poetry

rahiye ab aisi jagah chal kar jahan koi na ho, hum-sukhan koi na ho aur hum-zabaan koi na ho Mirza Ghalib

nikalna khuld se aadam ka sunte aaye hain lekin, bahut be-aabru ho kar tere kooche se hum nikle Mirza Ghalib

ye masail-e-tasawwuf ye tera bayan Ghalib, tujhe hum wali samajhte jo na baada-khwar hota Mirza Ghalib

kaaba kis munh se jaoge Ghalib, sharm tum ko magar nahin aati Mirza Ghalib

hazaaron saal nargis apni be-noori pe roti hai, badi mushkil se hota hai chaman mein deedawar paida Mirza Ghalib

mohabbat mein nahin hai farq jeene aur marne ka, usi ko dekh kar jeete hain jis kaafir pe dam nikle Mirza Ghalib

maut ka ek din muayyan hai, neend kyun raat bhar nahin aati Mirza Ghalib

koi ummeed bar nahin aati, koi soorat nazar nahin aati Mirza Ghalib

khudi ko kar buland itna ke har taqdeer se pahle, khuda bande se khud poochhe bata teri raza kya hai Allama Iqbal

sarakti jaaye hai rukh se naqab aahista aahista, nikalta aa raha hai aaftab aahista aahista Ameer Minai

lagta nahin hai dil mera ujde dayaar mein, kis ki bani hai aalam-e-naapaaidaar mein Bahadur Shah Zafar

khoob parda hai ke chilman se lage baithe hain, saaf chhupte bhi nahin saamne aate bhi nahin Daagh Dehlvi

mazhab nahin sikhata aapas mein bair rakhna, Hindi hain hum watan hai Hindostan hamara Allama Iqbal

sitaaron se aage jahan aur bhi hain, abhi ishq ke imtihaan aur bhi hain Allama Iqbal

uzr aane mein bhi hai aur bulaate bhi nahin, baais-e-tark-e-mulaqaat bataate bhi nahin Daagh Dehlvi

laayi hayaat aaye qaza le chali chale, apni khushi na aaye na apni khushi chale Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq

duniya mein hoon duniya ka talabgaar nahin hoon, baazaar se guzra hoon khareedaar nahin hoon Akbar Allahabadi

chupke chupke raat din aansu bahaana yaad hai, hum ko ab tak aashiqui ka wo zamaana yaad hai Hasrat Mohani

Tere Waade Pe Jiye Hum, Toh Yeh Jaan Jhooth Jaana, Ke Khushi Se Mar Na Jaate, Agar Aitbaar Hota Mirza Ghalib

umar bhar ghalib yahi bhool karta raha,dhool chehre pe thi aur aina saaf karta raha Mirza Ghalib

I want to sing like the bird’s sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think. Rumi

Be full of sorrow, that you may become a hill of joy; weep, that you may break into laughter. Rumi

I am not this hair, I am not this skin, I am the soul that lives within. Rumi

Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love. Rumi

Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees. Rumi

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. Rumi

Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise. Rumi