Soul of all souls
“Soul of all souls, life of all life you are That. Seen and unseen, moving and unmoving you are That. The road that leads…
You have fallen in love my dear heart
You have fallen in love my dear heart Congratulations! You have freed yourself from all attachments Congratulations! You have given up both worlds to…
Bulleh Shah’s admission
Bulleh-a aashiq hoyiyon Rabb da, Hoai Malamat Lakh Tenon Kafir Kafir aakhdey, toon aaho aaho aakh
(Bulleh Shah)
Bulleh lover of G-d, a million…
Kuch tu Hawa bhi serd thi
Kuch tu Hawa bhi serd thi, kuch tha tera khayal bhi Dil ku kushi ke saath saath, hota raha malal bhi Baat wu aadhi…
questions from a worker who reads
questions from a worker who reads Bertolt Brecht Who built Thebes of the 7 gates ? In the books you will read the names…
Without Love…
What a moving quatrain by Rumi Without love, all worship is a burden, all dancing is a chore, all music is mere noise. All…
kab uskaa visaal chaahiye thaa -Jaun Elia
kab uskaa visaal chaahiye thaa kab uskaa visaal chaahiye thaa bas aik Khayaal chaahiye thaa (visaal : union) kab dil ko javaab se Gharz…
GOD-FORSAKEN RELIGIONS
A poem by Cecil Rajendra Any religion that sidelines excludes any one. Any religion that does not open doors to every one. Any religion…
Bahar Ayee (Spring Has Come)
Spring has come So have returned suddenly from the past * * All those dreams, all that beauty That on your lips had died…
Baba Najmi’s little poem
Iko Tera mera payu Iko teri meri maan Iko saadi janam bhon Tu Sardar tey mein kammi kiyon? ___________________________ You and I share the…
Abida Parveen sings Faraz’s poem
Found this enchanting piece of music here: In his latest double CD “Paigham-e-Muhabbat” composer Muzaffar Ali, who has brought so much pleasure to our…
I am enslaved to fate, of all else say no more – Rumi
” I am enslaved to fate, of all else say no more With a sweet tongue speak, else I plea say no more Speak…
Lovers have nothing to do with existence
The lover’s food is the love of the bread; no bread need be at hand: no one who is sincere in his love is…
I become like a pen
Ghazal 2530 from the Diwan-e Shams, in a version by Coleman Barks, in translation by Annemarie Schimmel, and in translation by A.J. Arberry: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~…
This thirst in our souls
No sound of clapping comes from only one hand. The thirsty man is moaning, “O delicious water!” The water is calling, “Where is the…
His form has passed away and he has become a mirror (Rumi)
Sunlight has recently offered two versions/translations of Rumi’s Mathnawi story of the dervish Bayazid Bestami ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BESTAMI That magnificent dervish, Bayazid Bestami, came to…
When you dance
Sunlight’s interpretation of Rumi’s Quatrain 784: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you dance the whole universe dances. What a wonder, I’ve looked and now I cannot look…
Ask us about the lion of God
This caravan is not bringing our baggage — it has none of the fire of our Friend. Though the trees have all turned green,…
Sources of nourishment
The heart eats a particular food from every companion; the heart receives a particular nourishment from every single piece of knowledge. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Del ze…
A poem by Sarmad
A special friend sent this poem via Facebook. I have read it again and again..hope the readers like it too Along the road, you…