Persian Sufi Poetry

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

Saleem Warsi

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

maa-varaa hai.n dost mehr-o-maah kii manzil se ham
dahr par khilte to hai.n lekin ba.Dii mushkil se ham

Adeeb Saharanpuri

Rubai

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

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

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

dushmanaa.n dar zindaa.n dost shavand

Enemies turn friends while in prison.

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

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-bii.n dar hama suu ruu-e-KHudaa-raa baa-'ain nigaahe
mii daa.n ba-yaqii.n ii.n hamagii maa-o-shumaa raa mir.aat-e-ilaahe

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Ghazal

tuluu’-e-shams-o-qamar se numuud-e-jalva-e-dost
ik e'timaad-e-nazar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahii.n

Adeeb Saharanpuri

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

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

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

Oral Tradition

Persian Kalam

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

Khaqani

Sufi Proverb

har giz badii ki tavaanii badushman marsaa.n mubaadaa ki rozii dost gardad

Don’t do the worst you can to your enemy, for perchance he may someday become a friend.

Oral Tradition

Rubai

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

Sarmad Kashani

Rubai

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

Sarmad Kashani

Rubai

juz baada-e-shauq-e-dost 'ishrat na buvad
be-durd kase nashsha-e-vahdat na buvad

Sarmad Kashani

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