Translation: If only they understood the subtleties of Layla’s love Her love would be all they needed to experience of love If he meets someone from Layla’s neighborhood he’ll abase himself before him and fall to pieces If not for her, he wouldn’t have been abased Kissing this wall and that until he becomes carried away in love for…
Soft were its sides, and soft its breeze…
One of my favorite recordings of Andausian Sufi music—the beauty of the music is only matched by the beauty of the poetry: Translation: Soft were its sides and soft its breeze, and the clouds were flashing and thundering, And the raindrops were descending from the crevices of the clouds like…
Bulleh Shah, if God were found…
Bulleh Shah Translation: O beloved one: If God were to be found by bathing and washing, then God would be found by fish and frogs. If God were to be found by roaming in jungle, then God would be found by cows and buffaloes. O Mian Bulleh God is found by hearts righteous…
Who am I?
Bulleh Shah Translation: Bulleh, what do I know about who I am? I am not a believer in the mosques, nor do I follow the rites of unbelief. I am not among the pure or polluted. I am neither Moses nor Pharoah. I am not in the Vedas or in the scriptures; I…