Persian Sufi Poetry

mantiq-ut-tair - dar sifat-e-wadi-e-ishq goyad

lahza.ii na kaafirii daanad na dii.n
zarra.ii na shak shanaasad na yaqii.n

Shaikh Fariduddin Attar

Persian Sufi Poetry

az aan gulshan giriftaram shamma-i baz

ta.ammul kun ba-chashm-e-dil yakaayak
ki taa bar KHezad az pesh-e-tuu ii.n shak

Mahmud Shabistari

Ghazal

bhalaa bil-farz val-taqdiir be-shak dozaKHii huu.n mai.n
ba-har-suurat kalaataa huu.n Gulaam-e-hasht-o-chaar aaKHir

Shah Turab Ali Deccani

Ghazal

mazkuur hu.aa yaa.n magar us gul ke dahan kaa
jo rashk se har Guncha kaa dil baaG me.n shaq hai

Bedar Meer Mohammad

Pad

charan chalau shriwrindawan mag jahn muni ali pik kir

charan chalau shrivrindaavan mag jah.n muni ali pik kiir
kar tum kaarau karam krshnaarpan aha.nkaar taji dhiir

Jugal Priya

Did You Know

Ali Haider raised his voice against injustice and oppression. We find the word of great revolution against injustice, in the poetry of Ali Haider. Indians have accepted the yoke of slavery under Persia and Khurasan. Haider does not hesitate to satire who was ruling in India. Poet writes, "Don't they get poison? Why don't they die? There Turks have become shameless. Some of the traitors are offering plenty of wealth to the foreign invaders from Persia and Khurasan.

Ghazal

muft me.n a.ngusht-numaa karte ho aalam me.n abas
dost-e-naadaa.n setii be-shak dushman-e-daanaa hai KHuub

Shah Turab Ali Deccani

Ghazal

libaas-e-zaahirii par mai se be-shak daaG pa.Dte hai.n
magar piine se andar qalb ke dhabbe nahii.n rahte

Muztar Khairabadi

Ghazal

jo maut se Darte hai.n jiine pe jo marte hai.n
ai 'miir' vahii Dhuu.nDhe.n bas chashma-e-haivaa.n ko

Meer Ahdi Warsi

Rubai

thaa zill-e-KHudaa jism-e-mohammad be-shak
hotaa hai kahii.n saa.e kaa yaaro saayaa

Shah Ruknuddin 'Ishq'

Ghazal

ahdan samadan jaan-e-jahaa.n hai ham ne jaanaa laa-shak be-shak
jaan hai ab merii jaan-e-jahaanii laa-saanii sub.haan-allaah

Mardan Safi

Persian Sufi Poetry

qissa-e-kudake ki dar pesh-e-tabut-e-pidar mi-nalid wa suKHan-e-huji

ii.n nishaanii-haa ki guft uu yak-ba-yak
KHaana-e-maa raa-ast be-tardiid-o-shak

Maulana Rumi

Rubai

maa.em ba-raah-e-ishq poyaa.n hama-umr
vasl-e-tuu ba-jidd-o-jahd juuyaa.n hama-umr

Mulla Jami

Persian Sufi Poetry

sawal - ki shud bar sirr-e-wahdat waqif aaKHir

har aa.n kuu kard haasil ii.n tahaaraat
shavad be-shak sazaavaar-e-munaajaat

Mahmud Shabistari

Rubai

az manzil-e-kufr taa-ba-dii.n yak-nafas ast
va ze-a.alam shak taa-ba-yaqii.n yak-nafas ast

Omar Khayyam

Nazm

lam-yalid wa lam yulad

duusraa ko.ii hadd-e-gumaa.n tak nahii.n
terii vahdaaniyat me.n ko.ii shak nahii.n

Muzaffar Warsi

Ghazal

'aziiz'-e-KHasta-jaa.n se kuchh ilaaqa un ko hai be-shak
liyaa karte hai.n zer-e-lab ye naam aahista aahista

Azeez Safipuri

Manqabat-Na.at

pa.Dhaa sa.ng-reze ne kalma qamar shaq thaa ishaaro.n me.n
nabii kaa mo.ajiza shaan-e-KHudaa ma.aluum hotaa hai

Sanjar Ghazipuri

Persian Sufi Poetry

sawal - qadim-o-mohdis az hum chun juda shud

chuu shak daarii daraa.n kii.n chuu.n KHayaal-ast
ki baa vahdat du.ii ain-e-zalaal-ast

Mahmud Shabistari

Rubai

gar chashm-e-tuu haal-e-man ba-daanad na ajab
shak niist ki haal-mast mastaa.n daanand

Omar Khayyam