Sufi Proverb

nah hamii.n lebaas zebaa ast nishaan aadmiyat

nah hamii.n lebaas zebaa ast nishaan aadmiyat

Oral Tradition

Kalaam

istaada hai azal se qaadir nishaan teraa
aur taa-abad rahegaa zaahir nishaan teraa

Tasadduq Ali Asad

Persian Sufi Poetry

nishaan-e-KHidmat aamad aqad-e-zunnaar
na-baashad ahl-e-daanish raa mu.avval

Mahmood Shabistari

Kalaam

nishaan-e-be-nishaanii chaahtaa huu.n
makaan-e-laa-makaanii chaahtaa huu.n

Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani

Ghazal

nishaan-e-zaKHm pe nashtar-zanii jo hone lagii
lahuu me.n zulmat-e-shab u.ngliyaa.n bhigone lagii

Badr Aalam Khalish

Persian Sufi Poetry

bar zamiine ki nishaan-e-kaf-e-paa-e-tuu buuvad
saalahaa sajda-e-saahib-e-nazaraa.n KHvaahad buud

Hafiz

Ghazal

juz musht-e-KHaak kuchh na rahe gaa nishaan-e-umr
mulk-e-adam ko jaataa hai ye kaarvaan-e-umr

Hazrat Kamal

Naat-o-Manqabat

miTaa ke hastii jo be-nishaa.n ho mile usii ko nishaan-e-vaaris
yahii hai iimaa.n ki al-amaa.n hai qasam KHudaa kii makaan-e-vaaris

Aughat Shah Warsi

Kalaam

nishaa.n yahii hai zamaane me.n zinda qaumo.n kaa
ki sub.h-o-shaam badaltii hai.n un kii taqdiire.n

Allama Iqbal

Persian Sufi Poetry

zaahid-e-KHalvat-nashii.n dosh ba-mai-KHaana shud
az sar-e-paimaa.n guzasht bar-sar-e-paimaana shud

Hafiz

Rubai

ii.n ilm-e-basiit be-tamiiz ast va nishaa.n
dar saahat-e-uu raah na ii.n ast va na aa.n

Khwaja Baqi Billah

Rubai

mehrash ba-guzii.n ba-kaamraanii ba-nashii.n
diigar na buvad daulat-e-raahat ba-azii.n

Sarmad Kashani

Ghazal

nigaah-e-roz-e-avval dil-nashii.n hai chashm-e-jaanaa.n kii
usii buniyaad par ta.amiir hai aivaan-e-armaa.n kii

Mahfooz Sambhali

Kalaam

be-nishaa.n aur baa-nishaa.n huu.n mai.n
kahii.n baatin kahii.n ayaa.n huu.n mai.n

Ghausi Shah

Did You Know

It is said that it was the request of Sheikh Ibrahim a Sajjada nasheen of the Khanqah of Baba Farid that Guru Nanak composed his famous Asa Di Vaar which is sung by Sikh’s early in the morning.

Persian Kalam

suurat-e-insaan-e-kaamil raa nishaa.n maulaa-e-ruum
sirr-e-vahdat raa atam sharh-o-bayaa.n maulaa-e-ruum

Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani

Persian Sufi Poetry

aa.nkas ki za tuu nishaa.n na-daarad
gar KHurshiidast aa.n na-daarad

Rumi

Ghazal

merii chashm-e-surmagii.n se na nigaah-e-dil-nashii.n se
ye falak me.n larzishe.n hai.n mirii aah-e-aatishii.n se

Rauf Kakorvi

Ghazal

zabaan-e-haal se har ik nishaa.n boltaa hai
yahaa.n makiin thaa ko.ii makaa.n boltaa hai

Qasim Fakhri Niazi

Ghazal

mujh ko tirii talaash thii apnaa magar nishaa.n milaa
dasht ko jaa rahaa thaa me.n raah me.n gulistaa.n milaa

Behzad Lakhnavi