Hazrat Sultan Bahu � Poetry Kalam, Abiat

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Rai

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Re-raihmat us ghar wich vasse, Jitthe balde deeve hoo

Ishq hawaaee charh gaee falkeen, Kitthe jahaaz ghateeve hoo

Aqal fikr dee berhee noon chaa, Paihale poor burheeve hoo

Har jaa jaanee disse Baahoo, Jitwal nazar kacheeve hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

Bliss and grace reign in the heart That glows with the light of love.

The sail of love has soared to the heavens, Leaving the ship of thought and reason.

Without its motive power-sinking On its very first attempt to cross the ocean of life.

From where I stand, In whatever direction my eyes turn, I see only my Beloved, O Bahu.

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Roze, nafal, namaazaan, taqwaa, Sabbho kamm hairaanee hoo

Inheen galleen Rabb haasil naaheen, Khud khwaanee khud daanee hoo

Qadeem hamesh jalendaa milio, So yaar yaar na jaanee hoo

Virad vazeefe theen chhut raihsee, Baahoo hosee jad faanee hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

Fasting, prayers and rites of abstinence Only end in confusion.

God is not found through such means; These are all but acts of vanity and self-promotion!

You have failed to recognize the beloved Friend Who always lives within you.

You will save yourself from rites and rituals, O Bahu, when you lose your being in God.

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Raah faqar daa tad ladhosee, Jad hath pharheeosee kaasaa hoo

Tark duneeaa ton tad thiosee, Jad faqeer miliosee khaasaa hoo

Dariaa wahadat nosh keetose, Ajaan bhee jee piaasaa hoo

Raah faqar rat hanjhoo rovan, Lokaan bhaane haasaa hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

I found the mystic path When I held the beggar�s bowl in hand, Begging for the Master�s grace.

I could only truly renounce the world After I had met my exalted Master.

Deep have I drunk from the ocean of oneness, Yet my soul thirsts for more and more.

Tears of blood pave the way to God, O Bahu! None but the ignorant will take this lightly.

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Zaal

Zabaanee kalma har koee parhhdaa, Dil daa kalmaa koee hoo

Jitthe kalmaa dil daa parhhee-e, Mile zabaan na dhoee hoo

Dil daa kalmaa aashiq parhhde, Jaanan yaar galoee hoo

Kalmaa mainoon peer parhhaaiaa, Sadaa suhaagan hoee hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

Everyone recites the Kalma with his lips; Rare is the person who recites it from the heart.

When the Kalma comes from the heart, The spoken word has no value.

Only mystics know this Kalma of the heart. What do they know, who only sing and preach?

My Master has taught me this secret Kalma; I am now forever united with my Lord.