Sufi Proverb

aaKHvand shudan cheh aasaan mardum shudan cheh muushkiil

aaKHvand shudan cheh aasaan mardum shudan cheh muushkiil

Oral Tradition

Sufi Proverb

mulla shudan chah aasan aadam shudan chah mushkil

mulla shudan chah aasan aadam shudan chah mushkil

Oral Tradition

Persian Kalam

gum-shudan dar gum-shudan diin-e-manast
niistii dar hast aa.ii.n-e-manast

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

hast 'aaqil har zamaane dar Game paidaa shudan
hast 'aashiq har zamaane be-kHud-o-shaidaa shudan

Rumi

Masnavi

chop-e-gaz andar nazar sandal shudan

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

na.ng-e-'aalam shudan az bahr-e-tuu na.nge na-buvad
baa-dil-e-murda dilaa.n haajat-e-ja.nge na-buvad

Rumi

Masnavi

hikaayat-e-'aashiq shudan-ebaadshaahe bar kaniizake-o-kHariidan-e-baadshaah kaniizak raa
buud shaahe dar zamaane pesh az ii.n

Rumi

Masnavi

muqarrar shudan-e-tarjiih-e-jahd bar tavakkul
zii.n namat bisyaar barhaa.n guft sher

Rumi

Masnavi

zaahir shudan-e-’ijz-e-hakiimaan az mu'aalija-e-kaniizak bar baadshaah-o-ruu-e-aavardan-e-baadshaah ba-dargaah-e-kHudaa-o-KHvaab diidan-e-shaah valii raa
shah chu 'ijz-e-aa.n hakiimaa.n raa ba-diid

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

chuu.n shud aa.n 'hallaaj' bardaar aa.n zamaa.n
juz anal-haq mii-na-raftash bar zabaa.n

Fariduddin Attar

Masnavi

jam' shudan-e-nakHchiiraa.n gird-e-kHargosh-o-sanaa guftan uu raa
jam' gashtand aa.n zamaa.n jumla vuhuush

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

KHaraabaatii shudan aaKHir che da.avaa-ast
javaab

Mahmood Shabistari

Persian Sufi Poetry

ishaaraat ba-KHaraabaatiyaan
KHaraabaatii shudan az KHud rahaa.ii-ast

Mahmood Shabistari

Masnavi

qissa-e-makr-e-kHargosh
saa'ate taaKHiir kard andar shudan

Rumi

Nazm

jawab-e-shikwa

KHud-gudaazii nam-e-kaifiyat-e-sahbaa-yash buud
KHaalii-az-KHesh shudan suurat-e-miinaa-yash buud

Allama Iqbal

Masnavi

ham dar bayaan-e-makr-e-KHargosh
dar shudan KHargosh bas taaKHiir kard

Rumi

Rubai

gar aamadanam ba-KHud bude nayaamdame
var niiz shudan ba-man bude ke shudame

Omar Khayyam

Masnavi

uu ba-hindustaa.n shudan duur andarast
tuu hama kaar-e-jahaa.n raa ham-chunii.n

Rumi

Masnavi

chiist murdan az KHudii Gaafil shudan
tuu che pindaarii firaaq-e-jaan-o-tan

Allama Iqbal

Masnavi

suu-e-hindustaa.n shudan aaGaaz kard
har Gulaam-o-har kaniizak raa za juud

Rumi