Bait

kamal-e-jahl hai irfan-e-rozgar hunuz

kamaal-e-jahl hai irfaan-e-rozgaar hunuuz
KHizaa.n ke dard se vaaqif nahii.n bahaar hunuuz

Fitrat Warsi

Sufi Proverb

marg jahal ast vzangi daanish

marg jahal ast vzangi daanish

Oral Tradition

Salok

farida mirit wichhoDa bareh jhal na bujhe gawar

fariidaa mirit vichho.Daa bareh jhal na buujhe gavaar
kyaa jaanani avyaaraa buulaa sandii saar

Baba Farid

Sufi Quotes

khamoshi ilm ka zevar hai aur jahil ki jahalat ka parda.

Hazrat Ali

Sufi Quotes

jahil ke liye khamoshi se behtar koi cheez nahin aur agar us mein khamoshi ki taufiq paida ho jaye, to wo jahil nahin rahega.

Saadi Shirazi

Doha

alak ju lagi palak sun palak rahi grah jhaal

alak ju laagii palak suu.n palak rahii grah jhaal
aa.nkhin prem pharikkiyaa nii.nd na parat 'jamaal'

Jamaal

Masnavi

ai biraadar vaa rah az buu-jahl tan

Rumi

Naat-o-Manqabat

dekhtaa thaa aap ko buu-jahl yuu.n
jis tarah af.ii KHaziine kii taraf

Ameer Minai

Kalaam

hajar ne abbuu jahl kii muTThiyo.n me.n
tumhaaraa hii kalima pa.Dhaa chupke-chupke

Hashmat Jaan

Naat-o-Manqabat

bistar sameTe tiirgii ruKHsat hu.ii
aam par hī jahl kī hu.ii

Mahboob Gauhar Islampuri

Masnavi

jahl shud 'ilme ki dar naaqis ravad
har che giirad 'illate 'illat shavad

Rumi

Masnavi

ahmad-o-buu-jahl KHud yaksaa.n bude
naqsh bar diivaar misl-e-aadam ast

Rumi

Masnavi

maa azaa.n qissa baruu.n KHud ke shudem
gar ba-jahl aa.em aa.n zindaan-e-uust

Rumi

Nazm

wiladat-e-rasul

dast-e-buu-jahl me.n bol uThii.n ka.nkare.n
be-zabaano.n se haq kii shahaadat milii

Muzaffar Warsi

Masnavi

ai turaa altaab-o-'ilm-e-min-ladun
man turaa afsos mii kardam za jahl

Rumi

Masnavi

jahl-e-Gaflat zaa.id aa.n-raa daa.n haraam
hech gandum kaarii-o-jau bar dehad

Rumi

Kalaam

ze-haal-e-miskii.n makun taGaaful duraa.e nainaa.n banaa.e batiyaa.n
ki taab-e-hijraa.n na-daaram ai jaa.n na lehuu kaahe lagaa.e chhatiyaa.n

Amir Khusrau

Naat-o-Manqabat

mo.ajiza dekh ke buu-jahl ye kahtaa niklaa
ye to ka.nkar ko musalmaan kiye baiThe hai.n

Mahboob Gauhar Islampuri

Naat-o-Manqabat

chhuTe.n hai.n jahl kii taariikiyaa.n zamaane se
hiraa se niklaa jo farmaan nuur-baar kaa ra.ng

Wasif Raza Wasif

Ghazal

maujuud kii talaash me.n ham ho ga.e 'adam
apnaa hii 'ilm jahl se pahu.nchaa kahaa.n talak

Ghamgin Dehlvi