Persian Sufi Poetry

mehmaan-e-tu-am ai jaa.n zinhaar ma-KHusp imshab
ai jaan-o-dil-e-mehmaa.n zinhaar ma-KHusp imshab

Rumi

Rubai

zinhaar kanuu.n ki mii tavaanii baarii
buu-daar za KHaatir ’aziize baarii

Omar Khayyam

Ghazal

nahaanaa mat tuu ai rashk-e-parii zinhaar paanii me.n
habaab aisaa na ho shiisha bane ik baar paanii me.n

Shah Naseer

Ghazal

yaaro na Dhuu.nDhyo kahii.n zinhaar dekhnaa
apne hii dil me.n yaar ko har baar dekhnaa

Makhdoom Khadim Safi

Ghazal

aaraam tire kuuche me.n zinhaar na paayaa
Dhuu.nDhaa to kahii.n saaya-e-diivaar na paayaa

Arsh Gayavi

Ghazal

ai dil kahii.n na jaa.iyo zinhaar dekhnaa
apne hii beach yaar kaa diidaar dekhnaa

Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Persian Sufi Poetry

ai yaar-e-man ai yaar-e-man ai yaar-e-be-zinhaar-e-man
ai hijr-e-tuu dil soz-e-man ai lutf-e-tuu Gam-KHvaar-e-man

Rumi

Sufi Proverb

Gam-e-zer-e-dastaa.n baKHur ziinahaar. batars az zabar dastii-e-rozgaar

Behold, look after those who are inferior to you, and beware the ( fickle) fortune which is superior to you.

Oral Tradition

Persian Sufi Poetry

raahest haqiiqat ki daruu niist takalluf
zinhaar makun dar rah-e-tahqiiq tavaqquf

Hakeem Sanai

Rubai

KHvaahii ke jamaal-e-Gaib dar dil yaabii
zinhaar talab makun ke mushkil yaabii

Khwaja Baqi Billah

Persian Sufi Poetry

ba-zinhaarat dar aamad jaan-e-chaakar
maraa dar hijr-e-be-zinhaar ma-guzaar

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

maahiyaan-e-jaan-e-jaan-e-maa zinhaar KHvaah
az tu ai dariyaa-e-jaanii fasqinaa

Rumi

Persian Sufi Poetry

huquuq-e-shar.a raa zinhaar ma-guzaar
va lekin KHeshtan raa ham nigah-daar

Mahmood Shabistari

Persian Sufi Poetry

kardii chuu-rozgaar faraamosh banda raa
zinhaar ahd-e-yaar-e-vafaadaar gosh daar

Hafiz

Rubai

zinhaar ma-kun qubuul dil KHush na-barii
bisyaar KHumaar daarad ii.n nashsha-e-sam

Sarmad Kashani

Rubai

zinhaar za dast-e-naakasa.n aab-e-zulaal
bar lab machkaa.n agar dar aatish baashii

Omar Khayyam

Ghazal

dil aise sitam-gaar se iz.haar-e-mohabbat
aisaa kahii.n phir dekhiyo zinhaar na hove

Khwaja Meer Dard

Persian Sufi Poetry

na-yaayad hargiz az vai KHud-numaa.ii
hama ruu-e-tuu dar KHalq-ast zinhaar

Mahmood Shabistari

Rubai

zinhaar darii.n saraa che az ruu-e-majaaz
chiize na-guzaarii ki namii aa.ii baaz

Omar Khayyam

Mukhammas

diivaana kabhii sham.a kaa parvaana na hotaa
ulfat me.n na zinhaar kisii kii ko.ii martaa

Imdad Ali Ulvi