Hazrat Sultan Bahu � Poetry Kalam, Abiat

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Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Be-adabaan na saar adab dee, Gae adab theen vaanje hoo

Jahrhe hon mittee de bhaande, Kadeen na theevan kaanje hoo

Jehrhe mudh qadeem de Kherhe, Kadeen na honed Raanjhe hoo

Jain huzoor na mangiaa Baahoo, Doheen jahaaneen vaanje hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

The irreverent know not the manners of love; Bereft of love will they depart from here.

Earthen vessels are inherently coarse- They can never shine like those of glass!*

Those born as villains Can never become lovers of the Lord.

The heart that does not pine for the divine presence Will remain destitute in both worlds, O Bahu.

• A lover�s heart is transparent to God�s love, as a glass jar is to light. The heart of an infidel, on the other hand, is like a pitcher of clay that is always dark within, even when placed in sunlight.

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Be-buzurgee vaihan lurhhaaee-e, Karee-e rajj mukaalaa hoo

Laa-illaah gal gaihnaa marhiaa, Mazhab kee lagdaa saalaa hoo

Il-lillaah ghar mere aaiaa, Jain aan uthaaiaa paalaa hoo

Asaan piaalaa Khizron peetaa, Aab hayaatee waalaa hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

Throughly blacken the face of priestly wisdom, And dump it in the sewer.

The kalma has adorned you like a diamond necklace � Let that accursed religion mind its own business!

The Kalma has manifested itself within me; The fear of death is now banished from my heart.

It was my Master, O Bahu, who gave me to drink From the cup that held the water of life.

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Banh chalaiaa tarf zameen de, Arshon darsh tikaaiaa hoo

Ghar theen miliaa des nikaalaa, Likhiaa jholee paaiaa hoo

Rauh nee duneeaa, na kar jherhaa, Saadaa dil ghabraaiaa hoo

Aseen pardesee watan duraadaa, Dam dam alam savaaiaa hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

I was bound and flung down: Banished from heaven, dumped on earth,

Bound by the dictates of my destiny, I was exiled into this alien land.

Off with you, sly world, aggravate me no more, I am already in anguish.

I am a stranger, my home is very far away, And my situation worsens With every breath I draw here.

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Be te parhh ke faazil hoe, Alif na parhhiaa kisse hoo

Jain parhhiaa tis shauh na laddhaa, Jaan parhhiaa kujh tisse hoo

Chaudaan tabaq karan rushnaaee, Annhiaan kujh na disse hoo

Baajh wisaal Allaah de Baahoo, Sabh kahaanee qisse hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

They learned �everything� and became great scholars, But few learned the lesson of Alif*

Those who learned �everything� never found the One. Those who learned the lesson of Oneness Found the essence of �everything�

All fourteen realms are lit up with God�s radiance, But the blind perceive nothing.

If union is not attained with the Lord, O Bahu, All learning is mere theory � A mere fable that disappears into smoke.

• Alif is the first letter of the Arabic, Persian and Urdu alphabets. It is written as a vertical straight line like the numeral �one� (1). Hazrat Bahu uses this similarity to identify alif with the �oneness� of God. He also uses alif as an abbreviation of Ahad, the One.