Poet's Corner Index Page
These pages are respectfully dedicated to: Hazrat Nawob Gudri Shah Baba The revered guide of Hazrat Dr Zahurul Hasan Sharib. His poetic pen name was Khadim.
It is hoped these pages will contain a constantly expanding collection of verses on themes of Islamic mysticism/sufism.
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"When the saints compose poetry they express the essence of
the (holy) Qur'an, because they have effaced their own ego in the
divine and move according to God's Will. ......Professional poets
suppose that the poetry of the saints is no different from their
own, but the breeze blowing over a garden brings fragrance
whereas the same breeze blowing over a refuse heap brings
ordure.If you have any sense of smell you can tell the difference."
Sultan Valad (son and a successor of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi) quoted from, Rumi Past and
Present, East and West. p.328. Lewis. One World (Oxford) 2000
Index of Poems
Section one: Verses in Praise of Allah and the Holy Prophet Muhammed:
1. 'Before everything say....' Khadim
Section two: Praise of the Saints of God
1. "The qibla of lovers.....". Khadim (on Khawaja Saheb)
2. "The image of divine...." Sharib (on Khawaja Saheb)
3. "The lamp of the....." Sharib (on Ghous-ul-Azam)
4. "Of surpassing ......." Jamil (on Mevlana Rumi)
Section three: Miscellaneous verses by Dr Zahurul Hasan Sharib
1. "Let love in, around...." Sharib
2. "People may boast..." Sharib
3. "Where contentment..." Sharib
4. "On reaching the gate.." Sharib
Section four: Miscellaneous verses by Jamiluddin Morris Zahuri
1. There is a place Jamil
2. "When doubts...." Jamil
3. "The hoary frosts..." Jamil
4. "By Thy signs.." Jamil
5. "O beloved!...." Jamil
6. "Entering the bridal.." Jamil
7. "The Garden" Jamil
Section five: Translations/transliteration of classics from the 'Old Masters'
1. "The cloud rains..." Khusrao/Siraj
2. "If outside..." Ma'sud-e-Bakk/Siraj