Persian Sufi Poetry

sawal - che bahar-ast aan ki ilmash sahil aamad

savaal
che bahar-ast aa.n ki ilmash saahil aamad

Mahmud Shabistari

Ghazal

kaash dil-e-sad-chaak ye ban kar bechne vaalaa phuulo.n kaa
kuu-e-butaa.n me.n jaa ke pukaare lo ko.ii gajraa phuulo.n kaa

Shah Naseer

Ghazal

yuu.n gulshan-e-hastii kii maalii ne banaa Daalii
phuulo.n se judaa kaliyaa.n kaliyo.n se judaa Daalii

Bedam Shah Warsi

Ghazal

vahii ham the kabhii jo raat din phuulo.n me.n tulte the
vahii ham hai.n ki turbat chaar phuulo.n ko tarastii hai

Bedam Shah Warsi

Persian Sufi Poetry

dila ba-soz ki soz-e-tu kar-ha ba-kunad

dilaa ba-soz ki soz-e-tuu kaar-haa ba-kunad
niyaaz-e-niim-shabii dafa.a-e-sad-balaa ba-kunad

Hafiz

Ghazal

ham ne phuulo.n ko jo dekhaa lab-o-ruKHsaar ke ba.ad
phuul dekhe na ga.e husn-e-ruKH-e-yaar ke ba.ad

Purnam Allahabadi

Ghazal

kahte hai.n mahak kar gul-e-mazmuun manaaqib
phuulo.n me.n 'riyaaz' aap ke KHushbuu-e-alii hai

Riyaz Khairabadi

Persian Sufi Poetry

raushan az partaw-e-ruyat nazare nist ki nist

naazukaa.n raa safar-e-ishq haraam-ast haraam
ki bahar-gaam darii.n rah KHatre niist ki niist

Hafiz

Rubai

dar dahr har aa.n ki niim-naane daarad
az bahar nashist aastaane daarad

Omar Khayyam

Persian Sufi Poetry

ba-rau ai tabibam az sar ki KHabar ze-sar na-daram

ba-man ar-che mai-parastam ma-dehad mai ki mastam
ma-bared dil ze-dastam ki dile digar na-daaram

Hafiz

Persian Sufi Poetry

majo sabram ki ja-e-an na-manda ast

dile daaram ki maa.nda ast az pai-e-ishq
KHirad-juu.ii baraa.e aa.n na-maa.nda ast

Amir Khusrau

Persian Kalam

guftam ki raushan chuu.n qamar guftaa ki ruKHsaar-e-manast
guftam ki shiirii.n az shakar guftaa ki guftaar-e-manast

Amir Khusrau

Persian Sufi Poetry

dile ke ghaib numayast wa jam-e-jam darad

dile ke Gaib numaayast va jaam-e-jam daarad
ze-KHaatma ke dam-e-gum-shud che Gam daarad

Hafiz

Persian Kalam

chamane ki taa-qayaamat gul-o-bahaar baada
saname ki bar jamaalash do-jahaa.n nisaar baada

Amir Khusrau

Persian Sufi Poetry

nasim-e-subh-e-saadat badan nishan ki tu dani

yakiist turkii-e-taazii darii.n mu.aamla 'haafiz'
hadiis-e-ishq bayaa.n kun ba-har zabaa.n ki tuu daanii

Hafiz

Saakhi

chetawani ka ang - lae ka laha lijiye lae ki bhar le bhaar

lae kaa laahaa liijiye lae ki bhar le bhaar
lae ki banijii kiijiye lae kaa saahuukaar

Ghreebdas Ji

Persian Kalam

bahar balaa ki tuu KHvaahii be-aazmaa.e maraa
ki dar mushaahid-e-tuu balaa namii biinam

Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti

Ghazal

phuul hii phuul khile jin kii badaulat ai dost
un ke hisse me.n na phuulo.n ke KHazaane aa.e

Purnam Allahabadi

Persian Sufi Poetry

hikayat-e-gada-zada ba baadshah-zada - faqir ke laDke ka shahzade par farefta hona

yake raa ki sar KHush buvad baa yake
nayaazaarad az vai ba-har a.ndke

Shaikh Sadi

Doha

nai riti ya pit ki pahlen sab sukh deh

na.ii riiti yaa piit kii pahle.n sab sukh deh
paachia.n dukh kii jiil me.n Daar krai tan kheh

Barkatullah Pemi