Sufi Proverb

taa jaan hast umiid hast

taa jaan hast umiid hast

Oral Tradition

Persian Sufi Poetry

ruu-e-tuu kas na-diid-o-hazaarat raqiib hast
dar parda.ii hanuuz-o-sadat andaliib hast

Hafiz

Sufi Proverb

taa nafs hast aarzuu baaqi ast

taa nafs hast aarzuu baaqi ast

Oral Tradition

Sufi Quotes

In one of his prayers he said: “O God, thou knowest that in my eyes the eight Paradises have a little worth when they are compared with that honor which thou hast shown me in giving Thy love or that familiarity which Thou hast given me by the commemoration (Zikr) of Thy Name or that freedom from all else which Thou hast granted me when I meditate on the greatness of Thy Glory.”

In one of his prayers he said: “O God, thou knowest that in my eyes the eight Paradises have a little worth when they are compared with that honor which thou hast shown me in giving Thy love or that familiarity which Thou hast given me by the commemoration (Zikr) of Thy Name or that freedom from all else which Thou hast granted me when I meditate on the greatness of Thy Glory.”

Ibrahim ibn Adham

Persian Sufi Poetry

hast 'aaqil har zamaane dar Game paidaa shudan
hast 'aashiq har zamaane be-kHud-o-shaidaa shudan

Rumi

Persian Kalam

hast dar ishq ii.n ki naaz-e-kase
mii-shavad aashiqii niyaaz-e-kase

Nooruddin Zuhoori

Persian Sufi Poetry

KHabrat hast ki dar misr shakar arzaa.n shud
KHabrat hast ki dai gum shud-o-taabistaa.n shud

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

humaanaa taale.a-e-man hast bedaar
ki nazdam aamad aa.n yaar-e-vafaadaar

Ibrahim Aajiz

Rubai

har nek-o-bade ki hast dar dast-e-kHudaast
ii.n maa'nii-e-paidaa-o-nihaa.n dar hama jaast

Sarmad Kashani

Persian Sufi Poetry

aa.n suKHan guftan-e-tuu hast hunuuzam dar gosh
vaa.n shakar-KHanda.e shiiriin-e-tuu az chashma-e-nosh

Amir Khusrau

Rubai

chandaa.n ki za KHud niist taram hast taram
har-chand buland-paaya taram past taram

Omar Khayyam

Persian Kalam

gar dilam mahbat-e-nuurast ajab niist 'aziiz'
piir-e-maa hast asadullaah alii shaah-e-najaf

Aziz Safipuri

Rubai

har nek-o-bade ki hast diidam hama raa
har kHaar-o-gule ki buvad chiidam hama raa

Sarmad Kashani

Rubai

dil agar daanaa buvad andar kanaarash yaar hast
chashm agar biinaa buvad dar har taraf diidaar hast

Sarmad Kashani

Sufi Proverb

taa resha dar aab hast umiid-e- samarii hast

As long as the roots have water , one may hope for fruit.

Oral Tradition