If you want presence,
Hafez,
don’t be absent
from Him!
ًWhenever you meet
the one you love,
Say “Goodbye”
to the world
and let it go!
حضورى گر همى خواهى
ازو غافل مشو حافظ
متى ما تلق من تهوى
دع الدنيا وأهملها
I’ve gotten permission from Dr. Alan Godlas (Abdul Haqq), who is a professor at the University of Georgia for Islamic and Sufi studies, to repost his Facebook postings on Islam and Sufism. All translations are done by Abdul Haqq Godlas unless otherwise noted.
Rumi
I want a heart
whose chest
has been sliced up,
deeply cut,
by separation,
so to it
I can
explain
the pain
of yearning!
سينه خواهم شرحه شرحه از فراق
تا بگویم شرح درد اشتياق
Sineh khwaham sharhe sharhe az firaq
ta be-guyam sharh-e dard-e ishtiyaq!
From the preface to the Masnavi.
I’ve gotten permission from Dr. Alan Godlas (Abdul Haqq), who is a professor at the University of Georgia for Islamic and Sufi studies, to repost his Facebook postings on Islam and Sufism. All translations are done by Abdul Haqq Godlas unless otherwise noted.
I’ve gotten permission from Dr. Alan Godlas (Abdul Haqq), who is a professor at the University of Georgia for Islamic and Sufi studies, to repost many of his Facebook postings on Islam and Sufism. All translations are done by Abdul Haqq Godlas unless otherwise noted.
The cure
for those
who are suffering
is La ilaha ill Allah!
The declaration
of forgiveness
is La ilaha ill Allah!
Dertlilerin dermanı lailahe illallah. Mağfiretin fermanı la ilahe illallah
The Ottoman calligraphy is signed by al-Faqir Mahmut.
I’ve gotten permission from Dr. Alan Godlas (Abdul Haqq), who is a professor at the University of Georgia for Islamic and Sufi studies, to repost his Facebook postings on Islam and Sufism. Abdul Haqq has several of his own websites: http://www.uga.edu/islam/Sufism.html
All translations are done by Abdul Haqq Godlas unless otherwise noted.
“God is infinitely hearing and knowing” هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ (Qur’an, in seven Surahs) This stunningly powerful calligraphy was done by Mehmet Esad al-Yasari in 1203 AH.
“God is benevolent to His devoted servants. He bestows sustenance to whomever He wills. He is omnipotent and exalted.” (Qur’an Surat al-Shura 42:19) اللَّهُ لَطِيفٌ بِعِبَادِهِ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ Allah latifun bi-‘ibadihi yarzuqu man yasha’u wa-huwa l-qawi al-‘aziz
