Sufi Proverb

judaii taa nauftad dost qadr-e- dost ke danad. shikasta ustuKhwaa.n danad baha-e- momiyabii raa

judaii taa nauftad dost qadr-e- dost ke danad. shikasta ustuKhwaa.n danad baha-e- momiyabii raa

Oral Tradition

Sufi Proverb

dost aa.n bashad keh giirad dast-e-dost. dar pariishaa.n haalii-o-darmaandagii

dost aa.n bashad keh giirad dast-e-dost. dar pariishaa.n haalii-o-darmaandagii

Oral Tradition

Persian Sufi Poetry

ai dost davaa-e-dard-saazii
hijraa.n ba-sapurda-navaazii

Saleem Warsi

Rubai

har kas pa.e naane ba-jahaa.n dost buvad
yak dost na-diidam za jaa.n dost buvad

Sarmad Kashani

Kalaam

kahuu.n dost se dost kii baat kyaa kyaa
rahii dushmanoñ se mulaaqaat kyaa kyaa

Zaheen Shah Taji

Persian Kalam

marhabaa ai paik-e-mushtaaqaa.n ba-deh paiGaam-e-dost
taa kunam jaa.n az sar-e-raGbat fidaa-e-naam-e-dost

Hafiz

Sufi Proverb

zar raa dost bisyaar ast-o-zardaar raa dushman bisyaar

zar raa dost bisyaar ast-o-zardaar raa dushman bisyaar

Oral Tradition

Persian Kalam

mii-firistad har zamaane dost paiGaame digar
mii-rasad bar dil azuu har-lahza ilhaame digar

Shams Maghribi

Rubai

aa.n ba-ki darii.n zamaana kam-giire dost
baa-ahl-e-zamaana sohbat az duur nikuust

Omar Khayyam

Ghazal

kaash ittifaaq se kabhii lab to hilaa.e dost
dil bhii baraa-e-dost hai jaa.n bhii baraa-e-dost

Abdul Hameed Adam

Sufi Proverb

dushman cheh kunad chuu.n meharbaa.n baashad dost

dushman cheh kunad chuu.n meharbaa.n baashad dost

Oral Tradition

Persian Sufi Poetry

sabaa agar guzre uftadat ba-kishvar-e-dost
bayaar naf.ha.e az gesuu-e-mu.ambar-e-dost

Hafiz

Rubai

az kasrat-e-shauq-e-dost 'uzlat ba-guzii.n
az ra.nj bar aa tariiq-e-raahat ba-guzii.n

Sarmad Kashani

Rubai

ai dost maraa ba-’ilm-o-hikmat ba-nigar
dar mehr-o-vafaa-o-dar mohabbat ba-nigar

Sarmad Kashani

Persian Kalam

ai dost ba-har manzil ham-KHaana turaa yaabam
dar kishvar-e-jaan-o-dil jaanaana turaa yaabam

Hazeen Zaidpuri

Persian Kalam

gar ba-goyam ze nazar-e-dost nihaanast Galat
var ba-goyam ki bahar diida ayaanst Galat

Khaqani

Sufi Proverb

dost aa.nastt keh baa tu raast goyad na aankah darG-e-turaa raast angaarad

dost aa.nastt keh baa tu raast goyad na aankah darG-e-turaa raast angaarad

Oral Tradition

Ghazal

tuu dost hai to KHudaa-raa na de sazaa mujh ko
ki aur jiine kii zaalim du.aa na de mujh ko

Zamin Ali Hasrat

Rubai

be-fikr-o-kHayaal-e-dost raahat na-buvad
andesha-e-maal-o-jaah-o-daulat na-buvad

Sarmad Kashani

Rubai

ai dost dar ii.n dahr niko-kaarii kun
besh az nafase niist kam aazaarii kun

Sarmad Kashani