Persian Sufi Poetry

ai nasim-e-sahar aaram-gah-e-yar kujast

ai nasiim-e-sahar aaraam-gah-e-yaar kujaast
manzil-e-aa.n mah-e-aashiq kush-e-yaar kujaast

Hafiz

Did You Know

Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia's Khanqah attracted greater number of people as compared to the count of the then Sultans. The Sultans always wondered what lured the common man to the Khanqah. Alauddin Khilji had sent spies to his Khanqah with a view to knowing and if necessary checking such influx of people. The people still kept coming in large numbers.

Rubai

aamad sahar aa.n dil-bar-e-KHuunii.n jigraa.n
guft ai ze tuu bar KHaatir-e-man baar-e-garaa.n

Mulla Jami

Persian Sufi Poetry

sahar chu bulbul-e-be-dil dame shudam dar bagh

sahar chuu bulbul-e-be-dil dame shudam dar baaG
ki taa chuu bulbul-e-be-dil kunam ilaaj-e-dimaaG

Hafiz

Persian Sufi Poetry

raftam ba-bagh ta ki ba-chinam sahar gule

raftam ba-baaG taa ki ba-chiinam sahar gule
aamad ba-gosh naagaham aavaaz-e-bulbule

Hafiz

Ghazal

kuchh KHabar hai tujh ko ai aasuuda-e-KHvaab-e-lahad
shab jo terii yaad me.n ham taa-sahar royaa ka.e

Hasrat Mohani

Persian Sufi Poetry

dosh lal-e-tu mara ta-ba-sahar mehman dasht

dosh la.al-e-tuu maraa taa-ba-sahar mehmaa.n daasht
murda-e-hijr ze-buu-e-tuu hama shab jaa.n daasht

Amir Khusrau

Arill

arill chhand - sunn sahar aajub sahj dhuni lagai

sunn sahar aajuub sahj dhunii laaga.ii
i.ngl pi.ngl ko khel amii tab paaga.ii

Gulal Saheb

Ghazal

raftaar yaar kaa agar andaaz bhuul jaaye
gulshan me.n KHaak u.Daatii nasiim-e-sahar phire

Fana Nizami

Persian Sufi Poetry

sahar-gah ki bedar gardida-budam

sahar-gah ki bedaar gardiida-buudam
subuuhii do seh baada noshiida buudam

Amir Khusrau

Ghazal

bhaTTii ko chalaa kyaa hote sahar puuchho to ko.ii 'sajjaad' satii
thaa raat talak to kaam us ko ashGaal satii auraad satii

Ghulam Naqshband Sajjad

Persian Kalam

nasiim shukr-e-Gam kunad vaziifa dam-ba-dam kunad
sar-e-niyaaz KHam kunad ba-KHaak-e-aastaan-e-maa

Jigar Moradabadi

Persian Sufi Poetry

dar nasihat wa tark-e-talluq az KHalq farmayad

dar hasrat-e-nasiim sabaa.iim ai basaa
kaarad sabaa nasiim va nayaarad nasiim-e-maa

Hakeem Sanayee

Did You Know

Shaikh Jamaluddin of Hansi, a senior disciple-of Baba Farid remarks-
"Oh Ahmad! The (mystic) objective cannot be achieved through performance of extraordinary number of prayers and fasts, but by fulfilling the needs of the people."

Maktub

The company of the saints

It thou wouldst know the unknown, taste the nectar of grace and transcend the seven heavens,

Sheikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri

Malfooz

Since the Amir’s name is Mu’in al-Din, he is not ‘Ain al-Din (“Essence of the Faith”)

Maulana Rumi

Ghazal

soz-e-dil se dast-e-maatam panja-e-KHuu.n kis liye
haa.n shab-e-Gam chaak-daamaan-e-sahar darkaar thaa

Aasi Ghazipuri

Persian Kalam

soz-e-dil ashk-e-ravaa.n aah-e-sahar naala-e-sahar
ii.n hama az asar-e-lutf-e-shumaa mii-biinam

Hafiz

Persian Sufi Poetry

ba-muddai ma-goed asrar-e-ishq-o-masti

baa-zo.af-o-naa-tavaanii ham-chuu nasiim KHush-baash
biimaar-e-andarii rah KHush-tar ze-tandurustii

Hafiz

Persian Sufi Poetry

fuzun shud ishq-e-jaanan roz-ta-roz

che KHuftii KHez ai murG-e-sahar-KHez
turaa roze hamii baayad muraa rose

Amir Khusrau