Persian Sufi Poetry

na ba-dair kun nigaahe na ba-ka'ba kun gadaa.ii
tu ba-suuratam nazar kun hama shaan-e-kibriyaa.ii

Ghausi Shah

Persian Kalam

zikr-e-kase ma-kun ba-kun vasf-e-ruKH-e-nigaar-e-man
ruu-e-gule ma-bii.n ba-bii.n tal'at-e-gul-'ezaar-e-man

Muhi Phulwarwi

Persian Kalam

nasiimaa jaanib-e-bat.haa guzar kun
za-ahvaalam mohammad raa KHabar kun

Jami

Rubai

dar kuu-e-muGaa.n mausam-e-gul manzil kun
KHud raa ba-dar-e-junuu.n ba-zan Gaafil kun

Sarmad Kashani

Persian Sufi Poetry

sub.hasat saaqiyaa qadahe pur sharaab kun
daur-e-falak dara.ng na-daarad shitaab kun

Hafiz

Persian Kalam

ai KHusrav-e-KHuubaa.n nazare suu-e-gadaa kun
rahame ba-man-e-sokHta-e-be-sar-o-paa kun

Hafiz

Sufi Proverb

matras az javaanaan shamsiir zan. hazar kun zepairaan bisyaar fan

matras az javaanaan shamsiir zan. hazar kun zepairaan bisyaar fan

Oral Tradition

Persian Kalam

'iidast saaqiyaa dar-e-mai-KHaana baaz kun
paimaan-e-tauba ba-shikan-o-paimaana saaz kun

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Rubai

yaa-rab hama KHalq raa ba-man bad-KHuu kun
vaz jumla-jahaa.niyaa.n maraa yaksuu kun

Jami

Rubai

ai dil mai-o-maa’shuuq ma-kun dar baaGii
saaluus rihaa kun-o-ma-kun zrraaqii

Omar Khayyam

Persian Sufi Poetry

agar tuu 'aashiqii Gam raa rihaa kun
'uruuse bii.n-o-maatam raa rihaa kun

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

ba-'ishqat kun dilam yaa Gaus mad.hosh
zabaanam kun ba-mad.h-e-kHvesh pur-josh

Shah Abdul Qadir Badayuni

Persian Sufi Poetry

nigaahe az karam yaa mustafaa kun
mariizaan-e-mohabbat raa davaa kun

Ghausi Shah

Rubai

insaaf 'aziiz ast faraamosh ma-kun
az daam-e-hama ba-KHvesh aazaad ba-kun

Sarmad Kashani

Sufi Proverb

duur kun zanbuur raa naKHurda niish

duur kun zanbuur raa naKHurda niish

Oral Tradition

Rubai

taa ba-tavaanii KHidmat-e-rindaa.n mii-kun
buniyaad-e-namaaz-o-roza viiraa.n mii-kun

Omar Khayyam

Rubai

ii.n harf za muttaqii faraamosh ma-kun
yaad-e-do-jahaa.n za dil faraamosh ba-kun

Sarmad Kashani

Rubai

baa-dard qanaa.at kun va aabaad bazii
dar band-e-fuzuunii ma-sho aazaad bzii

Omar Khayyam

Persian Sufi Poetry

ai burda-dil tuu qasd-e-jaa.n ma-kun
vaa.n che man kardam tu jaanaa.n aa.n ma-kun

Rumi

Rubai

ai dost dar ii.n dahr niko-kaarii kun
besh az nafase niist kam aazaarii kun

Sarmad Kashani