I have returned, like the new year (Rumi)
I am posting Sunlight translations of Rumi’s  Ghazal (Ode) 1375, from  “Diwan-e-Shamsi” (“The Collection of Shams”),...
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Bulleh Shah’s admission
Bulleh-a aashiq hoyiyon Rabb da, Hoai Malamat Lakh Tenon Kafir Kafir aakhdey, toon aaho aaho aakh...
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Bauls of Bengal
Found this translation and music video here The famous Bengali author Rabindranath Tagore was influenced by...
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Stories of Sarmad
Read this excellent piece by Bilal Tanweer published in DAWN, Pakistan on one of my favourite characters:...
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Desecration of Rahman Baba’s tomb is desecration of humanity
The SCN press release echoes my sentiments at the disgusting act of vandalism in Peshawar. It...
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Rumi on evolution
I am grateful to Isa Daudpota for providing this translation by Jalaluddin Rumi’s verses that elaborate...
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Sufi Art Festival in Ajmer
My friend Syed Salman Chishty,from Dargah Ajmer Sharif sent me this message. I would have loved...