Sufi Proverb

chuu.n qazaa ayad tabiib ablah shawad

(a)When Fate approaches, the physician is helpless(b) When Fate comes , the physician becomes stupid.

Oral Tradition

Masnavi

kai yanaalul-'abdu mimmaa naalahaa
haa-kazaa taa'ruj-o-tanzil daa.imaa

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

man az kujaa pand az kujaa baada ba-gardaa.n saaqiyaa
ai jaam-e-jaa.n afzaa-e-raa bar zer-e-jaan-e-saaqiyaa

Rumi

Persian Kalam

salaah-e-kaar kujaa-o-man-e-KHaraab kujaa
ba-bii.n tafaavut-e-rah az kujaast taa-ba-kujaa

Hafiz

Persian Sufi Poetry

ma-baash Garra ba-ilm-o-amal faqiih-e-zamaa.n
ki hech-kas ze-kazaa-e-KHuda-e-jaa.n na-barad

Hafiz

Pad

wirah ke pad - prit nahin kije aiji ho prit nahin kije bichhrat nain jhirije

priit nahii.n kiije aijii ho priit nahii.n kiije bichhrat nain jhiriije
patin.g jo priit karii diipak se.n sanmukh deh jariije

Mirabai

Persian Kalam

shudam az ishq-e-tuu shaidaa kujaa.ii
ba-jaa.n mii-joyamat jaanaa kujaa.ii

Fakhruddin Iraqi

Persian Kalam

kujaa.ii ganj-e-pinhaanii kujaa.ii
ba-ma.amuurii ba-viiraanii kujaa.ii

Naziri Nishapuri

Persian Kalam

na shanaakHtrii ba-kujaa ravii ze-kujaa ba-ii.n safar aamdii
tuu kHaraab-e-nashsha-e-kiistii kii ze-KHvesh be-KHabar aamdii

Khwaja Meer Dard

sher

Gam ko baa-Gam baham na kiije
gar Gam hai to Gam kaa Gam na kiije

Khwaja Meer Asar

Rubai

az aatish-e-maa duud kujaa buud ii.n-jaa
vaz maaya-e-maa suud kujaa buud ii.n-jaa

Omar Khayyam

Ghazal

Gam ko baa-Gam baham na kiije
gar Gam hai to Gam kaa Gam na kiije

Khwaja Meer Asar

sher

yuu.n mujh pe jafaa hazaar kiijo
par Gair ko to na pyaar kiijo

Meer Muhammad Bedar

sher

yuu.n mujh pe jafaa hazaar kiijo
par Gair ko to na pyaar kiijo

Meer Muhammad Bedar

Ghazal

yuu.n mujh pe jafaa hazaar kiijo
par Gair ko to na pyaar kiijo

Meer Muhammad Bedar

Sufi Proverb

vujuud mardum daana zar talaa ast. bahar kujaa kah ruud qadr-o-qiimatash daanad

vujuud mardum daana zar talaa ast. bahar kujaa kah ruud qadr-o-qiimatash daanad

Oral Tradition

Persian Sufi Poetry

ba-shaguft gul dar bostaa.n aa.n Guncha-e-KHandaa.n kujaa
shud vaqt-e-aish-e-dostaa.n aa.n laala bustaa.n kujaa

Amir Khusrau

sher

kab dimaaG itnaa ki kiije jaa ke gul-gasht-e-chaman
aur hii gulzaar apne dil ke hai gulshan ke biich

Meer Muhammad Bedar

Ghazal

paataa nahii.n baGal me.n dil-e-dilbar-e-maa kujaa ba-raft
kah do ko.ii tabiib se jaan-e-aziiz-e-maa ba-raft

Agha Muhammad Daud

Ghazal

kahaa aGyaar kaa haq me.n mire manzuur mat kiijo
mujhe nazdiik se apne kabhuu tuu duur mat kiijo

Ehsanullah Khan Bayan