sher

talab-e-raah-e-KHudaa me.n lekin
pairvii haidar-e-karraar kii hai

Aasi Ghazipuri

sher

lekin us ko asar ḳhudā jaane
na huā hogā yā huā hogā

Khwaja Meer Dard

Sufi Proverb

sabr talKH ast-o-lekin bar-e-shiirii.n daarad

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Oral Tradition

Bait

gham ba-zahir to bahut talKH hai lekin ai aah

Gam ba-zaahir to bahut talKH hai lekin ai 'aah'
yahii insaan ko insaan banaa detaa hai

Aah Sambhali

Qita

mai-kahsii hai zarar-rasaa.n lekin
ye kabhii faa.eda bhii kartii hai

Aziz Warsi Dehlvi

Ghazal

kuchh der aur rahne de KHuddaarii-e-junuu.n
daaman to chaak honaa hai lekin abhii nahii.n

Behzad Lakhnavi

Ghazal

na samajh me.n aa.e lekin ye KHataa nahii.n bayaa.n kii
vo qafas kii kaise hotii jo zabaa.n thii aashiyaa.n kii

Ra'na Azimabadi

Sufi Quotes

An appetite is necessary for health, but appetite is not health.

An appetite is necessary for health, but appetite is not health.

Wasif Ali Wasif

Sufi Quotes

The Sun is far away, but sunlight is close.

The Sun is far away, but sunlight is close.

Wasif Ali Wasif

sher

nahīñ us meñ to ġhair-az-jaur lekin
mujhe kyā jaane kyā aa.ī adā ḳhush

Meer Muhammad Bedar

Ghazal

hazaar mauj-e-bahaaraa.n guzar ga.ii lekin
abhii hai zer-e-numuu kaa.inaat kyaa kahiye

Kamilul Qadri

sher

ummiide.n tujh se thii.n vaabasta laakho.n aarzuu lekin
bahut ho kar tirii dargaah se be-e'tibaar aa.ii

Hasrat Mohani

Ghazal

ghar to dono.n paas hai.n lekin mulaaqaate.n kahaa.n
aamad-o-raft aadmii kii hai pe vo baate.n kahaa.n

Khwaja Meer Dard

Sufi Quotes

The world is archaic but its inventiveness never ceases.

The world is archaic but its inventiveness never ceases.

Wasif Ali Wasif

sher

har qadam ke saath manzil lekin is kaa kyaa ilaaj
ishq hii kam-baKHt manzil-aashnaa hotaa nahii.n

Jigar Moradabadi

Ghazal

dil to thaa pahluu me.n lekin imtiyaaz-e-dil na thaa
iztiraab-e-dil ne baKHshaa imtiyaaz-e-dil mujhe

Wahshi Warsi

Bait

mubarak tujhko apni KHud-rawi lekin ye sunta ja

mubaarak tujh ko apnii KHud-ravii lekin ye suntaa jaa
ki duniyaa apne raste par lagaa letii hai insaa.n ko

Fitrat Warsi

Sufi Quotes

Hard work and struggle are necessary for development but it should not be forgotten that striving cannot turn a donkey horse.

Hard work and struggle are necessary for development but it should not be forgotten that striving cannot turn a donkey horse.

Wasif Ali Wasif

Sufi Quotes

Be sure to keep an eye on the sky, but do not forget that your feet are on the ground.

Be sure to keep an eye on the sky, but do not forget that your feet are on the ground.

Wasif Ali Wasif