Sufi Proverb

ze naapaak zaada madaariid umiid. keh zangii ba-shastan nagardad safed

ze naapaak zaada madaariid umiid. keh zangii ba-shastan nagardad safed

Oral Tradition

sher

safed saf.ha-e-kāġhaz kahīñ na phir rahtā
agar maiñ jaur-o-jafā ko tirī likhā kartā

Meer Muhammad Bedar

Sufi Proverb

dar nomiidii basii umiid ast. paayaan-e-shab-e-siyah safed ast

dar nomiidii basii umiid ast. paayaan-e-shab-e-siyah safed ast

Oral Tradition

Persian Sufi Poetry

ai dastat az nigaar safed-o-syaah-o-surKH
ve chashmat az KHumaar safed-o-syaah-o-surKH

Amir Khusrau

Rubai

ra.ngat me.n safed nahii.n hai.n kaale
barse.n to bahaa dete hai.n nadii naale

Nadeem Lakhnavi

Persian Sufi Poetry

turk-e-safed-ruu.e va siyah-chashm-o-laala-ra.ng
mislat nazhaad maadar-e-ayyaam shoKH-o-sha.ng

Amir Khusrau

Khaaliq baari

Khaaliq-bari

sas hai mah niir KHurshiid
kaalaa ujlaa siyaah safed

Amir Khusrau

Persian Sufi Poetry

shudastam shudastam do-chashmam safed
ba-raahat ba-raahat kujaa.ii kujaa

Rumi

Ghazal

rote-rote hu.e hai.n chashm safed
kyaa kahuu.n intizaar kii baate.n

Khwaja Ruknuddin Ishq

Kalaam

hamesha ra.ng-e-zamaana badaltaa rahtaa hai
safed ra.ng hai.n aaKHir siyaah muu karte

Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish

Nazm

dar bayan-e-urs hazrat-salim-chishti

hai baham duur duur kaa aalam
sabz-o-surKH-o-safed-o-zard ham

Nazeer Akbarabadi

Rubai

chuu.n 'uud na-buud chob bed aavurdam
ruu-e-siyah-o-muu-e-safed aavurdam

Sheikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri

Pad

dekho re dekho aaya lank ka raja

jaDyaa juh se jhagmag taare laal a.ngaare
safed saare kodan hiire jari pharaare upar savaare

Amrat Ray

Persian Sufi Poetry

go.ii safed buud fulaa.n shaayad ar ba-mard
chuu.n aa.n safiya mard na-miirad hakiim-e-maa

Hakim Sanai

Ghazal

safed saf.ha-e-kāġhaz kahīñ na phir rahtā
agar maiñ jaur-o-jafā ko tirī likhā kartā

Meer Muhammad Bedar

Kalaam

kuchh baal safed un ke javaanii me.n nahii.n hai.n
chhi.Dkaa shab-e-daijuur pe hai nuur sahar ko

Mirza Qadir Bakhsh Sabir

Ghazal

kaale kaale haath me.n le baa.ns kaa paavaa safed
gopinaa me.n gauu charayyaa mil ke sab suu.n hai kha.Daa

Turab Ali Dakni

Ghazal

banaa hai va.ada-e-fardaa se un ke taar-e-kafan
safed riish kaa merii har ek muu kyaa hai

Riyaz Khairabadi

Persian Sufi Poetry

syaah-ruu.ii-e-KHud raa ba aab-e-diida na-shustam
ba-saf-e-murdaa.n KHud raa safed ruu.e na-kardam

Amir Khusrau

Naat-o-Manqabat

safed us kaa siyaah us kaa nafas-nafas hai gavaah us kaa
jo sho.ala-e-jaa.n jalaa rahaa hai bujhaa rahaa hai vahii KHudaa hai

Muzaffar Warsi