Sufi Proverb

naan kaafir miiKHurii shamshiir bar kaafir mazan

naan kaafir miiKHurii shamshiir bar kaafir mazan

Oral Tradition

Kaafi

mae na muDda ishq diwana shahu nal paritan la ke

puchchho nii ih kyuu.n sharmaa.ndaa jaa.ndaa naa bhet bataa ke
kaafar kaafar aakhan tainuu.n saare lok sunaa ke

Bulleh Shah

Kalaam

ilmo.n baajh je faqar kamaave kaafir mare diivaana huu
sai varhyaa.n dii kare ibaadat allaah thii.n begaana huu

Sultan Bahu

Rubai

az manzil-e-kufr taa-ba-dii.n yak-nafas ast
vaz ’aalam-e-shak taa-ba-yaqii.n yak-nafas ast

Omar Khayyam

Ghazal

dekhaa jo tujhe kaafir dii.n-daar bahut royaa
zaahid bhii paTak apnii dastaar bahut royaa

Khwaja Ruknuddin Ishq

Rubai

az kufr-o-ze-islaam baruu.n sahraa.iist
maa raa ba-miyaan-e-aan fazaa saudaa.iist

Rumi

Rubai

maa kaafir-e-’ishqem-o-musalmaa.n digar ast
maa mor-e-za’iifem-o-sulaimaa.n digar ast

Omar Khayyam

Rubai

hai kufr agarche haq ko mai.n Gair kahuu.n
par ka.aba ko kis tarah se ki dair kahuu.n

Khwaja Ruknuddin Ishq

Kalaam

mat sataa itnaa but-e-kaafir mujhe bahar-e-KHudaa
shaad kar pahluu me.n ab aakar mujhe bahar-e-KHudaa

Ghausi Shah

Kaafi

main ba-qaid main ba-qaid

naa mai.n moman naa mai.n kaafar
naa sa.iid naa sa.iid

Bulleh Shah

Kalaam

tum ko gar KHud se judaa samjhuu.n to mai.n kaafir huu.n
mai.n agar Gair-e-KHudaa samjhuu.n to mai.n kaafir huu.n

Unknown

Persian Kalam

aashiq-e-yaaram maraa baa-kufr-o-baa-iimaa.n che kaar
tishnaa-e-dardam maraa baa-vasl-o-baa-hijraa.n che kaar

Hafiz

sher

koī dekhe haqīqat mire kufr kī
maiñ ne jis but ko puujā ḳhudā kar diyā

Fana Bulandshahri

Kalaam

kaafir-e-ishq huu.n mai.n banda-e-islaam nahii.n
but-parastii ke sivaa aur mujhe kaam nahii.n

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Persian Sufi Poetry

ai jaan-e-maa ai jaan-e-maa ai kufr-o-iimaan-e-maa
KHvaaham ki ii.n KHar-mohara raa gauhar kunii dar kaan-e-maa

Rumi

sher

but-e-kaafir kii be-muravvatiyaa.n
ye hame.n sab KHudaa dikhaataa hai

Khwaja Meer Asar

Ghazal

kisii kaafir ko na dii.n-daar ko apnaa karnaa
ek lamhe ke liye yaar ko apnaa karnaa

Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

Kalaam

jo dam Gaafil so dam kaafir murshid eh pa.Dhaayaa huu
su.Daayaa suKHan gaiyaa.n khul akkhii.n chitt maulaa val laaya huu

Sultan Bahu

sher

shikva hai kufr ahl-e-mohabbat ke vaaste
har ik jafaa-e-dost pe shukraana chaahiye

Bedam Shah Warsi

Kalaam

kyaa kahe.n millat-o-dii.n kufr hai iimaa.n apnaa
pesh-e-but-e-sajda hai aur dair hai aivaa.n apnaa

Tasadduq Ali Asad