Sufi Proverb

mugus tuui maast mii uftad kaari namii kunad dil raa char kii.n mii kunad

mugus tuui maast mii uftad kaari namii kunad dil raa char kii.n mii kunad

Oral Tradition

Doha

bij birchh nahin doy hain rui chir nahin doy

biij birchh nahi.n doy hai.n ruu.ii chiir nahii.n doy
dadh tara.ng nahii.n doy hai.n buujho gyaanii loy

Barkatullah Pemi

Ghazal

phe.nk duu.ngaa mai.n use chiir ke pahluu apnaa
tujh pe qaabuu nahii.n dil par to hai qaabuu apnaa

Rind Lakhnavi

sher

mujh se lage hai.n ishq kii azmat ko chaar chaa.nd
KHud husn ko gavaah kiye jaa rahaa huu.n mai.n

Jigar Moradabadi

Kalaam

barq chamkii chaman vaale dushman hu.e chaar tinke bujhaanaa Gazab ho gayaa
chand phuulo.n me.n ai ham-nashiino miraa aashiyaana banaanaa Gazab ho gayaa

Aaqil Revarhvi

Mixed

rakho mohin aapni chhaya

nirgun tum aap gun-dhaarii
achar char sakal nar naarii

Bhikha Saheb

Qita

chaar yaar-e-baa-safaa haq kii kitaabe.n chaar hai.n
aap jin ko munshii-e-taqdiir ne inshaa kiyaa

Shah Naseer

Pad

dhyan ki sadhna - aisa dhyan dharaun waro banwari

kah 'raidaas' niranjan dhyaavau.n
jis char jaav.n so bahuri na aavau.n

Raidas

Kalaam

kar ibaadat pachchhotaze.n umraa.n chaar dihaa.De huu
thii saudaagar kar lae saudaa jaa.n tak haTT na taa.De huu

Sultan Bahu

Kaafi

mere mahi kyun chir aaia ai

kah 'bullahaa' hun prem kahaanii jis tan laage so tan jaane
andar jhi.Dkaa.n baahar ta.ane nehu.n laa ih sukkh paa.iaa ai

Bulleh Shah

Persian Sufi Poetry

che baashad chaara-e-'aashiq ba-juz diivaangii kardan
che baashad naaz-e-maa'shuuqaa.n ba-juz begaanagii kardan

Rumi

Kalaam

phire zamaana me.n chaar jaanib nigaar-e-yaktaa tum hii ko dekhaa
hasiin dekhe jamiil dekhe va-lek tum saa tum hii ko dekhaa

Unknown

Ghazal

jaise mariiz-e-Gam ko.ii ho chaara-gar ke saamne
mai.n tujh ko dekhtaa rahuu.n tuu ho nazar ke saamne

Khwaja Shayan Hassan

Ghazal

haath aa jā.eñge do-chaar jahaa.n aur tere
bas zaraa vaqt se raftaar ziyaada kar le

Haseeb Jamal

Persian Sufi Poetry

ai zada naavikam ba-jaa.n yak do seh chaar-o-panj-o-shish
kushta chuu banda har zamaa.n yak do seh chaar-o-panj-o-shish

Amir Khusrau

Kalaam

ai chaara-gar-e-shauq ko.ii aisii davaa de
jo dil se har ik Gair kii chaahat ko bhulaa de

Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri

Persian Kalam

ai shaafe'-e-tar daamnaa.n-o-ai chaara-e-dard-e-nihaa.n
jaan-e-dil-o-ruuh-e-ravaa.n yaa'nii shah-e-'arsh aastaa.n

Ahmad Raza Khan

Doha

aughat ghaT mein paran base aur paran beach ek chor

'aughat' ghaT me.n paraan base aur paraan beach ik chor
jo pak.De us chor ko vo jogii bar jor

Aughat Shah Warsi

Rubai

har jaa ki shavad saaqii-e-gulfaam do-chaar
shukraana-e-ii.n namaaz-e-avval ba-guzaar

Sarmad Kashani

Kaafi

meri bukkal de wichch chor

merii bukkal de vichch chor
nii merii bukkal de vichch chor

Bulleh Shah