You are one tricky business

Tum Ek Gorakh Dhanda Ho Beautiful Sufi Poetry By Naz Khialvi kabhi yahan tumhein dhuundha kabhi wahan pahunchatumhari deed ki khaatir kahan kahan pahunchagareeb mit gaye paamaal ho gaye lekinkisi talak na tera aaj tak nishan pahuncha Sometime i looked for you here, sometimes i went thereTo have your sight I’ve been everywhereThe dear ones vanished and ruinedbut still no one’s get lead to you         ho bhi nahin aur har jaa ho you are not, yet you are every where tum ek gorakh-dhandha ho you are one tricky business har zarre mein kis shaan se too jalwa numaa haihairaan hai magar ye aql kaisa hai too kya hai With what splendour you can be seen in every speckBut the mind is puzzled what you look like and what you are tum ek gorakh-dhandha ho you...

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Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya

One of the most famous Islamic mystics was a woman: Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya (c.717-801). This 8th century saint was an early Sufi who had a profound influence on later Sufis, who in turn deeply influenced the European mystical love and troubadour traditions.  Rabi'a was a woman of Basra, a seaport in southern Iraq.  She was born around 717 and died in 801 (185-186). by Rabia al Basri I have loved Thee with two loves - a selfish love and a love that is worthy of Thee. As for the love which is selfish, Therein I occupy myself with Thee, to the exclusion of all others. But in the love which is worthy of Thee, Thou dost...

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