Hazrat Sultan Bahu � Poetry Kalam, Abiat

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Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Jain dil ishq khareed na keetaa, So dil dard na phuttee hoo

Us dil theen sang patthar change, Jis dil ghaflat attee hoo

Jain dil ishq huzoor na mangiaa, So dargaahon suttee hoo

Miliaa dost na unhaan, jinhaan Chaurh na keetee trattee hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

The heart that has not struck the bargain of love Remains bereft of the pain of longing.

A stone is better than the heart That is stuck in the mire of apathy.

The heart that does not seek God�s loving presence Will be cast out of his courst.

You cannot find the Friend, O Bahu, If you have not sacrificed your all for him.

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Jain dil ishq khareed na keeta, So dil dard na jaane hoo

Khunse khusre har koee aakhe, Kaun kahe mardaane hoo

Galeeaan wich phiran arbele, Jion danger deevaane hoo

Mard namard tadaaheen khulsan, Jad aashiq banhsan gaane hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

Hearts that have not struck the bargain of love Cannot know the pangs of longing.

They will always be labelled spiritually impotent. Who will consider them �men of God�?

Aimlessly they roam the alleyways of life, Like cattle dumb and stupid. When lovers tie the wrist bands of commitment*

Before entering the arena of love, It will be clear who is a man of God And who a mere pretender.

• In some parts of India it is the custom to tie wrist bands on those entering battle.

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Jain denh daa main dar tainde te, Sajdaa sahee vanj keetaa hoo

Us denh daa fidaa uthaaheen, Bayaa darbaar na leetaa hoo

Sir devan sirr aakhan naheen, Shauq piaalaa peetaa hoo

Main qurbaan tinhaan ton jinhaan, Ishq salaamat keetaa hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

Ever since I correctly bowed my head* At your doorstep, O Lord,

I have dedicated my life to your court � I have sought no other court since.

Once you have drunk from the cup of love, You would rather part with your head

Than the secret of your heart, O Bahu, I make myself a sacrifice to anyone Who has preserved God�s love with his life.

• By correctly bowing one�s head in prayer, Bahu means meditating according to the instructions of one�s Master.

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Jo paakee bin ishq maahee, So paakee jaan paleetee hoo

Hik butkhaane waasil hoe, Hik khaalee rahe maseetee hoo

Ishq dee baazee unhaan laaee, Jinh sir den dhil na keetee hoo

Hargiz dost na mildaa, jinhaan Trattee chaurh na keetee hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

Someone who is chaste by does not love the Lord Is pollutred in both mind and spirit.

Some achieve union in the idol house [of their hearts], While others continue to be isolated in the mosque.*

Only those who radily offer their heads To the alter of God win the game of love.

Those who have not sacrificed their all for the Friend Will never meet him, O Bahu!

• In Muslim belief a mosque is the house of God, whereas an idol house is a symbol of heresy because praying to an idol is considered a sin against God. In Sufi literature �Idol temple� is used as a metaphor for the eye centre, the spiritual heart, which contains the radiant image of the Master, the object of inner worship.