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A Sufi Thought for the Week (Ahmed)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by sufiways

A short poem from the collection of the contemporary Urdu poet Syed Anwar Ahmed. (Translated by Ali Hammad) تخلیق انساں خواہش میں مجھ کو بن دیا لمحوں میں مجھ کو چن دیا اور پھر کہا یہ ناز سے دیکھا! تجھے کیا … Continue reading →

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Sufi Snaps: The World Through My Eyes (A photo and a poem)

Posted on June 27, 2013 by sufiways

by Ali Hammad DILEMMA OF A MODERN PERSON—2 Am I to leap and prance? Stay in a frozen stance? Move mountains with a glance? Dance a particle dance? Am I free or determined? Photo and poem by Ali Hammad Related: … Continue reading →

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Sufi Snaps: 21st Century Citizen (A photo and a poem)

Posted on June 25, 2013 by sufiways

by Ali Hammad DILEMMA OF A MODERN PERSON Uncertainty a certainty, particle is a wave-quantum; now you know my position, can you tell my momentum? Am I dead or alive or a Schrödinger cat? Photograph and poem by Ali Hammad

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Sufi Snaps: Immanence (A photo and a poem)

Posted on May 15, 2013 by sufiways

by Ali Hammad Shipless a sea Gravid a zephyr A road at its tail Or maybe the mouth You on your Red Adirondack Dozing away The rising day Your breath deep And ponderous Pulling me in Ship unwitting Vortex unseen … Continue reading →

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