در بیان اینکہ مقصد حیات مسلم، اعلای کلمة اللہ است و جہاد، اگر محرک آن جوع الارض باشد در مذہب اسلام حرام است

قلب را از صبغة اللہ رنگ دہعشق را ناموس و نام و ننگ دہ

Imbue thine heart with the tincture of Allah, give honour and glory to Love!

طبع مسلم از محبت قاہر استمسلم ار عاشق نباشد کافر است

The Muslim's nature prevails by means of love: The Muslim, if he be not loving, is an infidel.

تابع حق دیدنش نا دیدنشخوردنش، نوشیدنش، خوابیدنش

Upon God depends his seeing and not-seeing, his eating, drinking, and sleeping.

در رضایش مرضی حق گم شود"این سخن کے باور مردم شود"

In his will that which God wills becomes lost – ‘How small a man believe this saying?’

خیمہ در میدان الا اللہ زدستدر جہان شاہد علی الناس آمدست

He encamps in the field of ‘There is no god but Allah’; in the world he is a witness to mankind.

شاہد حالش نبی انس و جانشاہدی صادق ترین شاہدان

His high estate is attested by the Prophet who was sent to men and Jinn – The most truthful of witnesses.

قال را بگذار و باب حال زننور حق بر ظلمت اعمال زن

Leave words and seek that spiritual state, shed the light of God o'er the darkness of thy deeds!

در قبای خسروی درویش زیدیدہ بیدار و خدا اندیش زی

Albeit clad in kingly robe, live as a dervish, live wakeful and meditating on God!

قرب حق از ہر عمل مقصود دارتا ز تو گردد جلالش آشکار

Whatever thou dost, let it be thine aim therein to draw nigh to God; that his glory may be made manifest by thee.

صلح، شر گردد چو مقصود است غیرگر خدا باشد غرض جنگ است خیر

Peace becomes an evil, if its object be aught else; war is good if its object is God.

گر نگردد حق ز تیغ ما بلندجنگ باشد قوم را ناارجمند

If God be not exalted by our swords, war dishonours the people.

حضرت شیخ میانمیر ولیہر خفی از نور جان او جلی

The holy Shaykh Miyan Mir Wali, by the light of whose soul every hidden thing was revealed.

بر طریق مصطفی محکم پئینغمہ ی عشق و محبت را نئی

His feet were firmly planted on the path of Muhammad; He was a flute for the impassioned music of love.

تربتش ایمان خاک شہر مامشعل نور ہدایت بہر ما

His tomb keeps our city safe from harm and causes the beams of true religion to shine on us.

بر در او جبہ فرسا آسماناز مریدانش شہ ہندوستان

Heaven stooped its brow to his threshold; the Emperor of India was one of his disciples.

شاہ تخم حرص در دل کاشتیقصد تسخیر ممالک داشتی

Now, this monarch had sown the seed of ambition in his heart and was resolved on conquest.

از ہوس آتش بجان افروختیتیغ را"ھل من مزید" آموختی

The flames of vain desire were alight in him, he was teaching his sword to ask, ‘Is there any more?’

در دکن ہنگامہ ہا بسیار بودلشکرش در عرصہ ی پیکار بود

In the Deccan was a great noise of war, his army stood on the battle field.

رفت پیش شیخ گردون پایہ ئیتا بگیرد از دعا سرمایہ ئی

He went to the Shaykh of heaven-high dignity; that he might receive his blessing:

مسلم از دنیا سوی حق رم کنداز دعا تدبیر را محکم کند

The Muslim turns from this world to God and strengthens policy with prayer.

شیخ از گفتار شہ خاموش ماندبزم درویشان سراپا گوش ماند

The Shaykh made no answer to the Emperor's speech, the assembly of dervishes was all ears.

تا مریدی سکہ سیمین بدستلب گشود و مہر خاموشی شکست

Until a disciple, in his hand a silver coin, opened his lips and broke the silence.

گفت این نذر حقیر از من پذیراے ز حق آوارگان را دستگیر

Saying, ‘Accept this poor offering from me, O guide of them that have lost the way to God!

غوطہ ہا زد در خوی محنت تنمتا گرہ زد درہمی را دامنم

My limbs were bathed in sweat of labour, before I put away a dirhem in my skirt.

گفت شیخ این زر حق سلطان ماستآنکہ در پیراہن شاہی گداست

The Shaykh said: ‘This money ought to be given to our Sultan; who is a beggar wearing the raiment of a king.

حکمران مہر و ماہ و انجم استشاہ ما مفلس ترین مردم است

Though he holds sway over sun, moon and stars, our Emperor is the most penniless of mankind.

دیدہ بر خوان اجانب دوخت استآتش جوعش جہانی سوخت است

His eye is fixed on the table of strangers, the fire of his hunger hath consumed a whole world.

قحط و طاعون تابع شمشیر اوعالمی ویرانہ از تعمیر او

His sword is followed by famine and plague, his building lays wide land waste.

خلق در فریاد از ناداریشاز تہیدستی ضعیف آزاریش

The folk are crying out because of his indigence, his empty handedness causes him to plunder the weak.

سطوتش اھل جہان را دشمن استنوع انسان کاروان، او رہزن است

His power is an enemy to all: Humankind are the caravan and he the brigand.

از خیال خود فریب و فکر خاممی کند تاراج را تسخیر نام

In his self-delusion and ignorancem he calls pillage by the name of empire.

عسکر شاہی و افواج غنیمہر دو از شمشیر جوع او دو نیم

Both the royal troops and those of the enemy are cloven in twain by the sword of his hunger.

آتش جان گدا جوع گداستجوع سلطان ملک و ملت را فناست

The beggar's hunger consumes his own soul, but the Sultan's hunger destroys state and religion.

ہر کہ خنجر بہر غیر اللہ کشیدتیغ او در سینہ ی او آرمید

Whoso shall draw the sword for anything except Allah, his sword is sheathed in his own breast.’