Monday, December 17, 2012

Un aankhon ka aalam, ghulabi ghulabi - Hazrat Behzad Lakhnavi


Un aankhon ka aalam, ghulabi ghulabi
Merey dil ka aalam, sharabi sharabi

 Nigahon ne dekhi, muhabbat ne maani
Teri bemisali, teri lajawaabi

 Ye duz-deeda nazarein, ye raftaar-e-naazuk
Inheen ke badaulat hui hai kharabi


Khuda ke liye apni nazron ko roko
Tamanna bani ja rahi hai jawabi


Hai “Behzad” unki nigah-e-karam par
Meri na-muradi meri kaamayabi

 

~ Hazrat ‘Behzad’ Lucknawi Niyazi R.A.

Monday, October 22, 2012

jab aankh khuli to kuch na dekha hum ne - Khwaja 'Mir' Dard



Beenai na thi to dekhte the sab kuch
jab aankh khuli to kuch na dekha hum ne

~ Hazrat Khwaja 'Mir' Dard

English Translation:

Without true vision we thought everything is real
After enlightenment we found the world is illusionary 

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Naqsh-e-soorat ko mita - Khwaja Haider Ali Aatish


Naqsh-e-soorat ko mita, aashna maani ka ho
Qatra bhi dariya hai jo dariya mein shamil ho gaya....

~ Hazrat Khwaja Haider Ali Aatish


English Translation:

Forget the features and appearances, seek the meaning instead
A drop that merges in the river, is a river itself




Saturday, October 20, 2012

Ya mujhe afsar-e-shahaana banaaya hota - Hazrat Bahadur Shah ‘Zafar’





Ya mujhe afsar-e-shahaana banaaya hota
Ya mera taaj gadayana banaaya hota

Apna deewana banaya mujhe hota tu ne
Kyun khirad mand banaaya, na banaaya hota

Khaksaari ke liye gar che banaaya tha mujhe
Kaash !!! sang-e-dar-e-janaana banaay hota

Nash’aa-e-ishq ka gar zarf diya tha mujh ko
Umr ka tang na paimaana banaaya hota

Dil-e-sad chaak banaaya, to balaa se, lekin
Zulf-e-mushkeen ka teri shaana banaaya hota

Soofiyon ke jo na tha laayaq-e-sohbat to mujhe
Qaabil-e-jalsa-e-rindaana banaay hota

Tha jalaana hi agar doori-e-saaqi se mujhe
To charaagh-e-dar-e-janaana banaaya hota

Roz maamoora-e-duniyaa mein kharaabi hai ‘Zafar’
Aisi basti se to weerana banaaya hota

~ Hazrat Bahadur Shah ‘Zafar’


Friday, October 19, 2012

Dil hai mera maqaam-e-gham - Akhtar Sheerani


Dil hai mera maqaam-e-gham, gham ka maqaam hai yahaan
Naa’la-e-subah hai yahaan, giriyaa-e-shaam hai yahaan

Ek tasawwur-e-haseen khilwat-e-dil mein hai makeen
Deeda-e-shauq ke liye deed haraam hai yahaan

Nikhat-e-noor-o-naar udhar, zulmat-o-soz-o-saaz idhar
Subah hi subah hai wahaan, shaam hi shaam hai yahaan

Sahan-e-chaman mein har jagah nash’sha sa failne lagaa
Aaj yah kaun mahalaqaa mast-e-khiraam hai yahaan

Mera alam’kada nahin rang-e-tarab se aashna 
fasl-e-khijaan ho ya bahaar, maatam-e-aam hai yahaan

Unke liye suroor-e-naaz, mere liye gham-o-gudaaz 
Gardish-e-chashm hai wahaan, gardish-e-jaam hai yahaan

~ Akhtar Sheerani

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Hijaab-e-rukh-e-yaar the aap hi hum - Hazrat Khwaja 'Mir' Dard



Hijaab-e-rukh-e-yaar the aap hi hum
Khuli aankh jab koi parda na dekha

~Hazrat Khwaja 'Mir' Dard


English Translation:

Only we were the veil of the face of the beloved
When the eyes opened we didn't find any veil

Kafir-e-ishq hoon main banda-e-islam nahin - Hazrat Qibla Shah Niyaz Beniyaz R.A.





Kafir-e-ishq hoon main banda-e-islam nahin
But parasti ke siwa aur mujhe kaam nahin

Ishq mein poojta hoon qibla-o- kaaba apna
Ek pal dil ko mere uske bin aaraam nahin

Bulhawas paanw na rakhiyo kabhi is raah ke beech
Koocha-e-ishq hai ye raguzar-e-aam nahin

Haye re haye chali jaati hai yun fasl-e-bahaar
Kya karoon bas nahin apna wo sanam ram nahin

Aar kya hai tujhe duniya ki malaamat se ‘Niyaz’
Aashiqon mein tuu akelaa hi to badnaam nahin 

~ Hazrat Qibla Shah Niyaz Beniyaz R.A.