Rule # 3

Each and every reader comprehends the Holy Qur’an on a different level in tandem with the depth of his understanding. There are four levels of insight. The first level is the outer meaning and it is the one that the majority of the people are content with. Next is the Batm—the inner level. Third, there is the inner of the inner. And the fourth level is so deep it cannot be put into words and is therefore bound to remain indescribable.

 - The Forty Rules of the Religion of Love by Shams Tabrezi

Rule # 2

The Path to the Truth is a labor of the heart, not of the head. Make your heart your primary guide! Not your mind. Meet, challenge, and ultimately prevail over your nafs with your heart. Knowing your ego will lead you to the knowledge of God.

- The Forty Rules of the Religion of Love by Shams Tabrezi

Rule # 1

How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there is too much fear and blame welled inside us. If we see God as full of love and compassion, so are we. 

- The Forty Rules of the Religion of Love by Shams Tabrezi

Parh Parh Kitaban Ilm Diyan

Parh parh kitaban ilm diyan tu naam rakh leya qazi

Hath vich parh ke talwar naam rakh leya ghazi

Makkay Madinay ghum aya tay naam rakh leya haji

O Bhulleya hasil ke kitta jay tu Rab na kitta razi? 

A son

Piddri nizam ke muashray mai har aurat ko betay ke pedaish ehsas e tahafuz ata karte hai, jesay tarazu ka wo palra jisse saas apne betay samait uthne nahe dete, aik dam barabar hogaya ho. - Mansha Yad.

What you cannot imagine; I shall be that

"I died from minerality and became vegetable;
And From vegetativeness I died and became animal.
I died from animality and became man.
Then why fear disappearance through death?
Next time I shall die
Bringing forth wings and feathers like angels;
After that, soaring higher than angels -
What you cannot imagine;
I shall be that."

Rumi (Mathnawi III, 1284-1288)

Khabaram Raseed Imshab - Tonight there came a news

Khabaram raseed imshab ki nigaar khuahi aamad;

Sar-e man fidaa-e raah-e ki sawaar khuahi aamad.

Ham-e aahwan-e sehra sar-e khud nihada bar kaf;

Ba-umeed aanki rozi bashikaar khuahi aamad.

Kashishi ki ishq daarad naguzaradat badinsaa;

Ba-janazah gar nayai ba-mazaar khuahi aamad.

Balabam raseed jaanam fabiya ki zindah maanam;

Pas azan ki man na-maanam bacha kar khuahi aaamad.

Translation:

Tonight there came a news that you, oh beloved, would come –

Be my head sacrificed to the road along which you will come riding!

All the gazelles of the desert have put their heads on their hands

In the hope that one day you will come to hunt them….

The attraction of love won’t leave you unmoved;

Should you not come to my funeral, 

you’ll definitely come to my grave.

My soul has come on my lips (e.g. I am on the point of expiring);

Come so that I may remain alive - 

After I am no longer – for what purpose will you come?

by Yousuf Saeed