Rubai

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

Omar Khayyam

Persian Kalam

maa raa ba-Gamza kusht-o-qazaa raa bahaana saaKHt
KHud suu-e-maa na-diid-o-hayaa raa bahaana saaKHt

Mirza Muhammad Hussain Qateel

Masnavi

burdan-e-baadshaah aa.n tabiib raa bar-sar-e-biimaar taa-haal-e-uu raa ba-biinad
chuu.n guzasht aa.n majlis-o-kHvaan-e-karam

Rumi

Persian Kalam

saaqii-e-farKHunda-ruu KHez va ba-deh jaam raa
vaz mai-e-KHud mast kun ii.n dil-e-naakaam raa

Ahmad Shahjahanpuri

Sufi Proverb

dar-e-darvaza raa miitavaa.n bast. dahan-e-ardum raa nami-tavaa.n bast

dar-e-darvaza raa miitavaa.n bast. dahan-e-ardum raa nami-tavaa.n bast

Oral Tradition

Masnavi

baaz tarjiih nihaadan-e-sher jehd raa bar tavakkul-o-favaa.id-e-jehd raa bayaan kardan
sher guft aare-o-lekin ham ba-bii.n

Rumi

Persian Kalam

man badii.n KHuubii-o-zebaa.ii na-diidam ruu.e raa
vii.n dil-aavezii-o-dil-bandii na-baashad muu.e raa

Saadi Shirazi

Masnavi

aamoKHtan-e-vaziir makr-e-baadshaah raa
uu vaziire daasht gabr-o-'ishva dah

Rumi

Masnavi

har ki saahab zauq buud az guft-e-uu
lazzate mii diid-o-talKHii juft-e-uu

Rumi

Persian Kalam

zamiin-o-aasmaa.n raa jalva-gaah-e-yaar mii-biinam
vajuud-e-zarra-o-KHurshiid zaa.n ruKHsaar mii-biinam

Ghulam Hasan Bithvi

Persian Kalam

ba-mir.aat-e-jahaa.n ba-namuud jaanaa.n ruu-e-zebaa raa
ba-ra.ng-e-diigar-o-shaan-e-diigar har piir-o-barnaa raa

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Persian Sufi Poetry

savaal
kudaamiin nuqta raa nutq-ast anal-haq

Mahmood Shabistari

Kalaam

allaah re hausla nigh-e-be-qaraar kaa
nazzaara aur jumbish-e-mizhgaan-e-yaar kaa

Mahirul Qadri

Persian Sufi Poetry

ba-kHandaaniid dast-e-naazukash zaKHm-e-dil-e-maa raa
qavii-baazuu ba-farmaa yaa ilaahii qaatil-e-maa raa

Shah Akbar Danapuri

Persian Kalam

ishq-e-aa.alii-maqaam raa naazam
maaya-e-ehtishaam raa naazam

Hazeen Zaidpuri

Sufi Proverb

Khuubruuyaa.n kushaadah ruu baashand. tuu keh ruu bastaii magar zitshi?

Khuubruuyaa.n kushaadah ruu baashand. tuu keh ruu bastaii magar zitshi?

Oral Tradition

Masnavi

javaab guftan-e-hudhud taa'na-e-zaaG raa
guft ai shah bar man-e-'uur-e-gadaa

Rumi

Masnavi

qubuul kardan-e-nasaaraa makr-e-vaziir raa
sad hazaaraa.n mard-e-tarsaa suu-e-uu

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

ai ba-lutf-e-KHvesh 'aashiq raa 'Gyaas'
ruuh-e-'iisaa az tu yaabad imbi'aas

Rumi

Rubai

az kaar-e-jahaa.n 'uqda kushuudam hama raa
dar mehnat-o-andoh rubuudam hama raa

Sarmad Kashani