Persian Sufi Poetry

man sarv na-diidam ki ba-baalaa-e-tuu maanad
baalaa-e-tuu sarvest ki gul mii-shagfaanad

Amir Khusrau

Doha

yominuna bil-ghaib kun aankh mund man pil

yominuuna bil-Gaib kuu.n aa.nkh muu.nd man piil
siikho guruu so.n ye jugat aa.nkh-michaunii khel

Barkatullah Pemi

Sufi Quotes

Beneficial knowledge is the one whose ray of light expands in the mind and uncover the veil over the heart.

Beneficial knowledge is the one whose ray of light expands in the mind and uncover the veil over the heart.

Ibn-e-Ataullah Sikandari

Sufi Proverb

taa ablaha dar jahaan ast muflis dar namii maand

As long as there are fools in the world , the poor will not be helpless.

Oral Tradition

Sufi Quotes

Invocations (adhkar) need silence and meditation which is contrary to reasoning and argumentation since they harden the heart. Sometimes during discussion and reasoning, and stress over one’s own viewpoint, rage overwhelms the mind which finally expel the light of wisdom and intellect.

Invocations (adhkar) need silence and meditation which is contrary to reasoning and argumentation since they harden the heart. Sometimes during discussion and reasoning, and stress over one’s own viewpoint, rage overwhelms the mind which finally expel the light of wisdom and intellect.

Khwaja Umar Abbasi Qadri

Sufi Quotes

Hunger sharpens the intelligence and improves the mind and health.

Hunger sharpens the intelligence and improves the mind and health.

Data Sahib

Sufi Proverb

naam neko gar bamaanad ze aadmi. bah kaz uu maand saraae zar negaarii

Better leave a good name after yourself than a mansion adorned with gold.

Oral Tradition

Naat-o-Manqabat

chaa.nd-suuraj kii bhii raushnii maa.nd hai jalva-e-ruu-e-abraar ke saamne
mushk-e-ambar kii bhii kuchh haqiiqat nahii.n mere kHushbuu-e-sarkaar ke samaane

Jauhar Noori

Pad

jagat bhairo joti swarup kiran ten pargaTyo timir ghaTyo shashi bhayo mand

jaagat bhairo jotii svaruup kiran te.n pargaTyo timir ghaTyo shashi bhayo ma.nd
dinkar din laayo sab ke parhpulan ko.n ba.Dh ba.Dh kiyo anand

Baiju Bavara

Persian Sufi Poetry

na daad-e-aadilaa.n maanad na jaur-e-zaalimaa.n maanad
na jaur-e-jaabiraa.n maanad na maKHduum-o-KHadam biinii

Hakim Sanai

Sufi Quotes

A wiseman’s mind is the safest custody of secrets; an open and pleasant countenance gets more friends; patience and forbearance will hide, and cover may defect.

A wiseman’s mind is the safest custody of secrets; an open and pleasant countenance gets more friends; patience and forbearance will hide, and cover may defect.

Hazrat Ali

Ghazal

ye KHat nahii.n sadaa-e-dil-e-dard-ma.nd hai
ai be-vatan kaa pyaar lifaafe me.n band hai

Anwar Farrukhabadi

Persian Sufi Poetry

chuu aaftaab bar aayad jaa na-maanad shab
rasiid jaish-e-'inaayat kujaa ba-maanad 'anaa

Rumi

Sufi Proverb

har ki ilm KHvaand w amal nakard bedaa.n maand ki gaao raand w tuKHm nifashaanad

He who acquires knowledge and does not practice it, is like him who ploughs the soil (Lit. drives the ox i. e. the plough), but does not scatter the seed.

Oral Tradition

Savaiya

muskan madhuri - kanani dai anguri rahibo jabhi murli dhuni mand bajai hai

kaanani dai a.ngurii rahibo jab.hii murlii dhunii ma.nd bajai hai
mohnii taanni so 'raskhaani' aTaa chaDhii godhan gaihai tau gaihai

Raskhan

Sufi Quotes

The test of a true devotee’s mind

The test of a true devotee’s mind is that it is always, and to all intents, strictly obedient to the will of God and is constantly afraid of behaving in a manner which is apt to displease. Him resulting in the withdrawal of His grace.

Khwaja Gharib Nawaz

Rubai

muu.nd aa.nkh sadaa kab ta.ii.n din Taaliy.egaa
Gaflat ke ta.ii.n baGal me.n yuu.n paaaliy.egaa

Khwaja Meer Dard

Sufi Quotes

Stretch so far that you don't mind giving space. Attain so much that you don't regret renouncing.

Stretch so far that you don't mind giving space. Attain so much that you don't regret renouncing.

Wasif Ali Wasif

Sufi Quotes

Remember, Divine Union is not possible to attain without the purification of inmost being. Laila had her vein opened, Majnun, bleeded. What kind of Zikr he was engrossed in? Human mind is contaminated by evil thinking. Auliya Allah have prescribed remembrance just to help disciples concentrate on Him and become steadfast.

Remember, Divine Union is not possible to attain without the purification of inmost being. Laila had her vein opened, Majnun, bleeded. What kind of Zikr he was engrossed in? Human mind is contaminated by evil thinking. Auliya Allah have prescribed remembrance just to help disciples concentrate on Him and become steadfast.

Haji Muhammad Qadri

Naat-o-Manqabat

jis ke aage maa.nd hai duniyaa kaa saamaan-e-jamaal
us habiib-e-rab par hai.n qurbaan shaahaan-e-jamaal

Ameer Hamza Nizami