Sufi Proverb

ze naapaak zaada madaariid umiid. keh zangii ba-shastan nagardad safed

ze naapaak zaada madaariid umiid. keh zangii ba-shastan nagardad safed

Oral Tradition

Sufi Quotes

Haraam (unlawful) comes upon mankind from three things:

Haraam (unlawful) comes upon mankind from three things:
1. the weakness of natural disposition

Abu Ali Ahmad Rudbari

Rubai

ai az haram zaat-e-tuu 'aql aagah nii
vaz maa'siyat-o-taa'at maa mustaGnii

Omar Khayyam

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

Kalaam

kahuu.n kyaa mai.n furqat-e-yaar me.n mujhe khaanaa-piinaa haraam hai
usii Gam me.n jaa.n pe aa banii ko.ii dam me.n kaam tamaam hai

Tahir Moradabadi

Naat-o-Manqabat

banaa hai faiz-e-jahaa.ngiirii valiiullaah kaa jo.Daa
ra.ngaa hai qaadrii ra.ng me.n naqiibullaah kaa jo.Daa

Fana Bulandshahri

Ghazal

haram me.n dair me.n kyuu.n be-haqiiqat chaar-suu hotii
javaa.n qadmo.n pe jhuk jaatii jabii.n to aabruu hotii

Behzad Lakhnavi

Ghazal

zahe nasiib haraam-o-halaal se vaaqif
meraa shu.uur hai duniyaa kii chaal se vaaqif

Khwaja Shayan Hassan

Ghazal

na mehraab-e-haram samjhe na jaane taaq-e-but-KHaana
jahaa.n dekhii tajallii ho gayaa qurbaan parvaana

Bedam Shah Warsi

Geet

pahnaa hai jo vo ka.nt jhakaa jhok kaa jo.Daa
sun ai rii sakhii kahtii huu.n haal us kaa mai.n tho.Daa

Hilm Aaghai Abulolai

sher

har suurat-e-marg-o-ziist apnī hai judaa
us lab ne jilaayaa thaa adaa ne maaraa

Ameer Minai

Kalaam

dikhlaa ke jhalak chamkaa ke palak dil-bar-o-zaman jaaduu nazarii
man chhiin liyo tan chhiin liyo tarke shifaa kii ’ishva-garii

Unknown

Ghazal

ahl-e-dair-o-haram rah ga.e
tire diivaane kam rah ga.e

Fana Nizami Kanpuri

Sufi Quotes

Do not respond to harm with harm. This is the way to smooth the path of brotherhood.

Do not respond to harm with harm. This is the way to smooth the path of brotherhood.

Abu Abdul Rahman Sulami

Persian Sufi Poetry

savaal
qadiim-o-mohdis az ham chuu.n judaa shud

Mahmood Shabistari

Persian Kalam

saakin-e-dair-o-haram sho yaa sar-e-baazaar baash
baash har jaa.e ki KHvaahii dar talaash-e-yaar baash

Unknown

Persian Kalam

sifaat-o-zaat chuu az ham judaa namii biinam
ba-har-che mii-nigram juz KHudaa namii biinam

Unknown

Naat-o-Manqabat

haram huzuur kaa baaG-e-iram huzuur kaa hai
har ek zarra pe lutf-o-karam huzuur kaa hai

Muhammad Aasif Noori

Kalaam

na hai but-kada kii talab mujhe na haram ke dar kii talaash hai
jahaa.n luT gayaa hai sukuun-e-dil usii rahguzar kii talaash hai

Ameer Bakhsh Sabri

Ghazal

tujhii ko jaan-e-jaa.n dair-o-haram me.n jalva-gar dekhaa
tuu hii har jaa nazar aayaa jahaa.n dekhaa jidhar dekhaa

Aughat Shah Warsi