Persian Kalam

anvaar-e-tajallii-e-mohammad 'alii-'alii
asraar-e-maa.navii-e-mohammad 'alii-'alii

Sheikh Abu Saeed Safvi

Persian Sufi Poetry

rasiidam dar saraa-e-uu nihaadam sar ba-paa-e-uu
baraa.e chashm-e-KHud kardam safaa surma turaabash raa

Kishan Singh Arif

Persian Sufi Poetry

daryuuza daaram KHanda-ii az nuql-daan-e-pur-namak
marham ba-kunam bahr-e-KHudaa bar jaan-e-afgaar ii.n qadar

Amir Khusrau

Naat-o-Manqabat

muraad-e-qalb har muriid shaiKH sa.ad shaiKH sa.ad
sukuun-o-raahat maziid shaiKH sa.ad shaiKH sa.ad

Sheikh Abu Saeed Safvi

Sufi Quotes

The Shaikh believed that one who caused pain to any human heart could not attain spiritual excellence. He cited Shaikh Abu said Abul Kair’s remark that though there were innumerable ways leading to Him but bringing happiness to human heart was the surest way to gnosis.

The Shaikh believed that one who caused pain to any human heart could not attain spiritual excellence. He cited Shaikh Abu said Abul Kair’s remark that though there were innumerable ways leading to Him but bringing happiness to human heart was the surest way to gnosis.

Nizamuddin Auliya

Kalaam

husn-e-lailaa hai yahii KHvaab-e-zuleKHaa hai yahii
qais-e-diivaana yahii yuusuf-e-zindaa.n hai yahii

Tasadduq Ali Asad

Kalaam

karo shahiid KHudii ke savaar ko ro kar
ye jism-e-duldul-e-be-yaar kiijiye to sahii

Swami Rama Tirtha

Sufi Quotes

Once a governor named Ali Khan sent fifty rupees to him through Mullah Hussain. Shah Kamal refused to accept and said: “O Idiot! Don’t blacken your face by sending worldly wealth to dervish. Shun from such acts.” Ali Khan, later on apologised.

Once a governor named Ali Khan sent fifty rupees to him through Mullah Hussain. Shah Kamal refused to accept and said: “O Idiot! Don’t blacken your face by sending worldly wealth to dervish. Shun from such acts.” Ali Khan, later on apologised.

Shah Kamaal Qadri Kaithli

Sufi Quotes

Some people take their Shaikh (Pir) as God. This is great blunder. It is better they shut their mouth.

Some people take their Shaikh (Pir) as God. This is great blunder. It is better they shut their mouth.

Jama'at Ali Shah

Sufi Quotes

The Lower self is a part of the external or the unreal world and thus the saint guards his inner self.

The Lower self is a part of the external or the unreal world and thus the saint guards his inner self.

Abu Bakr Shibli

Naat-o-Manqabat

farmuud-e-mustafaa ba-maqaam-e-Gadiir-e-KHum
maulaa-e-Gulaamaan-e-mohammad alii alii

Sheikh Abu Saeed Safvi

Sufi Quotes

One who associates with kings and displays unseemly manners will be consigned by his folly to be killed.

One who associates with kings and displays unseemly manners will be consigned by his folly to be killed.

Abu Ali Daqqaaq

Persian Kalam

'vaaris'-e-'aashiq-e-rasuul bahr-e-janaaba-e-butuul
baad ze-dil-rubaa-e-uu sall-e-'alaa mohammadin

Haji Waris Ali Shah

Ghazal

daaG-e-siina jab miraa mehr-e-daraKHshaa.n bin gayaa
sub.h-e-saadiq kii tarah chaak-e-garebaa.n ban gayaa

Shah Naseer

Sufi Quotes

There are three degrees of steadfastness:

There are three degrees of steadfastness:
“Setting things upright (Taqwim) mankind things sound and ‘straight (iqama) and being upright (Istiqama). Taqwim concerns discipline of the soul; iqama, retirement of the heart and Istiqama, bringing the inmost being near to God.

Abu Ali Daqqaaq

Sufi Quotes

Shame means abandoning all pretensions before God.

Shame means abandoning all pretensions before God.

Abu Ali Daqqaaq

Sufi Quotes

Repentance is divided into three parts.

Repentance is divided into three parts.
The first is Tauba, the middle is Inaba (turn to God) and the last is Tauba (return).

Abu Ali Daqqaaq