I will inflame the fiery Sun…..Bulleh Shah
In Punjabi followed by a not-so-great translation…. Tooney kaaman kar ke ni maeN peyaara yaar manaavaaN gee Es tooney nu parh phookaaN gee, suraj…
On Buddha, Silence and Impermanence
The celebrated artiste Vidya Rao from Delhi has sent this tender and profound letter after reading my post on destruction of Buddhas in Swat (and the painting that…
Fana – story of a merchant and his parrot
The concept of fana and mystic union is wonderfully expressed by Mevlana Rumi in his Mathnawi and tells the story of a merchant and…
Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai
My prince will protect me- therefore I trust in God The beloved will prostrate, will lament and cry- Therefore I trust in God. Mohammed…
…inwardly we preceded everyone
If for fruit the gardener Felt no desire or hope Why then would He have planted The root of the tree **** Inwardly then,…
Bulleh Shah and Nukta – In a dot the whole mystery is solved
Nukta is difficult to decipher -My personal interpretation has to do with the nukta of Being – like the letter Alif that is Single…
A stove is better than Bulleh
Main NeevaaN Mera Murshid Uccha Main UcchiyaaN naal sang laayee I am lowly my spiritual guide is lofty! I have tied my fate to…
Bulleh Shah – 3 poems of love and abandon
Bulleh Shah of Kasur in Central Punjab is another towering voice that provided a mystical message beyond caste, institutionalized religion and ideologies of power.…
My painting
This painting was inspired by a dusk view of the Qutub Minar.…
Bulleh Shah on worldly knowledge
PaRh paRh ilm hazaar kitaabaN qaddi apnay aap nou paRhiya naee jaaN jaaN waRhday mandir maseedi qaddi mann apnay wich waRhiya naee aa-vaiN laRda…
My Beloved Ranjha is Mecca
For Bulleh Shah every symbol of living – spiritual and temporal -is Ranjha, the beloved! The text and translation have been contributed by Shahidain…
Bulleh’s virtuous thoughts-
Shahidain has sent these couplets Main NeevaaN Mera Murshid Uccha Main UcchiyaaN naal sang laayee I am lowly my spiritual guide is lofty! I…
Two poems from Spain
A Spanish friend with Sufi leanings, Ignacio de Miguel D’az, has sent two of his poems that are true from his heart and I…
Published in The Friday Times
Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi Amrita Pritam Delhi’s able daughter Inhospitable Reception Into the Box or else Letting loose in Luzon Mustafa Zaidi On Delhi On…
Sufism and Sufi Poetry
Abdal Qadir Jillani Al Ghazali Amir Khusrau Website Annemarie Schimmel Golden Sufi Hafiz-e Shirazi Huzoor Khawaja Gharibnawaz Intl Association of Sufism Islahijamaat Islam Understood…
Urdu Literature
Aligarians – Urdu Poetry Aligarians – Urdu Poetry Bayaaz Best Ghazals Best Ghazals Dabistan-e-Urdu Famous Urdu poets online Ghalib Iqbal Iqbal Medieval and Early…
Blog I Visit
Blog I Visit 3quarksdaily A reader’s words Al Wisdom All Things Pakistan Amardeep Singh Amitava Kumar Another subcontinent Awakening the Soul Baithak Bamboo Shade…
Photo Stories
Indian Glory Kenny Irwin photos Mystic Lens @ Flickr Pak Pics Raza Rumi at Flickr Towards Pakistan Treklens (Yasir)…
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Art Concerns Bengali Art Calligraphy Egyptology Harappa Hermitage, St Petersburg Indoislamica Indus Colours Indus Valley Civilisation Iranian Art Islamic Art and Culture Louvre, France…