammad Taqi ‘Raaz’ Niyazi R.A.