Sufi Proverb

darvaaza-e-shahr mii-tavaa.n bast. natavaa.n dahan-e-muKHaliFa.n bast

darvaaza-e-shahr mii-tavaa.n bast. natavaa.n dahan-e-muKHaliFa.n bast

Oral Tradition

Sufi Proverb

dar-e-darvaza raa miitavaa.n bast. dahan-e-ardum raa nami-tavaa.n bast

dar-e-darvaza raa miitavaa.n bast. dahan-e-ardum raa nami-tavaa.n bast

Oral Tradition

Persian Sufi Poetry

KHvaab ze-chashm-e-man ba-shud chashm-e-tuu bast KHvaab-e-man
taab na-maa.nda dar tanam zulf-e-tuu burd taab-e-man

Amir Khusrau

Doha

hit rahim itu krai jaki jahan basat

hit 'rahiim' it.uu krai jaakii jahaa.n basaat
nahi ye rahai na vah rahai rahai kahan ko baat

Rahim

Sufi Quotes

The best station is that of firm belief in patience through poverty until the grave.

The best station is that of firm belief in patience through poverty until the grave.

Bishr Hafi

Sufi Proverb

har aa.nkah tuKHm badii kast-o-chashm nekii daast. dimaaG behuudah paKHt-o-KHeyaal baatil bast

har aa.nkah tuKHm badii kast-o-chashm nekii daast. dimaaG behuudah paKHt-o-KHeyaal baatil bast

Oral Tradition

Ghazal

kyaa sitam hai jaan dii jin ke liye
vo ye puuchhe.n mar miTe kin ke liye

Basit Biswani

Ghazal

ik basiit-e-ehsaas ik shauq-e-numaayaa.n chaahiye
ishq kii nabzo.n me.n raqs mauj-e-tuufaa.n chaahiye

Akhtar Aligarhi

Sufi Quotes

The best device to get vigilant awareness in prayer is to keep in view the meanings of what you recite.

The best device to get vigilant awareness in prayer is to keep in view the meanings of what you recite.

Imam Ghazali

Persian Sufi Poetry

gaah razm aamad bayaa taa azm-e-ze-maidaa.n kunem
mard-e-ishq aamad bayaa taa gird-e-uu jaulaa.n kunem

Hakeem Sanai

Sufi Quotes

The best way of evading

The best way of evading the fire of hell lies in feeding the hungry, providing water to the thirsty, removing the wants of the needy and befriending the miserable.

Khwaja Gharib Nawaz

Sufi Quotes

our affairs are hinged to the destiny decreed by the Lord; even our best thought out programmers may lead us to death and destruction.

our affairs are hinged to the destiny decreed by the Lord; even our best thought out programmers may lead us to death and destruction.

Hazrat Ali

Sufi Quotes

The best way of evading the fire of hell lies in feeding the hungry, providing water to the thirsty, removing the wants of the needy and befriending the miserable.

The best way of evading the fire of hell lies in feeding the hungry, providing water to the thirsty, removing the wants of the needy and befriending the miserable.

Khwaja Gharib Nawaz

Rubai

ii.n ilm-e-basiit be-tamiiz ast va nishaa.n
dar saahat-e-uu raah na ii.n ast va na aa.n

Khwaja Baqi Billah

Sufi Quotes

Only the people of Divine realization are His chosen servants. These are the best souls whom nobody knows except God, nor anyone respect them.

Only the people of Divine realization are His chosen servants. These are the best souls whom nobody knows except God, nor anyone respect them.

Bishr Hafi

Sufi Quotes

To give up inordinate desires in the best kind of wealth and fortune.

To give up inordinate desires in the best kind of wealth and fortune.

Hazrat Ali

Sufi Quotes

A mystical person should always try his/her level best to earn the means of his/her daily livelihood but side by side, should always iterate the Name of God.

A mystical person should always try his/her level best to earn the means of his/her daily livelihood but side by side, should always iterate the Name of God.

Bahauddin Zakariya Multani

Sufi Quotes

The path is narrow and beset by yawning chasms. Woe to him “is heavily laden with sin and walks without the light of faith.

The path is narrow and beset by yawning chasms. Woe to him “is heavily laden with sin and walks without the light of faith.

Khwaja Abdullah Ansari

Sufi Quotes

It is best for the worshipper to seek forgiveness for his transgressions at the throne of God, although what is worthy of His dignity, no one is able to accomplish.

It is best for the worshipper to seek forgiveness for his transgressions at the throne of God, although what is worthy of His dignity, no one is able to accomplish.

Saadi Shirazi