Sufi Proverb

qadr-e-baba aa.n zamaa.n daanii KHud baba shavii

One will never appreciate having a father until one becomes a father.

Oral Tradition

Persian Kalam

ruu-e-jama.iiyat kujaa biinad ba-umr-e-KHveshtan
aa.n ki baashad har zamaa.n aashufta-e-ruu-e-digar

Shams Maghribi

Persian Kalam

man kiistam taa har zamaa.n pesh-e-nazar biinam turaa
gaahe guzar kun suu-e-man taa dar guzar biinam turaa

Hilali Chughtai

Ghazal

har zamaa.n yaarab KHayaal-e-chashm-e-masataana rahe
baada-e-vahdat rahe aur zikr-e-jaanaana rahe

Ghausi Shah

Persian Kalam

chuu.n ruKHat raa har zamaa.n husn-o-jamaale diigarast
laajaram har-dam maraa baa tuu visaale diigarast

Shams Maghribi

Rubai

abnaa-e-zamaa.n ba-yak digar dil ta.ng and
paivasta ba-KHud chuu muKHtalif aaha.ng and

Sarmad Kashani

Persian Kalam

yaar-e-maa raa har zamaa.n naam-o-nishaane diigar ast
suurat-o-shakl-e-uu raa har-vaqt shaane diigar ast

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Persian Sufi Poetry

man kujaa buudam 'ajab be-tuu darii.n chandii.n zamaa.n
dar pai-e-tuu ham-chu tiir-o-dar kaf-e-tuu chuu.n kamaa.n

Rumi

Naat-o-Manqabat

abul-vaqt Gaus-e-zamaa.n Gaus-e-aa'zam
shahanshaah-e-kaun-o-makaa.n Gaus-e-aa'zam

Sheikh Abu Saeed Safvi

Naat-o-Manqabat

yahii iltijaa hai shah-e-zamaa.n tire aastaane pe sar rahe
merii sajda-rezii chamak uThe jo nasiib me.n tiraa dar rahe

Ghulam Qutubuddin Faridi

Kalaam

zer-e-charkH-o-sar zamii.n na rahe
mujh ko kahte hai.n tuu kahii.n na rahe

Sufi Tabassum

Naat-o-Manqabat

ai zamii.n tujh par nuzuul-e-aasmaa.n hone ko hai
goyaa nuur KHaaliq-e-'aalam ayaa.n hone ko hai

Syed Faizan Warsi

Naat-o-Manqabat

vo sartaaj-e-rusul aa.e risaalat ho to aisii ho
vo bkHshaa.eng kul ummat shafaa'at ho to aisii ho

Zamin Nizami

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

Naat-o-Manqabat

avval aaKHir zaahir baatin sab ke haamii sab ke zaamin
sab ke aaqaa sab ke mohsin sallallaahu-alaiahe-vasallaam

Zaheen Shah Taji

sher

nahii.n pa.Dte hai.n zamii.n par jo tire naqsh-e-qadam
kyuu.n u.De ra.ng-e-hinaa Gair ke ghar jaane me.n

Riyaz Khairabadi

Ghazal

charaaG-e-gul the zamii.n kii gardish Thahar rahii thii
mai.n tere hamraah baaG-e-jaa.n se guzar rahii thii

Saima Zaidi

sher

vo lahar huu.n jo pyaas bujhaa.e zamiin kii
chamke jo aasmaa.n pe vo patthar nahii.n huu.n mai.n

Muzaffar Warsi

sher

bas me.n tire zamii.n hai qabze me.n aasmaa.n hai
ai do-jahaa.n ke maalik meraa nishaa.n kahaa.n hai

Hairat Shah Warsi