سماں 'الفقر فخری' کا رہا شان امارت میںبآب و رنگ و خال و خط چہ حاجت روے زیبا را

English translation

‘Al Faqru fakhri’s’ state* even in glory of authority existed. ‘Why would the beautiful face need beautifying and cosmetics?’**
(This is a famous Hadith of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W). It means ‘Faqr is my pride’. It is difficult to translate Faqr correctly into English. Nevertheless its correct comprehension is necessary to understand this Hadith as well as this verse. Literally it means poverty but in Tasawwuf it is a technical term, which also is difficult to understand. **This is the second hemistich of a verse of Hafiz Shirazi which reads: The beauty of the beloved does not need our incomplete love: Why would the beautiful face beautifying and cosmetics need?)

Translated by Dr M.A.K. Khalil

Word meanings

اس لیے کہ خوبصورت چہرہ رنگ ، نسل اور سامان و آرائش کا محتاج نہیں ہوتا۔