Hazrat Sultan Bahu � Poetry Kalam, Abiat

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Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Jo dam ghaafil so dam kaafir, Murshid eh parhhaaiaa hoo

Suniaa sukhan gaeeaan khul akheen, Chit maulaa wal laaiaa hoo

Keetee jaan havaale Rabb de, Aisaa ishq kamaaiaa hoo

Maran ton agge mar gae Baahoo, Taan matalab noon paaiaa hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

My Master taught me a lesson: �Any moment you are negligent in rememrance of God is a moment spent in denial of God.�

These words opened my eyes to reality, And I fixed my attention on the Lord.

I then placed my soul in his protection- Such was the love I cultivated in my heart.

Having thus bequeathed my soul to him, I died before death � to live in him. Only then did I attain the goal of life, O Bahu!

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Jitthe rattee ishq vike uth, Manaan imaan na dheeve hoo

Kutab, kitabaan, vird, vazeefe, Autar chaa kacheeve hoo

Baajhon murshid kujh na haasil, Raateen jaag parhheeve hoo

Maree-e maran theen agge Baahoo, Taan Rabb haasil theeve hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

In the court of the Lord, an ounce of love Weighs more than tons of religios faith.

Reading of scriptures, worship and rituals Are all barren and fruitless practise.

Without a Master nothing will be achieved Even if you read your own prayers the whole night long.

Only if you die before your death, O Bahu, Will you attain God.

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Jangal de wich sher marelaa, Baaz pave wich ghar de hoo

Ishq jehaa sarraaf na koee, Khot na chhadde zar de hoo

Aashiq neendar bhukh na kaaee, Aashiq mool na marde hoo

Aashiq soee jeende dehrhe, Rabb agge sir dharde hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

Like a lion that kills in the forest And a hawk that preys in the farmland,

Love destroys all impurites of the heart Better than a goldsmith can purify gold.

Lovers are always awake � They are free from appetites of the flesh, And they have conquered death.

But only those lovers are truly alive, O Bahu, Who offer their heads at the altar of God.

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Jinhaan ishq haqeeqee paaiaa, Moohon na alaavan hoo

Zikar fikar wich raihan hameshaa, Dam noon qaid lagaavan hoo

Nafsee, qalbee, roohee, sirree, Akhfee, khafee, kamaavan hoo

Main qurbaan tinhaan ton, jehrhe Hikkas nigaah jivaavan hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

Those who are blessed with God�s love Utter not a word about their condition.

Absorbed in his love, they dedicate Every breath of their lives To remembrance and contemplation of him.

Their minds, hearts, bodies and souls Are all engaged in the inner mystic practise.

I sacrifice myself to those Masters, O Bahu, Who, with but one glance, Infuse life into dead hearts.