Sufi Proverb

uud bar aatish nihand-o-mushk ba-saayand

uud bar aatish nihand-o-mushk ba-saayand

Oral Tradition

Rubai

chuu.n 'uud na-buud chob bed aavurdam
ruu-e-siyah-o-muu-e-safed aavurdam

Sheikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri

Ghazal

kyuu.n ra.ng u.D rahaa hai dil-e-be-qaraar kaa
shaayad ye rahne vaalaa nahii.n is dayaar kaa

Abdul Hameed Adam

sher

u.D sake.n barsaat me.n kis tarah jugnuu be-shumaar
josh-e-giriyaa me.n sharar-afshaa.n jo dil aksar na ho

Raza Firangi Mahali

Naat-o-Manqabat

jo saaya tiraa u.D gayaa kamlii vaale
vo huuro.n kii zulfe.n banaa kamlii vaale

Akbar Warsi Meerthi

Ghazal

silsila TuuTe na saaqii hosh u.D jaane ke ba.ad
mujh ko miltaa hii rahe paimaana paimaane ke ba.ad

Pir Naseeruddin Naseer

Doha

mai chahun ke uD chalun par bin uDa na jay

mai chaahuu.n ke u.D chaluu.n par bin u.Daa na jaay
kaah kahau.n kartaar ko jo par naa diyaa lagaay

Aasi Ghazipuri

Kalaam

jin raato.n me.n nii.nd u.D jaatii hai kyaa qahr kii raate.n hotii hai.n
darvaazo.n se Takraa jaate hai.n diivaaro.n se baate.n hotii hai.n

Aarzu Lakhnavi

Persian Sufi Poetry

bar uud-e-dilm navaaKHt yak zamzama ishq
zaa.n zamzama-am ze-paa-e-taa-sar hama ishq

Jami

Bait

uD ke aaya hai lagan mein tere jal jaane ko

u.D ke aayaa hai lagan me.n tire jal jaane ko
shauq se phuu.nk de ai sham.a tuu parvaane ko

Shah Turab Ali Qalandar

sher

ishq adaa-navaaz-e-husn husn karishma-saaz-e-ishq
aaj se kyaa azal se hai husn se saaz-baaz-e-ishq

Bedam Shah Warsi

sher

ishq adaa-navaaz-e-husn husn karishma-saaz-e-ishq
aaj se kyaa azal se hai husn se saaz-baaz-e-ishq

Bedam Shah Warsi

sher

mujh KHasta-dil kii iid kaa kyaa puuchhnaa huzuur
jin ke gale se aap mile un kii iid hai

Bedar Shah Warsi

sher

adaa-o-naaz-e-qaatil huu.n kabhii andaaz-e-bismil huu.n
kahii.n mai.n KHanda-e-gul huu.n kahii.n soz-e-anaadil huu.n

Kausar Khairabadi

sher

adaa-o-naaz-e-qaatil huu.n kabhii andaaz-e-bismil huu.n
kahii.n mai.n KHanda-e-gul huu.n kahii.n soz-e-anaadil huu.n

Kausar Khairabadi

Ghazal

ii.d kaa chaa.nd hai tuu ii.d mubaarak ho tujhe
mujh du.aa-go se ye kah diid mubaarak ho tujhe

Shah Turab Ali Qalandar

Ghazal

jhuk ke saaGar se gale miltaa hai paimaane kii ii.d
apnii hastii se guzar jaanaa hai mastaane kii ii.d

Bedam Shah Warsi

sher

vo adaa-shanaas-e-KHizaa.n huu.n mai.n vo mizaaj-daan-e-bahaar huu.n
na hai e'tibaar-e-KHizaa.n mujhe na yaqiin fasl-e-bahaar par

Aziz Warsi Dehlvi

sher

vo adaa-shanaas-e-KHizaa.n huu.n mai.n vo mizaaj-daan-e-bahaar huu.n
na hai e'tibaar-e-KHizaa.n mujhe na yaqiin fasl-e-bahaar par

Aziz Warsi Dehlvi

Sufi Proverb

har roz eid niist ki halvaa KHurad kasii

Not every day is a festival when one can eat sweetmeat.

Oral Tradition