Qissa

BAGH O BAHAR; OR TALES OF THE FOUR DERVISHES.

When this book was finished, through the favor of God, I took it into my mind

Amir Khusrau

Sufi Quotes

He would seldom discourse on the subject of tauheed to the common men; rather he would never open arcane secrets of divinity to them. Mian Mir would often read the following couplet (translation only):- Talk of tauheed (Divine Unity) is like illusion. O Son! Who can be saturated by the illusion! If a vulgar talks about tauheed, what will he get except defame.

He would seldom discourse on the subject of tauheed to the common men; rather he would never open arcane secrets of divinity to them. Mian Mir would often read the following couplet (translation only):- Talk of tauheed (Divine Unity) is like illusion. O Son! Who can be saturated by the illusion! If a vulgar talks about tauheed, what will he get except defame.

Mian Mir Qadri

Rubai

muddat-e-taii.n baaG-o-bostaa.n ko dekhaa
ya.anii ki bahaar aur KHizaa.n ko dekhaa

Khwaja Meer Dard

Sufi Proverb

vujuud mardum daana zar talaa ast. bahar kujaa kah ruud qadr-o-qiimatash daanad

vujuud mardum daana zar talaa ast. bahar kujaa kah ruud qadr-o-qiimatash daanad

Oral Tradition

Kalaam

ham mai-kade se mar ke bhii baahar na jaa.e.nge
mai-kash hamaarii KHaak ke saaGar banaa.e.nge

Bedam Shah Warsi

Rubai

az sohbat-e-hamdaa.n ba-baaG-o-saharaa
zauq-e-sukHne buud-o-havaa.e miinaa

Sarmad Kashani

Sufi Quotes

Garments donned should be such, that no one could recognise that you are traveller of Sufi path. Mian Mir would always condemn patched frock-the conventional garments of Sufis.

Garments donned should be such, that no one could recognise that you are traveller of Sufi path. Mian Mir would always condemn patched frock-the conventional garments of Sufis.

Mian Mir Qadri

Rubai

gar vaalih-e-dasht-o-baaG go.ii hastam
gar shefta-e-ayaaG go.ii hastam

Sarmad Kashani

Rubai

chuu.n KHuun-e-dilam laala ba-bii.n dar ra.ng ast
ii.n chashm-o-charaag niiz baa-daaG KHush ast

Sarmad Kashani

Ghazal

baaG-o-bahisht-o-huur-o-jannat abraaro.n ko kiijiye inaayat
hame.n nahii.n kuchh us kii zaruurat aap ke ham diivaane hai.n

Nisar Akbarabadi

Ghazal

mirii taariif kii thii us se ba.azo.n ne so vo sun-kar
lagaa kahne jo sunte the vo apnaa aashnaa niklaa

Khwaja Meer Dard

Ghazal

haatho.n se mohtasib ke hai.n ab mai-kada ke biich
saaGar shikasta-kHaatir-o-miinaa shikasta-dil

Khwaja Meer Dard

Ghazal

tum aa.e baaG baaG ye viiraana ho gayaa
vahshat-kada hamaaraa parii-KHaana ho gayaa

Shah Akbar Danapuri

sher

dekh ai chaman-e-husn tujhe baaG me.n KHandaa.n
shabnam nahii.n ye gul pe KHajaalat se araq hai

Meer Muhammad Bedar

Persian Sufi Poetry

safar kardam bahar shahre daviidam
chuu shahr-e-'ishq-e-man shahre na-diidam

Rumi

Ghazal

bahar-suurat Thahar jaanaa pa.Degaa
agar raste me.n mai-KHaana pa.Degaa

Jurm Muhammadabadi

sher

misl-e-nigaah ghar se na baahar rakhaa qadam
phir aa.e har taraf ye jahaa.n ke tahaa.n rahe

Meer Muhammad Bedar

Kalaam

tire kahne se mai.n az-bas-ki baahar ho nahii.n saktaa
iraada sabr kaa karataa to huu.n par ho nahii.n saktaa

Khwaja Meer Dard

Rubai

dar baaG chu bud Guura-e-tursh avval dii
shiirii.n za che gasht-o-talkH chuu.n aamdamii

Omar Khayyam