Thursday, 30 October 2014

alif & bey



Jisne alif mutaaliaa keetaa,
Be daa baab na parhdaa hoo.
Chhorh sifaatee jis laddios zaatee,
Aamee door chaa karda hoo.
Nafs ammaaraa kutrhaa jaane,
Naaz niaaz na dhardaa hoo.
Kiaa parvaah tinhaan noon,
Jinhaan Ghaarhoo laddhaa ghar daa hoo.
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One who has grasped the meaning of Alif,
Need not proceed to read the chapter of bey*
One who has obtained the true Name of God
Will discard the names that simply describe him.
He does not feed and pamper the cruel dog of his ego.
They are free of all care, O Bahu, Who have the Master in their home
To fashion the ornament of their soul.
*
(Bey (Pronounced ‘bay’) is the second letter of the Arabic, Persian and Urdu alphabets. Here it means all knowledge that is other than God’s, who is symbolized by Alif, the first letter. See also the footnote of Bait 28).

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