poetry

afraad ke haathon mein hai aqwaam ki taqdeer, har fard hai millat ke muqaddar ka sitara Allama Iqbal

kitna hai bad-naseeb Zafar dafn ke liye, do gaz zameen bhi na mili koo-e-yaar mein Bahadur Shah Zafar

ab to ghabra ke ye kahte hain ke mar jaayenge, mar ke bhi chain na paaya to kidhar jaayenge Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq

ulte wo shikwe karte hain aur kis ada ke saath, be-taaqati ke taane hain uzr-e-jafa ke saath Momin Khan Momin

saare jahan se achchha Hindostan hamara, hum bulbulen hain is ki ye gulsitan hamara Allama Iqbal

Look upon life and death; there is no separation between them, the right hand and the left hand are one and the same. Kabir

If He is found now, He is found then, if not, we do but go to dwell in the City of Death. If you have union now, you shall have it hereafter. Kabir

zindagi kya hai anaasir mein zuhoor-e-tarteeb, maut kya hai inhi ajzaa ka pareshan hona Brij Narayan Chakbast

asar us ko zara nahin hota, ranj raahat-faza nahin hota Momin Khan Momin

Shayari Wrongly Credited to Mirza Ghalib: The Real List Mirza Ghalib

hum aah bhi karte hain to ho jaate hain badnaam, wo qatl bhi karte hain to charcha nahin hota Akbar Allahabadi

raah-e-mazmoon-e-taaza band nahin, ta-qayamat khula hai baab-e-sukhan Wali Dakhani

hai justuju ke khoob se hai khoob-tar kahan, ab thaharti hai dekhiye ja kar nazar kahan Altaf Hussain Hali

Eternal Life is gained by utter abandonment of one’s own life. When God appears to His ardent lover the lover is absorbed in Him, and not so much as a hair of the lover remains. Rumi

God is the breath of all breath. Kabir

tum mere paas hote ho goya, jab koi doosra nahin hota Momin Khan Momin

nahin tera nasheman qasr-e-sultani ke gumbad par, tu shaheen hai basera kar pahaadon ki chattanon mein Allama Iqbal

baare duniya mein raho gham-zada ya shaad raho, aisa kuchh kar ke chalo yaan ke bahut yaad raho Mir Taqi Mir

The sea itself is one thing, the foam another; neglect the foam, and regard the sea with your eyes. Rumi

Conceive the Soul as a fountain, and these created things as rivers: while the Fountain flows, the rivers run from it. Rumi

lutf wo ishq mein paaye hain ke ji jaanta hai, ranj bhi aise uthaaye hain ke ji jaanta hai Daagh Dehlvi

The Guru comes, and bows down before the disciple: this is the greatest of wonders. Kabir

It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs; for the priest, the warrior, the tradesman, and all the thirty-six castes, alike are seeking for God. Kabir

I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty: you do not see that the Real is in your home, and you wander from forest to forest listlessly! Kabir

The Love of the soul is for wisdom and knowledge, that of the body for houses, gardens, and vine-yards. Rumi

That formless God takes a thousand forms in the eyes of His creatures: He is pure and indestructible, His form is infinite and fathomless, He dances in rapture, and waves of form arise from His dance. Kabir

patta patta boota boota haal hamara jaane hai, jaane na jaane gul hi na jaane baagh to saara jaane hai Mir Taqi Mir