sher

saahil tah se duur sivaa tah saahil se duur sivaa
qismat qa.ar-e-samundar me.n kashtii aaj Dubotii hai

Riyaz Khairabadi

Sufi Articles

Shah-e-Wilayat Syed Hussain Sharfuddin: A Legacy of Spirituality and Nobility

Syed Hussain Sharfuddin Shah-e-Wilayat arrived in Amroha in the 12th century, though historical accounts differ on

Sahil Razvi

sher

saahil kii aarzuu nahii.n ta.aliim-e-mustafaa
ye naav to rozaana hii ma.njdhaar se hu.ii

Muzaffar Warsi

Ghazal

dariyaa dariyaa saahil saahil
mauje.n hai.n yaa ko.ii qaatil

Dr. Moid Jawed

Sufi Quotes

A man came to Sahl and told him; “A robber broke into my house and stole my belongings!” Sahl said! “Give thanks to God, if a robber had entered your heart and corrupted your belief in God’s Oneness, then what would you do?

A man came to Sahl and told him; “A robber broke into my house and stole my belongings!” Sahl said! “Give thanks to God, if a robber had entered your heart and corrupted your belief in God’s Oneness, then what would you do?

Sahl bin Abdullah Tustari

Rubai

ii.n sahl tamannaast ki dar mausam-e-gul
uu bar KHurd-o-kasham ba-sar mausam-e-gul

Sarmad Kashani

Persian Kalam

sahl mii-giiram chuu baa maa karda.ii
garche mii-giiram ki amdan karda.ii

Anwari

Persian Sufi Poetry

savaal
che bahar-ast aa.n ki ilmash saahil aamad

Mahmood Shabistari

Kalaam

josh dariyaa me.n thaa kis qadar al-amaa.n uu.nchaa saahil se tuufaa.n kaa dhaaraa gayaa
is ko kahte hai.n qismat kii naa-kaamiyaa.n pahle kashtii ga.ii phir kinaaraa gayaa

Naza'n Sholapuri

Kalaam

ai sho'la-e-javaala jab se lau tujh se lagaa.e baiThe hai.n
ik aag lagii hai siine me.n aur sab se chhupaa.e baiThe hai.n

Kamil Shattari

sher

ummiid nahii.n ab kashti-e-dil saahil pe salaamat jaa pahu.nche
dariyaa-e-alam bhii baa.Dh pe hai ashko.n kii judaa tuGyaanii hai

Ahqar Bihari

sher

ummiid nahii.n ab kashti-e-dil saahil pe salaamat jaa pahu.nche
dariyaa-e-alam bhii baa.Dh pe hai ashko.n kii judaa tuGyaanii hai

Ahqar Bihari

Sufi Quotes

When God created the world, He placed sin and ignorance within satisfaction of the appetite and knowledge and wisdom within hunger. When Sahl hungered, he was powerful, and whenever he ate, he became weak.

When God created the world, He placed sin and ignorance within satisfaction of the appetite and knowledge and wisdom within hunger. When Sahl hungered, he was powerful, and whenever he ate, he became weak.

Sahl bin Abdullah Tustari

Sufi Quotes

There is no worship of God like that of opposing the soul and passion.

There is no worship of God like that of opposing the soul and passion.

Sahl bin Abdullah Tustari

Sufi Quotes

Tasawwuf is to eat little and to take rest with God, and to flee from men.

Tasawwuf is to eat little and to take rest with God, and to flee from men.

Sahl bin Abdullah Tustari

Sufi Quotes

The Sufi is he who would not object if his blood were shed and his property taken.

The Sufi is he who would not object if his blood were shed and his property taken.

Sahl bin Abdullah Tustari

Ghazal

ishq me.n is sho.ala-ruu ke aise be-KHud ho ga.e
aap bhii aane na paa.e the kii aaKHir kho ga.e

Sanjar Ghazipuri

sher

ishq me.n is sho.ala-ruu ke aise be-KHud ho ga.e
aap bhii aane na paa.e the kii aaKHir kho ga.e

Sanjar Ghazipuri

Sufi Quotes

It is illicit for the heart to smell! the scent of certainty while contentment with other-than-God dwells therein.

It is illicit for the heart to smell! the scent of certainty while contentment with other-than-God dwells therein.

Sahl bin Abdullah Tustari