Sufi Quotes

I look to my nose several times a day fearing lest my face has turned black.

I look to my nose several times a day fearing lest my face has turned black.

Sari Saqti

Sufi Quotes

On joy, sorrow and same: “Joy is like pure clear water; wherever it flows, wondrous blossoms grow...Sorrow is like black flood; wherever it flows it wilts the blossoms”. Of sama, Shams says: “The dancing of the men of God is elegant and delicate. It’s like a leaf flowing on the water’s surface. Inside like a mountain, a whole range of mountains, and out side like straw”

On joy, sorrow and same: “Joy is like pure clear water; wherever it flows, wondrous blossoms grow...Sorrow is like black flood; wherever it flows it wilts the blossoms”. Of sama, Shams says: “The dancing of the men of God is elegant and delicate. It’s like a leaf flowing on the water’s surface. Inside like a mountain, a whole range of mountains, and out side like straw”

Shams Tabrez

Sufi Quotes

Kubra gives an exact description of the revelations of coloured light that occurs to the initiate during his spiritual training: These are dots and spots and circles; the soul passes through periods of black colour and of black and red sports until the appearance of the green colour indicates that divine grace in near-green has always been considered the highest and heavenly colour.

Kubra gives an exact description of the revelations of coloured light that occurs to the initiate during his spiritual training: These are dots and spots and circles; the soul passes through periods of black colour and of black and red sports until the appearance of the green colour indicates that divine grace in near-green has always been considered the highest and heavenly colour.

Khwaja Najmuddin Kubra

Sufi Quotes

His teachings to his disciples was that they should have an occupation. The wearing of any particular costume or special Sufi dress was prohibited. In his opinion the inner and spiritual affairs had to be free from any kind of show off and pretense, colourlessness being closer to God than black or white.

His teachings to his disciples was that they should have an occupation. The wearing of any particular costume or special Sufi dress was prohibited. In his opinion the inner and spiritual affairs had to be free from any kind of show off and pretense, colourlessness being closer to God than black or white.

Shah Nematullah Wali

Ghazal

bhalaa qadr-e-nigaah-e-naaz-e-jaanaa.n kaun samjhegaa
usii ko baa’is-e-taskiin-e-iimaa.n kaun samjhegaa

Behzad Lakhnavi

sher

tere nain-e-pur-KHumaar kuu.n sarmast-e-baada-naaz
yaa be-KHudii kaa jaam yaa sahar-e-balaa kahuu.n

Qadir Bakhsh Bedil

Persian Kalam

na ba-dair kun nigaahe na ba-ka'ba kun gadaa.ii
tu ba-suuratam nazar kun hama shaan-e-kibriyaa.ii

Ghausi Shah

Rubai

dar kuu-e-muGaa.n mausam-e-gul manzil kun
KHud raa ba-dar-e-junuu.n ba-zan Gaafil kun

Sarmad Kashani

Persian Kalam

za rahmat kun nazar bar haal-e-zaaram yaa rasuul-allaah
Gariibam be-navaayam kHaak-saaram yaa rasuul-allaah

Jami

Ghazal

kis ne samajh liyaa mujhe kaun samajh sakaa mujhe
gum ho.n kisii kii yaad me.n apnaa nahii.n pataa mujhe

Behzad Lakhnavi

Ghazal

ye ra.ng-e-manzar bazm-e-gulistaa.n kaun dekhegaa
lahuu me.n tar hai daamaan-e-bahaaraa.n kaun dekhegaa

Bedar Shah Warsi

Naat-o-Manqabat

habiib-e-haq vaali-e-vilaayat vo kaun yaa'nii janaab KHvaaja
ham karam-e-maa’dan-e-karaamat vo kaun yaa'nii janaab KHvaaja

Kaif

Doha

mainyyahadillaho kon fala-muzilla-lahu koy

mai.nyyahadillaaho ko.n falaa-muzilla-lahuu koy
nihachya.n ke man jaaniyo aur na duujaa koy

Barkatullah Pemi

Persian Kalam

gauhar-e-ishqat ze kaan-e-diigarast
tiir-e-shakat az kamaan-e-diigarast

Ahmad Jam

sher

teraa ishq mujh kuu.n hai aab-e-hayaat
na aave mujhe maut tere sa.ngaat

Pir Syed Muhammad Aqdas

Sufi Proverb

matras az javaanaan shamsiir zan. hazar kun zepairaan bisyaar fan

matras az javaanaan shamsiir zan. hazar kun zepairaan bisyaar fan

Oral Tradition

Naat-o-Manqabat

tasavvur me.n kaun aagayaa allaah allaah
miraa dil dha.Dakne lagaa allaah allaah

Kaleem Tahiri

Persian Kalam

'iidast saaqiyaa dar-e-mai-KHaana baaz kun
paimaan-e-tauba ba-shikan-o-paimaana saaz kun

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Rubai

yaa-rab hama KHalq raa ba-man bad-KHuu kun
vaz jumla-jahaa.niyaa.n maraa yaksuu kun

Jami

Persian Kalam

ai KHusrav-e-KHuubaa.n nazare suu-e-gadaa kun
rahame ba-man-e-sokHta-e-be-sar-o-paa kun

Hafiz