Ghazal

maktab me.n tujhe dekh kise hosh-e-sabaq hai
har tifl ke yaa.n ashk se aaluuda varaq hai

Meer Muhammad Bedar

Kalaam

maktab maa'rifat kaa ban taalib
hogaa haasil-e-shu'uur diivaane

Azizuddin Rizwan Qadri

Ghazal

maktab-e-aashiqii me.n ai 'maikash'
falsafa aur diiniyaat kahaa.n

Maikash Akbarabadi

Ghazal

kahaa.n ham aur kahaa.n farhaad-o-majnuu.n
ye dono.n tifl-e-maktab hai.n hamaare

Shah Turab Ali Qalandar

Kalaam

maktab-e-'ishq me.n maa'luum nahii.n legaa kaun
dars-e-uftaadgii-o-dars-e-fanaa mere baa'd

Maulana Abdul Qadeer Hasrat

Kalaam

ahl-e-bīnash ko hai tūfān-e-havādis maktab
lutma-e-mauj kam-az saili-e-ustād nahīñ

Mirza Ghalib

Naat-o-Manqabat

letaa hai sabaq maktab-e-navaab alii me.n
tab jaa ke ko.ii bantaa hai diivaana alii kaa

Yawar Warsi

Persian Sufi Poetry

balaa-e-mardum-e-ahl-e-nazar buvad chashmat
ba-naaz agar badr aa.ii ze-maktab ai mahbuub

Amir Khusrau

Kalaam

kitaab-e-shauq nazar se jinhe.n pa.Dhaa.ii ga.ii
unho.n ne ruKH suu-e-maktab kiyaa kiyaa na kiyaa

Khalid Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

dar maktab-e-haqaayaq ba-pesh-e-adiib-e-ishq
haa.n ai pisar ba-kosh ke roze pidar shavii

Hafiz

Persian Sufi Poetry

chu andar maktab-e-'ishqat ba-KHvaandam harf-e-poshiida
hama pastam bulandii shud hama kufraa.n shud iimaanam

Rumi

Persian Kalam

ta.aliim-e-haq giraftam misl-e-'turaab' man ham
taa naam-e-haq ba-KHvaandam dar maktab-e-qalandar

Shah Turab Ali Qalandar

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LETTER 6: THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A SHEIΚΗ

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate!
Dear brother Shamsuddin, may God honor you in

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LETTER 58 THE STATES OF A MUSLIM

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
Brother Shamsuddin, may God adorn you with fitting

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LETTER 5: SEARCHING FOR A SPIRITUAL GUIDE

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate!
My brother Shamsuddin, may God honor you in

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LETTER 7: DISCIPLESHIP

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate!
Brother Shamsuddin, discipleship is a matter of wanting

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LETTER 29: PURITY

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate!
Brother Shamsuddin, remain firm in trying to please Almighty God! Peace and salutations to you from the author of these words! In your own mind be convinced about the answer to this question: "How is a man's worth measured?" It is measured by his purity: In both worlds, purity forms the threshold of riches and happiness, while corruption and pollution are discarded along the Way by all prophets and righteous people.

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LETTER 89: GRIEF

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate!
Brother Shamsuddin, even if you were to travel

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LETTER 14: MANIFESTATION

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
Brother Shamsuddin may God deign to manifest Himself

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LETTER 92: BLAME

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate!
Dear brother Shamsuddin, may God honor you on

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