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| Searching... Subject: SUFISM Matches Found: 320 ALAS, I HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY LOVE FOR YOU!, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Singing, pir shams has made you hear, o my precious saheb Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism APPERANCE OF THE INCITING SOUL IS LIKE SOME BLACK CUR, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: This ill-omened one is the great tormentor, bahu, god guard us from it Subject(s): Sufism ARABIAN STALLIONS CANNOT BE HIDDEN BENEATH THREADBARE SADDL, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Bahu, what became of those who did not satisfy their beloved Subject(s): Sufism ARISE AND SHINE BRIGHT, MOON! THE STARS ARE ENGAGED IN YOUR, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: The beloved for whom I lost a lifetime, may I meet him just once, bahu Subject(s): Sufism ARISE AND SHINE BRIGHT, MOON! THE STARS RE ENGAGED IN DIVIN, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Don't clap your hands to make me fly, bahu, I'm about to take flight on my own Subject(s): Sufism AS THE ORCHARD IS WITH THE RAIN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Don't be like canaan, noah's son Last Line: What you have made is not a true believer Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism ASCETICS PRACTICE ASCETICISM, EXHAUSTED BY FASTS AND EXCESS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Only those who sat with the prophet, bahu, can offer true prayers Subject(s): Sufism AT LAST THOU HAST DEPARTED AND GONE TO THE UNSEEN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Since thou hast taken refuge with so loving a friend Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism AT MORNING-TIDE A MOON APPEARED IN THE SKY, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: One could neither behold the moon nor become the sea Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism AT NIGHT EYES CRY TEARS OF BLOOD AND BY DAY SHED GLANCES, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Let us head straight to him, bahu, not a drop of grief will remain Subject(s): Sufism BARKING OF INVISIBLE PUPPIES, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: There are many impudent hypocrites Last Line: Try to find the buyer that has already bought them, the owner Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism BASKET OF FRESH BREAD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The prophet muhammed said Last Line: On the spirit that the body could carry easily Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism BE STEEL, BE BEATEN, ONLY THEN WILL YOU BE CALLED A SWORD, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Be a true lover, bahu, only then will you drink the nectar of love Subject(s): Sufism BEAUTY THAT ALL NIGHT LONG TEACHES LOVE-TRICKS TO VENUS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: If the water of life should come to thee, it would not %stir thee from the flame Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism BEFORE THEE THE SOUL IS HOURLY DECAYING AND GROWING, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Is scudding without feet, shiplike, over the sea Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism BEING A FAQIR IS NOT DANCING AND WHIRLING, WAKING UP SLEEP, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: They are the real faquirs, bahu, who nurture the the friend in their hearts Subject(s): Sufism BEWARE! BEWARE THAT WAVERING MIND, O WARY ONES, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: He unlocked [the hearts] of all the dancers Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism BIRD CONVERSATIONS, SELECTION, by FARID OD-DIN MOHAMMAD EBN EBRAHIM ATTAR Poem Text First Line: The bird-soul was ashamed Last Line: "as shadows in the sun. Farewell!" Alternate Author Name(s): Attar, Ferideddin; Attar, Farid-uddin Subject(s): Birds; Sufism BIRTH AFTER BIRTH THEY BECAME MANIFEST, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: The wisdom of the guru Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism BLACKENED FACE IS BETTER THAN A BLACKENED HEART, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Scores of scholars fled the mosque, bahu, when their hearts were set aright Subject(s): Sufism BLESSED, INDEED, ARE YOU, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Has been recited by pir shams Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism CHURN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The forms and the creatures have a purpose Last Line: Who served this wine to us Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism COME, COME, FOR YOU WILL NOT FIND ANOTHER FRIEND LIKE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Since the speech of the tongue is not without offence %and injury Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS, SELS., by FARID OD-DIN MOHAMMAD EBN EBRAHIM ATTAR Poem Source First Line: The world's birds gathered for their conference Last Line: To hear his invitation and hide Alternate Author Name(s): Attar, Ferideddin; Attar, Farid-uddin Subject(s): Birds; Sufism CREED HAS SAVED MILLIONS FROM DROWNING AND TURNED, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: There is no blessing like the creed, bahu, in both resting places Subject(s): Sufism CREED RESOUNDS WITHIN ME, THE CREED THAT LOVE TAUGHT ME, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Bahu, my master taught me this creed, and now no pain remains Subject(s): Sufism DANCE WITH THE BANDAGE TORN OFF, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Dance, when you're broken open Last Line: As an infant boy is at his mother's breast Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism DAVID SAID: 'O LORD, SINCE THOU HAST NO NEED OF US, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: That you may be lost in the called, without distraction %of caller and call Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism DAZED! DAZED LIKE THAT STUNNED WASP, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Drink the holy water with sincerity Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism DEBTOR SHEIKH, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Sheikh ahmad was continually in debt Last Line: Let your eyes weep with the wanting Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism DIG A HOLE IN THIS BOOK, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Maybe you can't drink the entire oxus river Last Line: The categories dissolve %into one water Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism DIRT, DARKNESS AND DUST -- THE PATHS ARE FILLED WITH DREAD, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Khizr is in the fortunes of those, bahu, who gulp their fill over there Subject(s): Sufism DO NOT CHERISH THE WORLD, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Guru shams says so himself Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Beware, for the demons will engineer such kinds of trickery Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism DRINK NECTAR DAY AND NIGHT, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: [do this and] you will reap the fruit Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism DRINK THE HOLY WATER SINCERELY DAY AND NIGHT, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Dance in the company of truth Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism EVERY FORM YOU SEE HAS ITS ARCHETYPE IN THE PLACELESS WORLD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: If your body has aged, what matter, when the soul %is young? Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism EVERY MOMENT THE VOICE OF LOVE IS COMING FROM LEFT AND, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Thy light is at once joined with all things and apart %from all' Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism EVERYONE ASKS FOR FIRMNESS IN FAITH, BUT FEW FOR FIRMNESS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: I swear by my faith, bahu, keep my love firm Subject(s): Sufism EVERYONE CHURNS MILK AND YOGURT, LOVERS CHURN FIRE, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: They are the true mystics, bahu, who draw out butter from bones Subject(s): Sufism EVERYONE RECITES THE CREED OF THE TONGUE, FEW SAY THE CREED, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: It is this creed that the master taught us, bahu, and now I am eternally blessed Subject(s): Sufism EYES RED, FACES PALE, RENDING SIGHS FROM EVERY HEART, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: They are the true mystics, bahu, whose place is 'no place' Subject(s): Sufism FAITH LEFT FOR THE SAKE OF LOVE: LET'S LIVE AS DISBELIEVERS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Wherever the beloved cannot be seen, bahu, let's never recite the creed there Subject(s): Sufism FIRE OF LOVE, FUELED BY BONES: LOVERS SIT AND STOKE IT, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Thousands have been lovers, bahu, but love is in the fortunes of only a few Subject(s): Sufism FOR THE SAKE OF RELIGION, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: And join vimras and surbhan Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism FORCE OF FRIENDSHIP, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A sea-cow, a dugong, finds a special pearl Last Line: Just as the raven of longing carries the flying frog Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism FOURTEEN JEWELS, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source First Line: The first jewel is to love the saheb Last Line: These fourteen jewels pir shams has made manifest %by relating them to you Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism FRIEND FOR ONE BREATH AND AN ENEMY FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: And why should they suffer shoves, bahu, those who seek the true doorway Subject(s): Sufism FROM THE BOSOM OF SELF I CATCH CONTINUALLY A SCENT OF, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: My rhymes are ranked like willing servants Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism FROM THE SIGHS OF THE PAINSTRICKEN, STONE MOUINTAINS FALL, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: From the sighs of the painstricken, bahu, lovers are never afraid Subject(s): Sufism FROM THERE WE CAME TO UCCH, AND, INDEED, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Establish the ghat in this world of rebirth Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism GARDEN HAS BLOOMED, BAHU, SHAMING THE NARCISSUS AND RUE, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Blessed with god's bounteous path Subject(s): Sufism GARDEN-MAY ITS ROSE BE IN FLOWER TO RESURRECTION!, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: May the subsistence of thy servants depend on some- %thing other than these four! Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism GATES OF THE LAW ARE HIGH, THE MYSTIC PATH A TINY DOOR, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Only the lovers know the beloved's secret, bahu, what do donkey drovers know Subject(s): Sufism GIVE EAR, O MU'MINS, BE ATTENTIVE AND LISTEN, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: The turn of qa'im shah has come Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism GIVING AN ORDER, THE LORD SAID, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: And you will attain heaven Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism GO ON THE PILGRIMAGE, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: True friends and believers will reap the fruits Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism GOLDEN-MANED LION FORGOT HIS OWN TRUE FORM', by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: O brother! Banish all your delusions and repeat 'ali, ali' Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism GRASP THE SKIRT OF HIS FAVOUR, FOR ON A SUDDEN HE WILL FLEE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: The picture will fly from the tablet, the impression will %flee from the soul Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism GUIDE IS MECCA, THE SEEKER THE PILGRIM, AND LOVE HAS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: The guide is the fountain of life, bahu, arrayed in my every cell Subject(s): Sufism GUIDE PLANTED GOD'S JASMINE PLANT WITHIN ME, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Long live my perfect guide, bahu, who has planted this shrub Subject(s): Sufism GURU CAME EVERY NIGHT, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Be honest in giving your tithe Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism GURU CAME ON THE SEVENTH NIGHT, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: He had delivered a [great] performance Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism GURU CAME THE ECOND NIGHT, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Attain purity through truth Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism GURU CAME TO THE DANCE, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Listen carefully, all of you Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism GURU HIMSELF BROUGHT, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: And your sins will vanish Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism GURU REVEALED THE PATH TO THE ASTRAY, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: He unlocked the hearts of the wicked and unbelievers alike Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism GURU SAYS: LISTEN, O CARELESS ONES, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: He appeared in this age of kalyug and roamed Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism GURU SPOKE HIS SWEET WORDS, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Keep firm and steadfast in your heart %and give the tithe Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism HALF THE CURSES ON THE WORLD, AND ALL OF THEM ON THE WORLD, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Those who give up this world, bahu, will gain gardens in bloom Subject(s): Sufism HAPPY THE MOMENT WHEN WE ARE SEATED IN THE PALACE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Are at this moment both in iraq and khorasan, thou %and I Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism HAVING LEARNED THE LESSONS OF ETERNITY, WE SAW SPECTACLES, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Lovers drown in divine unity, bahu, see their incredible end Subject(s): Sufism HAVING LEARNED WISDOM FROM A THOUSAND BOOKS, THEY BECOME, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Whoever does not gain love, bahu, is a loser in both worlds Subject(s): Sufism HE SAID: WHO IS AT THE DOOR?, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: You would go beside yourself, neither door nor roof %would restrain you Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism HEAR, O BROTHER! LISTEN, O FRIEND, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Yes o believers, a supplication Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism HEART A BAZAAR AND THE MOUTH A GATEWAY, THE BREAST, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: It wastes time, bahu, and puts a padlock on life Subject(s): Sufism HEART IS DEEPER THAN RIVERS AND OCEANS, WHO KNOWS WHAT, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Those who are the heart's confidants, bahu, only they recognize the lord Subject(s): Sufism HEART IS REGISTER OF UNITY, SO STUDY IT ALWAYS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Both worlds are slaves of those, bahu, who guard allah in their hearts Subject(s): Sufism HEART OF THE GURU, YES, HIS HEART, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Know your religion, yes, realize it Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism HEART'S DESIRE IS UNFULFILLED AND DISTANT, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: And, bahu, I'm in awe of those who charge in Subject(s): Sufism HEART, CRY OUT! MAYBE THE LORD WILL HAR THE SIGHS OF THE, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Striking up a friendship with fire, bahu, should they burn or not Subject(s): Sufism HER MY REQUEST, MASTER OF MASTERS! WHO ELSE CAN I ADDRESS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: If there were not so many sins in me, bahu, whom would you absolve Subject(s): Sufism HIDDEN SHADOWS OF THE LORD MASTER, NOTHING IS KNOWN OF, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Tossing all else from the heart, bahu, keeps hoping for grace Subject(s): Sufism HOW DOES ONE RECOGNIZE THE SATGUR WHEN ONE MEETS HIM, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Of the thirty-three crore deities Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism I ABANDONED THIS WORLD WHEN I FOUND TRUE NEEDLESSNESS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: I cried tears of blood on this path, bahu, but for others it is all a joke Subject(s): Sufism I AM A FALCON, I FLY IN THE SEA OF DIVINE NOBILITY, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: A hundred million like hatim come begging at bahu's door Subject(s): Sufism I AM A PAINTER, A MAKER OF PICTURES; EVERY MOMENT I, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: O beloved, enter the house, or I will leave it Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism I AM THAT SUPPLICANT WHO MAKE SUPPLICATION TO THEE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: I will shorten this tale, for mine is a long grief Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism I AM UGLY AND MY BELOVED BEAUTIFUL -- HOW CAN I BE AGREEABL, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: This pain shall remain forever, bahu, I will die crying Subject(s): Sufism I CRIED OUT AT MIDNIGHT, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Rub thine eyes, and behold the image of the heart, the %image of the heart Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism I GRASPED THE MEANING OF THE CREED WHEN THE CREED GRABBED, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: I give my life for those, bahu, who have said the creed perfectly Subject(s): Sufism I HAVE HEARD THAT THOU DOST INTEND TO TRAVEL: DO NOT SO, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: If so be that thou throwest a glance upon (aught in) the %two worlds, do not so Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism I HAVE NO SOUVENIRS OF BAGHDAD EXCEPT WOUNDS, LONG AND DEEP, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: I'll beg for baghdad's scraps, bahu, and cry out 'miran! Miran!' Subject(s): Sufism I KNEW GOD WELL WHEN LOVE FLASHED BEFORE ME, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: I only found my beloved, bahu, when love made me aware Subject(s): Sufism I SAW MY BELOVED WANDERING ABOUT THE HOUSE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Soul and spirit are continually moving before me Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism I SEE MY LOVER ON THE OUTSIDE, AND HE IS ALSO VISIBLE IN MY, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: The mystic of miran says, bahu, all treasures are in the heart Subject(s): Sufism I WAS ON THAT DAY WHEN THE NAMES WERE NOT, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: None ever was drunken and intoxicated and distraught Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism I WAS SHACKLED AND MARCHED TO THE EARTH -- FROM THE HEAVENS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: I am in exile, my home far away, bahu, and my grief grows with every breath Subject(s): Sufism I WENT TO THE MASTER'S ABODE AND SAID, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: I am free in one moment from the desire of speech Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism IF A TREE MIGHT MOVE BY FOOT AND WING, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: For every tree gains beauty by the light of the sun Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism IF RELIGION LAY IN LEARNING, WHY WOULD THEY STICK THEIR, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: But true religion is theirs, bahu, who sacrifice their own heads Subject(s): Sufism IF THE LORD WERE FOUND BY BATHING AND WASHING, HE WOULD BE, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: The lord is only found by those, bahu, whose intentions are good Subject(s): Sufism IF THOU ART LOVE'S LOVER AND SEEKEST LOVE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: From desire of whose face every atom grew articulate Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism IF YOU WALK ON THE TRUE PATH, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: The world of rebirth Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism IF YOU WANT TO BE A LOVER AND EARN LOVE, THEN MAKE YOUR HEA, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Do not raise your head from prostration, bahu, even if thousands call you an infidel Subject(s): Sufism IMRA'U U 'L-QAYS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Imra' u 'l-qays, king of the arabs Last Line: A few bird-calls, and gotten pretigious Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism IN REPLY, THE BRAHMIN CHALLENGED, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Keep its meaning within Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism IN THE CITY OF LOVE LIVED KING MANASUDHA, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: And you will attain heaven Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism IN THE CITY OF LOVE WAS KING MANASUDHA, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Listen carefully, o you gathered ones Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism IN THE SCRIPTURE, IT IS WRITTEN THUS, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: They will attain the company of the guru %so says pir shams Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism JESUS ON THE LEAN DONKEY, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Of your guidance. %god will thank you' Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism KING HAS SUMMONED YOU, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Please set them free Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism KNOW WHAT MARVELS THE SHAH, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Be true in conduct Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism KNOW! REALIZE! RECOGNIZE THE ONE WHO HAS AUTHORITY, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Pir shams has recited and conveyed it to you Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism KNOWLEDGE HAS NEWLY COME: PERCHANCE YOU HAVE NO, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Do not flee, o babbler, for you have no refuge from %god Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 1 FROM THE ADDENDUM, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: Elegant decorations in there Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 116, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: If I don't hear soon from husam how pleased he is with you, I shall %be mighty hurt! Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 144, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: God knows what is right Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 19, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: Amen, god of the two worlds Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 20, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: May you stay in your infinity, and in your successes. %peace Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 24, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: Peace be with you, and glory Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 39, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: The god of both worlds Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 48, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: It can't show its color to us, %or put its fragrance into the air Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 54, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: Mixing with the particles of saladin Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 62, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: Honor and joy and happiness, god willing Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 67, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: May your soul desire to be in the sacred water of the prophets Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 68, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: Peace, and god's compassionate blessings, be with you Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 79, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: May you be a benefactor forever! Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 80, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: Amen, o god of the two worlds Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 81, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: Amen, o god of both worlds Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 83, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: Infinite, and I will be greatly indebted. May all go well Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER 98, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God opens doors Last Line: May your helping of people in difficulty become infinite Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LETTER TO A SUFI WHO HAS ABANDONED SURISM TO STUDY LAY, by THOMAS JAMES MERTON Poem Source First Line: Well, my friend, you prefer jurisprudence to contemplation Subject(s): Sufism LISTEN ALL YOU PEOPLE, FOLLOWERS OF THE TRUE PATH, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Whoever enters the religion of satpanth %is a servant of god Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism LISTEN TO A TALE, O MY BROTHERS, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: I have come as I had promised Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism LISTEN, O BROTHERS, O BELIEVERS, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Know that they are the truth Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism LIVING IN SWAMPS AND WANDERING IN JUNGLES, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: All my wishes were fulfilled, bahu, with one merciful glance of the perfect one Subject(s): Sufism LO! THE NECTAR OF DIVINE LIGHT RAINS ON US, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Believe in this with all your heart Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism LONG STRING, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: The mouse asks the beloved frog Last Line: Standing in t he midst of this %thought-traffic? Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LOOK ON ME, FOR THOU ART MY COMPANION IN THE GRAVE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: See the star of victory and the conqueror's banner! Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LOOK ON THE FACE OF LOVE, THAT YOU MAY BE PROPERLY A, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: When you escape from captivity you will return to %that orb Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LORD WAS NEITHER FOUND ON THE EXALTED THRONE, NOR IS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Ever since I held on to the guide, bahu, I have been freed of all torments Subject(s): Sufism LOST CAMEL, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: You've lost your camel, my friend Last Line: That other sun, in which this is a fleck of dust? Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism LOVE SAW ME WEAK AND IT CAME, TAKING OVER MY HOME, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: But all rational thoughts were forgotten, bahu, when love clapped its hands Subject(s): Sufism LOVE SAW ME WEAK AND IT LAUNCHED A RAID, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: I give my life for that guide, bahu, who told me the divine mystery Subject(s): Sufism LOVE WHICH DRINKS THE BLOOD OF THE PAINSTRICKEN IS A, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Do not fear this charge, bahu, for without the charge there is no meeting Subject(s): Sufism LOVER'S HEART IS LIKE MELTED WAX, RUSHING TOWARD ITS BEL, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Whoever does not possess love, bahu, loses both worlds Subject(s): Sufism LOVERS ALWAYS WANDER DRUNKEN FROM THEIR LOVE OF THE BELOVED, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Understanding should be destroyed Subject(s): Sufism LOVERS ARE NEVER FREE FROM THE MYSTERIES OF THE BELOVED, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: What good forltune is theirs, bahu, who have learned the alif correctly Subject(s): Sufism LOVERS PURIFY THEMSELVES BUT ONCE UNTIL RESURRECTION DAY, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Deak with them Subject(s): Sufism MAKE YOURSELF LIKE TO THE COMMUNITY, THAT YOU MAY FEEL, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Abandon life and the world, that you may behold the %life of the world Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism MAN OF GOD IS DRUNKEN WITHOUT WINE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: The man of god do thou seek and find! Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism MAN WHO WANTED TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE OF ANIMALS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A young man asks moses Last Line: And whispering in your ear %the original word Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism MAY MERCY RAIN ON THE WRETCHED TOWN WHERE BAHU LIVES, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Bahu, the true mystic is one who can see the beloved while at home Subject(s): Sufism MAY WE NEVER KEEP COMPANY WITH AN UNFAITHFUL FRIEND, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Sackfuls of sugar we add Subject(s): Sufism MERCY ONLY RESIDES IN A HOUSE WITH A BURNING LAMP, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: The beloved is visible everywhere, bahu, wherever my gaze turns Subject(s): Sufism MOSES AND THE SHEPHERD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Moses heard a shepherd on the road praying Last Line: This is certainly not like %we thought it was!' Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism MOUSE AND A FROG, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A mouse and a frog meet every morning on the riverbank Last Line: Let us die, %and dying, reply Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism MOUSE AND THE CAMEL, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A mouse caught hold of a camel's leading-rope Last Line: Your loving doesn't know its majesty, %until it knows its helplessness Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism MY CREATOR BUILT A WONDROUS CITY, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: O believers, recite and dwell upon it, o sir Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism MY GUIDE IS THE DIVINE FALCON WHO HAS GONE AND JOINED UP, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Place me in the hands of physicians Subject(s): Sufism MY INNER PAIN BURNS ME INSIDE, AND IF I BRING IT OUT, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Reaching the divine presence is not easy, bahu, so we are asking your name Subject(s): Sufism MY WHOLE BODY IS BURNED BY WORDS, PAIN HAS TAKEN ME OVER, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Be sincere and step forward, bahu, for perhaps the lord will let the seekers meet a friend Subject(s): Sufism NAKED SUN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Those who live in union Last Line: Embraces all the orchard-brides at once Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism NEITHER AM I A SAGE, NOR AM I A SCHOLAR, NOR A CLERIC, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Unless you attain allah, bahu, this world is but a game Subject(s): Sufism NEITHER AM I A YOGI NOR AM I A DERVISH BARD, NOR HAVE I, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: The guide has done a beautiful thing, bahu, in an instant transporting me there Subject(s): Sufism NEITHER AM I SUNNI NOR AM I SH'A -- MY HEART IS BITTER, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: They made it across safe and sound, bahu, who clung to the guide's hem Subject(s): Sufism NO FAVOUR WAS LEFT WHICH THAT WINSOME BEAUTY DID NOT, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Never shone upon aught perishable but he made it %eternal Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism NO JOY HAVE I FOUND IN THE TWO WORLDS APART FROM THEE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Till thou namedst culture, I knew no culture but thee Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism NOT A BIT OF SLEEP COMES AT NIGHT AND AMAZEMENT LASTS ALL, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: The presence of truth is obtained, bahu, by those who have met the king of jilan Subject(s): Sufism O ASCETIC! MAKE THE WORLD YOUR SACK, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: And l you will not be reborn Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O AUSTERE ONES, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: The ignorant hindus [were startled] and listened to them Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O BELOVED, SPIRITUAL BEAUTY IS VERY FAIR AND GLORIOUS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: No, what is t he very moon? For that is the moon's face %superlative Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism O BROTHER BELIEVERS! LISTEN TO A STORY OF BAZARRE TIMES, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: About the amazing powers of our saheb Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O BROTHER! BE PROSPEROUS (SUFALA) MY BROTHER!, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: O swami, release me from the cycle of rebirth Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O BROTHER! COME HERE AND SPEAK AMICABLY, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: How could their souls have any desire for the body Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O BROTHER! HE TURNED FOUR MOMENTS, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: The limits of your infinite self Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O BROTHER! IN YOUR HEART IS GOD, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: They will surely beat their breasts in remorse Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O BROTHER! THE TRUE PATH THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Whereupon their eighty-four lakh cycles %of rebirth dissolved Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O BROTHER! YOU CAME FROM A PLACE ON HIGH, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Pir shams preaches the true knowledge Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O BROTHERS! DARKNESS WILL FOLLOW UPON DARKNESS, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Of your infinite self Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O DEVOTEE! I HEARD THIS IN A DREAM, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Pir shams has recited this and made you listen Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O FRIEND! WHATEVER YOU DO, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: O brother believers, pay the tithe Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O HEART, WHY ART THOU A CAPTIVE IN THE EARTH THAT IS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: For he is a sun, possessing all kinds of knowledge, on %the spiritual throne Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism O HINDUS! STOP GOING AIMLESSLY IN CIRCLES, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Serve the bow-wielder Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O LOVERS, O LOVERS, IT IS TIME TO ABANDON THE WORLD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Tis enough to utter this intimation: say no more, draw %back thy tongue Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism O LUCKY ONES WORSHIP, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: The faithful will get across to the other shore Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O LUCKY ONES! WHAT DID YOU BRING WITH YOU, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Those who are faithful will attain the other shore Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O MY SOUL, WHO IS THIS, STATIONED IN THE HOUSE OF THE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: May his bounteous hand perpetually be a necklace on %my neck! Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism O SAHEB! BE COMPASSIONATE! MY MASTER! BESTOW MERCY!, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Have mercy upon the world Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O SOUL! CAST OFF YOUR ATTRACTION, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Will also be borne to heaven Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O SWAMI, IN YOUR MEADOW, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Adore the true swami Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism O THOU WHO ART MY SOUL'S COMFORT IN THE SEASON OF, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: You name, all my youth comes back to me Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism O TRADER! THE FIVE ARE IN PURSUIT OF YOU, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Take along with you the provisions of truth Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism ON A DARK, BLACK NIGHT, LOVE LIGHTS A LAMP, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Those whose love is perfect, bahu, cross deserts, seas, and jungles Subject(s): Sufism ON GOING TO BAGHDAD I STRUCK A DEAL, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: It was when I understood essence and attribute, bahu, that I found divine beauty Subject(s): Sufism ON RESURRECTION DAY, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: On resurrection day your body testifies against you Last Line: Says, 'this one knows more clearly %than I the way' Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism ON THE BEAUTIFUL DAY OF THE NEW YEAR, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: His spirit will never suffer Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism ON THE EIGHTH NIGHT THE TOWNSFOLK CAME, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: The guru has narrated this wisdom Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism ON THE NINTH NIGHT THE GURU HIMSELF CAME, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: All your works will be fulfilled Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism ONE WHO CAN CRADLE MOUNTAINS IN A HAND, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: You will attain the other shore Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism ONE WHO WRAPS HIMSELF, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: God called the prophet muhammed muzzammil Last Line: And be a communal teacher of souls' Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism ONLY SUCH A SOUL AS MY COMPANION THAT IS WITH ME ALL THE WA, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: The mystic path is hard, bahu, not mother's home cooking Subject(s): Sufism OUR DESERT HATH NO BOUND, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: The beauty of our sultan, the king of kings Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism PAIN DOES NOT BLOSSOM IN A HEART THAT HAS NO LOVE, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Those who do not lose their treasures, bahu, do not find the friend Subject(s): Sufism PATH OF POVERTY IS VERY LONG, WITH NO END IN SIGHT, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Only they know it, bahu, on whom befalls the death of poverty Subject(s): Sufism PEOPLE WILL SELECT A GRAVE-SITE AND MAKE A HOME FOR YOU, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Without an act of grace Subject(s): Sufism PERFECT GUIDE THRASHES ONE LIKE A LAUNDRYMAN BEATS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: One should have such a guide, bahu, living in every cell of one's being Subject(s): Sufism PERFORM DAILY THE WORSHIP OF GHAT, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: The rank of immortality Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism PIR CAME, YES HE CAME, HAY ALLAH, HE CAME, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Emna was thus triumphant over kulicanda, o allah Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism PIR DANCES AND RECITES WISDOM, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Remain steadfast in your hearts Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism PIR SHAMS LEFT, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Why kick up such a fuss Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism PIR SHAMS SAYS, LISTEN, O BROTHERS! LISTEN, O BELIEVERS!, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: I have told you a tale about beginningless beginnings Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism PURE WILL NEVER BE IMPURE, EVEN IF THEY LIVE IN FILTH, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Many a scholar tossed scholarship aside, bahu, when he vowed the %prayer of love Subject(s): Sufism QUEEN SURJA SAID, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Are vimras and surbhan Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism QUOTH SOME ONE, MASTER SANA'I IS DEAD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Has erased thy name from the book of speech Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism QUR'AN SCHOLARS READ AND AGGRANDIZE THEMSELVES, PRIESTS ACT, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Bahu, those who sell and eat up their earnings lose both worlds Subject(s): Sufism RELIGION AND THIS WORLD ARE BLOOD SISTERS -- INTELLECT DID, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: He is deprived of both worlds, bahu, who makes false oaths Subject(s): Sufism REPEAT THE WORD DAY AND NIGHT, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Believe this in your heart and thoughts Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism REPEATING ALLAH! YOU'VE MEMORIZED HIM, BUT THE VEILS HAVE, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Bahu, none but the mystics have killed this inner thief Subject(s): Sufism ROSARY SPUN BUT THE HEART DID NOT SPIN, WHAT'S THE POIN, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Yogurt doesn't set without starter, bahu, even if you boil milk until it browns Subject(s): Sufism ROUSE YOURSELVES IN THE SERVICE OF THE SHAH, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: So said pir shams, the generous Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism SACRIFICE A TENTH, O FRIEND, AND SURRENDER YOUR LIFE, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: O swami, deliver us all to the other shore Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism SAHEB HAS SENT SURBHAN, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: And do service at the feet of pir shams Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism SATGUR SHAMS SAID, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: And proceeded to the town of ghazni Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism SATGUR SHAMS SAYS: O CARELESS ONES, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Thus spoke shams, the pir Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism SATGUR SHAMS THEN DEPARTED, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: For you are of hindu born Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism SATGUR SHAMS UTTERED THIS SPEECH, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: And the divine vision Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism SEA OF LOVE HS RISEN TO THE HEAVENS, WHERE WILL THE SHI, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: That death which people fear, bahu, the lover dies it so that he might live Subject(s): Sufism SEA OF UNITY IS DIVINE WHERE LOVERS TAKE A SWIM, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Then why do they not fulfill their duties, bahu, those who are the king's servants Subject(s): Sufism SEARCH FOR GOODNESS HERE, SEARCH FOR GOODNESS, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Destroy the five and hold steadfast to prayer Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism SEAS OF UNITY ROSE HIGH, BUT NOT A HEART WAS SET RIGHT, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: The lord is never found, bahu, by those who do not risk everything Subject(s): Sufism SEEKERS OF THIS WORLD ARE LIKE DOGS, WANDERING FROM DOOR TO, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Apart from recollection of the lord, bahu, all else is idle chatter Subject(s): Sufism SEND THE CHAPERONES AWAY, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Inside me a hundred beings Last Line: But the ear says, %'I want more than that!' Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism SERVANT WHO LOVED HIS PRAYERS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: At dawn a certain rich man %wanted to go to the steambaths Last Line: When you become totally obedient to that one, %you'll be free Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism SHAH, THE LORD OF THE THREE WORLDS, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: The abode of heaven Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism SHEIKH KHARRAQANI AND HIS WRETCHED WIFE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Don't look at me Last Line: Now a miracle story Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism SHOW THY FACE, FOR I DESIRE THE ORCHARD AND THE ROSE-GARDEN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: I am the hoopoe: the presence of solomon is my desire Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism SKEIKH WHO PLAYED WITH CHILDREN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A certain young man was asking around Last Line: Will turn rosy with illumination %like the redbud flowers Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism SMOKE RISES FROM THE PAINSTRICKEN, BUT NO ONE WARMS THEMSEL, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Girl, you have to go to your in-laws; you cannot stay with your parents forever, bahu Subject(s): Sufism SNAKE-CATCHER AND THE FROZEN SNAKE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Listen to this, and hear the mystery inside Last Line: Hundreds of thousands died Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism SO WHAT IF LOVE'S IDOL IS HIDDEN? ONE'S HEART WILL NEVER, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: They are the true mystics, bahu, whose graves are alive Subject(s): Sufism SUFI, by KAHLIL GIBRAN Poem Source First Line: To god the praise be Subject(s): Sufism TAKE THE ROSARY IN YOUR HAND, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Is indeed a true believer Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism TENTH OF THE HARVEST, A TENTH OF THE FLOUR, A TENTH OF THE BREAD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: In the village of zarwan near the border of yemen Last Line: As the qur'an says, a no, harder than stone Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism THAT MOON, WHICH THE SKY NE'ER SAW EVEN IN DREAMS, HAS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: In whose track the cloud-like hearts are moving Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism THE SAYINGS OF RABIA, by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A pious friend one day of rabia asked Last Line: "feel not the motions of his hand." Alternate Author Name(s): Houghton, 1st Baron; Houghton, Lord Subject(s): Islam; Rabi`ah Al-`adawiyah (713-801); Sufism THEE I CHOOSE, OF ALL THE WORLD, ALONE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: What dost thou seek from my bosom and sleeve? Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism THEN HE PLAYED THE MELODY OF THAT GINAN, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: O brothers, be devoted to the true path Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE AWAKE, THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: My life goes to those, bahu, who have worked the wells of love Subject(s): Sufism THERE IS NO ROOM FOR RATIONALITY WHERE THERE IS THE GLORIOU, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Perfect knowledge is obtained, bahu, by those who close the revealed scriptures Subject(s): Sufism THERE THE GURU IMPARTED WISDOM, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Will truly be liberated Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism THEY ARE NEITHER HINDUS NOR MUSLIMS, NOR DO THEY BOW DOWN, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: My life goes to those, bahu, who have chosen the gamble of love Subject(s): Sufism THEY ENTERED THE COUNTRY BENGAL, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: For he is our deputy Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism THEY LIVE NEAR BUT APPEAR FAR, NEVER ENTERING MY COURTYARD, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Burnish your heart like a mirror, bahu, and all curtains will be removed Subject(s): Sufism THEY PLAYED THE GAME OF LOVE EVERYWHERE, KINGS, BEGGARS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Rich and poor both believe in love, bahu, what do the heedless know Subject(s): Sufism THEY RE NEITHER SEEKERS NOR GUIDES; THEY WILL ALL CAUSE HAR, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Thirsty and hungry Subject(s): Sufism THEY STUDY NOTHING THEMSELVES BUT MAKE STUDENTS OF OTHERS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Bahu, will they be ashamed on the day of reckoning Subject(s): Sufism THEY WENT TO THE DEVOTEES, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: And returned to his place in the jungle Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism THEY, IN WHOSE BONES LOVE FINDS A HOME, REMAIN COMPLETELY, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Prayers are only answered, bahu, when friends recognize a friend Subject(s): Sufism THIS BODY IS A DWELLING OF THE TRUE LORD, AND MY HEART, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: I found the perfect guide, bahu, he alone will take care of me Subject(s): Sufism THIS BODY OF YOURS IS THE TRUE LORD'S DWELLING, SO MYSTIC, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: They die before they die, bahu, those who understand the riddle of truth Subject(s): Sufism THIS GARBI COMPLETES THE CYCLE OF GARBIS, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Verily, it is the true speech of the guru Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism THIS HOUSE WHEREIN IS CONTINUALLY THE SOUND OF THE VIOL, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Draw back thy tongue, for thy tongue is harmful Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism THIS IS LOVE: TO FLY HEAVENWARD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: To mould me into shape like a ball Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism THOSE WHO DESTROY THEIR OWN TREASURES ARE THE ONES WHO FIND, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Vowed the prayer of love Subject(s): Sufism; Troy THOSE WHO FIND THE BELOVED IN THE LETTER ALIF NEED NOT OPEN, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: I give my life for those, bahu, who enter the state of unity Subject(s): Sufism THOSE WHO FOLLOWED THE GURU'S WORDS, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: They are the true servants of guru shams Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism THOSE WHO LIVE IN PATCHED ROBES STAY AWAKE HALF THE NIGHT, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: The flesh withered off my body, bahu, it is my bare skeleton that is swaying Subject(s): Sufism THOUSANDS OF HUSBANDS SLEEP EASY, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source First Line: Thousands of husbands sleep easy, but this groom is still a child Last Line: And made the invisible manifest Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism THROUGH STUDY AND LEARNING THEY EARN THE PLEASURE OF PRINCE, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Nursing one broken heart, bahu, is equal to the worship of many years Subject(s): Sufism TIGER KILLS IN THE JUNGLE, BUT THE FALCON EVEN STRIKES, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: We see lovers truly alive, bahu, when they offer their heads to the master Subject(s): Sufism TODAY THIS MIND HAS ATTAINED BLISS, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Be heedful of your conduct Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism TRUE IS MY MAKER, CREATOR OF THE WORLD, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Is the word of pir shams Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism TRUE LOVER IS ONE WHO ACCEPTS DEATH FOR THE BELOVED, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: But never give away the secret Subject(s): Sufism TRUE SUFI, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: What makes the sufi? Purity of heart Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Sufism TWERE BETTER THAT THE SPIRIT WHICH WEARS NOT TRUE LOVE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: That the one is a keeper of secrets, while the other %is not Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism TWO BROTHERS CANDRABHAN AND SURBHAN, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: And now is the turn of the fourth (kalyug) Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism TWO KINDS OF INTELLIGENCE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: There are two kinds of intelligence: one acquired Last Line: This second knowing is a fountainhead %from within you, moving out Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism UNDERSTAND AS TRUTH THE SACRED SPEECH, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: By the order of the shah Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism UNIVERSE IS IN MY HEART, AND ALLAH RESIDES WITH IT, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Indeed, he is allah Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism UPON THE ORDER OF LORD QASIM SHAH, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: Indeed, this wisdom reveals the truth Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism VIMRAS AND SURBHAN SAID, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: They are my servants Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism WAKE UP OR DON'T, MYSTIC, YOU'LL BE AWAKENED BY NEED IN THE, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: I was going along mindlessly, bahu, then the guide showed me the way Subject(s): Sufism WAKEN DAY AND NIGHT TO PERFORM MERITORIOUS DEEDS, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: He praised the name of sri islam shah before the shah Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism WAYS OF LOVE ARE BACKWARD, TURNING YOU FAR FROM PATH, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Turning back is absurd, bahu, for those whom the master has called to himself Subject(s): Sufism WE WILL NOT COME TO THE TOWN, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: They are our servants Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism WEARING THE DRESS OF HU THEY EARN THE NAME 'OF THE ESSENCE', by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: He is within me and I within him, bahu, intimacy remains distant Subject(s): Sufism WERE MY BODY TO BECOME ONE LARGE EYE, I WOULD NOT SEE, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Bahu, one vision of my guide is as a million billion pilgrimages Subject(s): Sufism WESTWARD IN THE LAND OF IRAQ IN THE PENINSULA OF SVETADVIPA, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: The shah will give sovereignty to the pious Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism WHAT DO THE LIVING KNOW OF THE DEAD? ONLY THEY KNOW WHO DIE, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: How fortunate are they, bahu, who die while still living Subject(s): Sufism WHAT DO THE UNFIT KNOW, THOSE WHO DO NOT SHARE THE HEART'S, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Only they shall leave this world with perfect faith, bahu, who run to meet faqirs Subject(s): Sufism WHAT IS TO BE DONE, O MOSLEMS? FOR I DO NOT RECOGNISE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: That except of drunkenness and revelry I have no tale %to tell Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism WHAT PEARL ART THOU THAT NONE POSSESSETH THE PRICE OF THEE?, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: What king but is a beggar of thee with heart and soul? Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism WHAT WINE IS TO A LOVER, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: When a gnostic says, 'wine' Last Line: So they won't notice who sits beside me Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism WHEN I CAME TO THE CITY, THOU CHOSEST A CORNER APART, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: For as he fashioned a door and lock, he has also made %a key Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism WHEN MY BIER MOVETH ON THE DAY OF DEATH, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: For in placeless air will be thy triumphal song Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism WHEN THE GHAT IS ESTABLISHED ACCORDING TO RELIGION, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: They, too, come with this intention %says pir shams Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism WHEN THE LAST NIGHT ARRIVED, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: The guru spoke them himself Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism WHEN WE PRAY ALONE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: We are brought thick desserts, and we rarely refuse them Last Line: Body-baggage and %be light Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism WHEN YOU MADE A SHOW OF UNITY, I WAS LOST TO MYSELF, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: In that instant, bahu, I was faced with the secret of divine unity Subject(s): Sufism WHERE ARE WE?, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: An invisible bird flies over, %but casts a quick shadow Last Line: As it weaves with the asking Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism WHERE ONE GRAM OF LOVE IS SOLD, THERE ONE SHOULD GIVE TONS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Let us die before dying, bahu, only then is the lord attain ed Subject(s): Sufism WHO MAKES THESE CHANGES?, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: I should be suspicious %of what I want Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism WHOEVER EXPERIENCES I SHALL NOT WANT HAS COMPLETE POVERTY, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: The mystics are those, bahu, who have received a vision of the prophet Subject(s): Sufism WHOEVER IS HEEDLESS FOR AN INSTANT IS A DISBELIEVER IN AN, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: I died before dying, bahu, only then did I find my purpose Subject(s): Sufism WHOEVER STRIVES FOR POVERTY WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE DIES A HERETI, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: My life goes to those, bahu, who have met the singular friend Subject(s): Sufism WHOSE PLACE IS IN THE BREAST? THE GUIDE MADE US UNDERSTAND, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: This is the living death, bahu, this is the divine secret Subject(s): Sufism WHY DOES NOT THE SOUL TAKE WING, WHEN FROM THE GLORIOUS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: Thine is the grace of answer, and thine is the knowledge %of question Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism WHY WINE IS FORBIDDEN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: When the prophet's ray of intelligence Last Line: Wine is forbidden to everyone Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism WILD MARSHES AND SHIFTING SANDS ARE WHERE THIS LIFE FINDS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Bahu, you cannot build a dam on sand and water Subject(s): Sufism WITH THE CREED I BATHED AND WASHED, WITH THE CREED I WAS, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Turning back is impossible, bahu, for those whom the master has called to himself Subject(s): Sufism WRETCHED LOVER LOST HIS HEART AND WITH IT ALSO LOST, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: My life goes to those, bahu, who are possessed by love in their youth Subject(s): Sufism YES SIR! THERE THE SWAMI RAJA MOUNTS THE HORSE DULDUL, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: And nothing will be able to arrest his speed Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism YESTEREVE I DELIVERED TO A STAR TIDINGS FOR THEE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography Last Line: O cup-bearer, make drunken my languishing eye Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism YOU ARE MY SWAMI, O EVERLASTING AND ETERNAL, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: That occurs, yes, it occurs Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism YOU ARE NOT A SINGLE YOU, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: You're a common rhyme-word now Last Line: Stop swimming so hard, %and climb in the boat %with noah Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali Subject(s): Iran; Sufism YOU ARE THE TRUTH, YOU THE HOLY, THE KING, by PIR SHAMS AL-DIN SABZAWARI Poem Source Last Line: O ali! Indeed! I am your devoted servant Subject(s): Islam; Ismailities - South Asia; Sufism YOU LEARNED WRITING BUT YOU NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE MEANING, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: Only they have proper penmanship, bahu, who perfect the alif and the mim Subject(s): Sufism YOU WILL FIND THE SINGULAR BELOVED IF YOU GAMBLE YOUR HEAD, by BAHU A'WAN Poem Source Last Line: When essence blends with essence, only then will you be called 'bahu' Subject(s): Sufism |
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