Hazrat Sultan Bahu � Poetry Kalam, Abiat

PAGE NO. 36

Fay

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Fajreen wele uth savele, Aan karan mazdooree hoo

Kaanvaan illaan hiksee gallaan, Treejee ralee chandooree hoo

Maaran cheekhaan karan mushaqqat, Put put kadh angooree hoo

Saaree umar pitendiaan guzree, Kadee na paeeaa pooree hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

They rise early; they get to their work fast:

Like crows and vultures they create a racket- Reading their sermons like the mimicking chandoor.*

They spend their lives like this- Talking gibberish, shooting prayers into the air

And distorting the message of the scriptures- Because their hearts are never moved by God�s love.

• Chandoor or chandol is a mimicking bird. It imitates sounds, including spoken words � obviously without knowing their meaning, in much the same manner as priests recite and quote the words of Saints without realizing their underlying message.

Qaf

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Qalb na hilliaa taan keeh hoiaa, Hoiaa zikr zabaanee hoo

Qalbee, roohee, makhfee, sirree, Sabhe raah hairaanee hoo

Shaah rag ton nazdeek ho raihndaa, Yaar na miliaa jaanee hoo

Naam faqeer tinhaan da, jehrhe Wasde laamakaanee hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

If only done with your tongue and not your heart, The repitition of God�s Name is in vain.

Using the various kings of zikr*-with the heart, the soul, And other secret methods-only leads to confusion.

These methods give no clue of the Beloved Who is nearby and only to be found through the Royal Vein

Only the one whose spirit abides in realms beyond space Deserves to be called faqir, O Bahu.

• At the highest level, Sufi mystics used the term zikr for the inner remembrance or simran. The term was also used for many kinds of repitition practises pertaining to the lower centres of the body and lower spiritual regions.

Kaf

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Kalme dee kal tad piose, Jad kal kalme vanj kholee hoo

Kalmaa aashik parhhde, jithe Noor nabee dee holee hoo

Chaudaan tabq kalme de andar, Keeh jaane khalqat bholee hoo

Kalmaa saanoon peer parhhaaiaa, Jind ose ton gholee hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

You will only know the marvel of Kalma When it has opened the window of your heart.

Lovers practise Kalma within their hearts, Lit by the Master�s radiance.

All fourteen realms are within the Kalma- How can the uninitiated comprehend this secret?

As for me, my Master initiated me into the Kalma. Since then I have dedicated my soul only to him.

Roman English of Kalam-e-Bahu

Kalme dee kal tadaan paee, Jad kalme dil noon pharhiaa hoo

Bedardaan noon khabar na kaaee, Dardmandaan gal marhiaa hoo

Kufr Islaam daa pataa laggaa, Jad bhann jigar wich varhiaa hoo

Main qurbaan tinhaan ton, jinhaan Kalmaa sahee kar parhiaa hoo

English translation of Kalam-e-Bahu

I only learned the value of Kalma When the Kalma captured my heart.

The worldly know not the merit of Kalma, But lovers adorn their hearts with it.

I realized what heresy is and what truly is faith, When the Kalma took possession of my heart.

I sacrifice myself to anyone, O Bahu, Who correctly repeats and practises the Kalma.