Sufi Quotes

He who is rich through the grace of the Name of the Lord is really rich; he who is rich through effort is ever poor.

He who is rich through the grace of the Name of the Lord is really rich; he who is rich through effort is ever poor.

Yahya bin Ma'az

Sufi Quotes

Generosity is not rich giving to the poor. Generosity is the poor giving to the rich.

Generosity is not rich giving to the poor. Generosity is the poor giving to the rich.

Abu Ali Daqqaaq

Sufi Quotes

Distributing wealth to the poor is a virtue; snatching wealth from the rich is vice!

Distributing wealth to the poor is a virtue; snatching wealth from the rich is vice!

Wasif Ali Wasif

Sufi Quotes

Patient Faqir is superior to the grateful rich and the grateful faqir is superior to the both.

Patient Faqir is superior to the grateful rich and the grateful faqir is superior to the both.

Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani

Sufi Quotes

Throw away the desire to be praised for your worldly achievement. Be honored by the company of the poor. Avoid respecting the rich for their riches.

Throw away the desire to be praised for your worldly achievement. Be honored by the company of the poor. Avoid respecting the rich for their riches.

Abu Abdul Rahman Sulami

Sufi Quotes

That feast is worst in which rich people are invited and the poor ignored.

That feast is worst in which rich people are invited and the poor ignored.

Imam Ghazali

Rubai

manzuur-e-nazar hai bas sanaa-e-sarkaar
jaan-e-do-jahaa.n kii jo hai.n sirr har kaar

Mustafa Raza Khan

Ghazal

qasam KHudaa kii tujhe bas KHudaa nahii.n samjhaa
vagarna is ke sivaa aur kyaa nahii.n samjhaa

Haseeb Jamal

Sufi Quotes

Show graciousness to the needy and shy away from the rich and powerful.

Show graciousness to the needy and shy away from the rich and powerful.

Abu Abdul Rahman Sulami

Persian Kalam

bas ki chashmaan-e-tuu KHuun-e-KHalq-e-aalam reKHtand
pushta pushta gashta dar kuu-e-tuu barham reKHtand

Jami

sher

farq kyaa 'aashiq-o-maa'shuuq me.n bas itnaa hai
ko.ii diivaana banaa.e ko.ii diivaana bane

Badar Siddiqui

sher

'aarifaa' hai haq yahii bas Gair-e-haq kuchh bhii na jaan
pii mai-e-vahdat yahaa.n taaKHiir kii haajat nahii.n

Kishan Singh Arif

sher

bas vahii paataa hai aish-e-zindagii
jis ko Gam me.n mubtalaa kartaa hai ishq

Aziz Safipuri

sher

bas me.n tire zamii.n hai qabze me.n aasmaa.n hai
ai do-jahaa.n ke maalik meraa nishaa.n kahaa.n hai

Hairat Shah Warsi

Ghazal

bas me.n tire zamii.n hai qabze me.n aasmaa.n hai
ai do-jahaa.n ke maalik meraa nishaa.n kahaa.n hai

Hairat Shah Warsi

Sufi Proverb

agar uzr ast ii.n niiz bas ast

agar uzr ast ii.n niiz bas ast

Oral Tradition

Gujari Sufi Kavya

unhon ki sej shah bas bas

unho.n kii sej 'shah' bas bas
hasaave piuu un has has

Shah Ali Jeev Gamdhani

Sufi Quotes

The rich and the worldtings are implicated in big calamity. They see the illusory happiness of the world and eternal suffering is hidden from them.

The rich and the worldtings are implicated in big calamity. They see the illusory happiness of the world and eternal suffering is hidden from them.

Sheikh Ahmad Sarhindi

Pad

kakahra - tatta turat tatt ko khoj roj rach daras dikhawai

tattaa turat tat ko khoj roj rach daras dikhaavai
aagam nigam kaa bhed ghaaT ghaT me.n jab paavai

Tulsi Sahib Hathras Wale

Bait

musht-e-KHak-e-ma sarapa farsh-e-taslim ast wa bas

musht-e-KHaak-e-maa saraapaa farsh-e-tasliim ast va bas
sajda-e-maa raa jabiine-o-sare darkaar niist

Bedil Azimabadi