Sufi Proverb

vaqt zaruurat chuu.n numaanad gurez, dast bagirat sar shamshir tez

vaqt zaruurat chuu.n numaanad gurez, dast bagirat sar shamshir tez

Oral Tradition

Kalaam

ham nahiifo.n se gurez aap ko darkaar nahii.n
pahluu-e-gul me.n hu.aa karte hai.n kyaa KHaar nahii.n

Khwaja Aziz-ul-Hassan Majzoob

Pad

surat ki pargati - aaj ghir aaye baadal kare garaj garaj ghan gagan pukare

aaj ghir aay baadal kaare garaj garaj ghan gagan pukaare
rim-jhim barsat buu.nd amii kii bijlii chamak ghaT nain nihaare

Shaligram

Pad

apni wirah-katha - sawan mas megh ghir aaye garaj-garaj dhun shabd sunaye

saavan maas megh ghir aaye garaj-garaj dhun shabd sunaaye
rim-jhim barpaa hovat bhaarii hiya bich laagii birah kaTaarii

Shaligram

Persian Sufi Poetry

ishaarat ba-tarsaa.ii
ze-tarsaa.ii Garaz tajriid diidam

Mahmood Shabistari

Persian Sufi Poetry

shud nuur-e-KHudaa jalva-garaz shaan-e-mohammad
aa.iina-e-haq yaa ruKH-e-taabaan-e-mohammad

Salamatullah Kashfi

Pad

barj-bhaw ke pad - apni garaj ho miTi sanware hum dekhi tumri prit

apnii garaj ho miTii saa.nvare ham dekhii tumrii priit
aapaa.n to jaai dvaarkaa chhaa.e aise behad bha.e ho nachant

Mirabai

Rubai

mai.n to sanam-parast huu.n mujh ko haram se kyaa Garaz
teraa karam nasiib ho baaG-e-iram se kyaa Garaz

Fana Bulandshahri

sher

mujhe aish-o-Gam me.n Garaz nahii.n agar aarzuu hai to hai yahii
ki uma.ng ban ke chhupaa rahe ko.ii dil ke parda-e-raaz me.n

Wali Warsi

Bait

sari duniya kah bhi de apna to mujhko kya gharaz

saarii duniyaa kah bhii de apnaa to mujh ko kyaa Garaz
mujh ko matlab is se hai bas tuu kahe apnaa mujhe

Muhammad Samie

Ghazal

Garaz un kii yahii hai mujh ko diivaana banaa denaa
kabhii chilman uThaa denaa kabhii chilman giraa denaa

Khusrau Kakorvi

Sufi Proverb

chuu.n garaz aamad hunar poshida shudd

chuu.n garaz aamad hunar poshida shudd

Oral Tradition

Ghazal

na kunisht-o-kaliisaa se kaam hame.n dar-e-dair na bait-e-haram se Garaz
ki azal se hamaare sajdo.n ko rahii tere hii naqsh-e-qadam se Garaz

Bedam Shah Warsi

Ghazal

apnii dhun me.n huu.n KHayaal-e-maa-sivaa se kyaa Garaz
aashnaa se kyaa Garaz naa-aashnaa se kyaa Garaz

Zaheen Shah Taji

Masnavi

Garqa sad fir'aun baa-fir'auniyaa.n
dar kHudaa-e-muusaa-o-muusaa gurez

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

agar tuu niistii dar 'aashiqe KHaam
biyaa ba-gurez zii.n yaaraa.n badnaam

Rumi

Kalaam

na hadiis mai kii talaash hai na Garaz hikaayat-e-jaam se
terii ik nazar ne bacha liyaa mujhe gumrahii ke maqaam se

Makhmoor Dehlvi

Persian Sufi Poetry

chunii.n aamad jahaa.n vallaaho-aalam
va-lek az sohbat-e-naa-ahl ba-gurez

Mahmood Shabistari

Masnavi

gar na-daarii tuu sipar vaapas gurez
pesh-e-ii.n ilmaas be-ispar miyaa

Rumi