خطاب بہ جاوید سخنی بہ نژاد نو

این سخن آراستن بیحاصل استبر نیاید آنچہ در قعر دل است

The verbal discourse will achieve nothing; all that is in the depth of heart cannot be described.

گرچہ من صد نکتہ گفتم بے حجابنکتہ ئے دارم کہ ناید در کتاب

Although I have described openly hundreds of secrets; yet I am left with a (secret) point which cannot be penned down.

گر بگویم مے شود پیچیدہ ترحرف و صوت او را کند پوشیدہ تر

If I describe, it becomes more complicated; verbal expressions result in concealing it further.

سوز او را از نگاہ من بگیریا ز آہ صبحگاہ من بگیر

This point derives warmth (wisdom) from my vision and my pre-dawn prayers.

مادرت درس نخستین با تو دادغنچۂ تو از نسیم او گشاد

Your mother taught you the first lesson (la ilah); your flower blossomed because of (her acting like) morning breeze.

از نسیم او ترا این رنگ و بوستاے متاع ما بہای تو ازوست

Your colour and fragrance is because of that breeze; you are our asset, but your value is because of her (efforts).

دولت جاوید ازو اندوختیاز لب او لاالہ آموختی

You acquired everlasting worthiness from her as you leant la ilah from her.

اے پسر ذوق نگہ از من بگیرسوختن در لاالہ از من بگیر

O my son! Now get the vision from me; learn from me to smoulder in the fire of la ilah.

لاالہ گوئے بگو از روی جانتا ز اندام تو آید بوے جان

When you say la ilah (no god except Allah), say it from the depth of your heart; so that your body is drenched in fragrance of the spirit.

مہر و مہ گردد ز سوز لاالہدیدہ ام این سوز را در کوہ و کہ

Moon and Sun revolve because of the force of la ilah; I have seen its force pulsating in mountains and straws.

این دو حرف لاالہ گفتار نیستلاالہ جز تیغ بے زنہار نیست

These two words ‘la ilah’ aren’t just verbal expression, but a sword out of its (scabbard) cover.

زیستن با سوز او قہاری استلاالہ ضرب است و ضرب کاری است

Living with it is qa’hari (ability to punish with impunity); la ilah is not just a blow, but a fatal blow.

مومن و پیش کسان بستن نطاقمومن و غداری و فقر و نفاق

True Muslim and a slave of others? Muslim and indulging in betrayal, disunity and hunger?

با پشیزی دین و ملت را فروختہم متاع خانہ و ہم خانہ سوخت

Contemporary Muslim has sold his faith and Millat cheap; he has burnt his house and house-hold.

لاالہ اندر نمازش بود و نیستنازہا اندر نیازش بود و نیست

Once his prayer was nothing but la ilah, not now; once he was proud in humility (state of being humble), not now.

نور در صوم و صلوت او نماندجلوہ ئی در کائنات او نماند

Now his prayers and fasting lack the flare of faith; his world is devoid of the Divine light.

آنکہ بود اﷲ او را ساز و برگفتنۂ او حب مال و ترس مرگ

He who once considered Allah enough for himself is now caught in the lust for wealth and fear of death.

رفت ازو آن مستی و ذوق و سروردین او اندر کتاب و او بگور

He has lost esthetics and ecstasy of belief (in Allah); religion is confined to the Book and Muslim is in grave.

صحبتش با عصر حاضر در گرفتحرف دین را از دو "پیغمبر" گرفت

He has adapted to contemporary times; he now learns religion from fake prophets.

آن ز ایران بود و این ہندی نژادآن ز حج بیگانہ و این از جہاد

One of them is Irani (Baha Ullah) and other Indian (Mirza Qadiani); first abrogated Haj and the other Jihad.

تا جہاد و حج نماند از واجباترفت جان از پیکر صوم و صلوت

When Haj and Jihad are out the spirit of fasting and prayer (namaz) also diminishes.

روح چون رفت از صلوت و از صیامفرد ناہموار و ملت بے نظام

When the spirit of fasting and prayers is gone then individual is rendered unshackled and the nation (millat) is left without any systemic regulation.

سینہ ہا از گرمی قرآن تہیاز چنین مردان چہ امید بہی

When hearts are deprived of warmth of Holy Qur’an what good can be expected from such people?

از خودی مرد مسلمان در گذشتاے خضر دستی کہ آب از سر گذشت

Muslim has abandoned Khudi. O’Khyzer (A.S.) come to help the water has gone above heads.

سجدہ ئی کزوی زمین لرزیدہ استبر مرادش مہر و مہ گردیدہ است

That sajdah (that part of prostration in which the forehead touches the ground) which causes the earth to tremble; and the heavens start revolving according to his will.

سنگ اگر گیرد نشان آن سجوددر ہوا آشفتہ گردد ہمچو دود

If the forehead (bearing mark of sajdah) touches a stone it would melt and evaporate into the air.

این زمان جز سر بزیری ہیچ نیستاندر و جز ضعف پیری ہیچ نیست

Now-a-days, prostration before Allah in no more than bowing that reflects weakness and exhaustion of old age.

آن شکوہ ربی الاعلی کجاستاین گناہ اوست یا تقصیر ماست

Where is elegance and grace of ‘Rabbi-al-ala’a’? Is it his sin or a decree against us?

ہر کسے بر جادۂ خود تند روناقۂ ما بے زمام و ہرزہ دو

Everybody is sprinting of his respective track; like a female camel without rein (unlike horses it is fixed by pricking the partition of the nose).

صاحب قرآن و بے ذوق طلب؟العجب ثم العجب ثم العجب!

Qur’an is in the hand (in possession) but there is no urge (for doing noble things). Strange! Very strange! Very very strange!

گر خدا سازد ترا صاحب نظرروزگارے را کہ می آید نگر

If Allah grants you vision; look (peep into) the future.

عقلہا بیباک و دلھا بے گدازچشمہا بے شرم و غرق اندر مجاز

Intellect of contemporary man is obstinate, his heart lacks tender feeling; his eyes are shameless and he is lost in superficial worldly beauty.

علم و فن دین و سیاست، عقل و دلزوج زوج اندر طواف آب و گل

Knowledge and art, religion and politics, mind and heart; everything is divided into groups and have become materialistic (material worshiper).

آسیا آن مرز و بوم آفتابغیر بین از خویشتن اندر حجاب

Asia, the land of rising Sun, is hidden from itself and busy watching others.

قلب او بے واردات نو بنوحاصلش را کس نگیرد باد و جو

Its heart is empty of new ideas and ambitions; his thoughts and ideas are not worth penny.

روزگارش اندرین دیرینہ دیرساکن و یخ بستہ و بے ذوق سیر

In this old (ancient) world his life has become static, frozen and without desire for new things.

صید ملایان و نخچیر ملوکآہوی اندیشہ او لنگ و لوک

He has become prey to clerics and kings; the gazelle of his though is lame and limping (lacks sharp and conclusive thought).

عقل و دین و دانش و ناموس و ننگبستہ فتراک لردان فرنگ

His intellect, faith, wisdom, self-respect and honour have been slung into the game-carrier of Frangis

تاختم بر عالم افکار اوبر دریدم پردۂ اسرار او

I have invaded his domain of thought and have unveiled its secrets.

در میان سینہ دل خون کردہ امتا جھانش را دگرگون کردہ ام

I have bled my heart to change his world.

من بطبع عصر خود گفتم دو حرفکردہ ام بحرین را اندر دو ظرف

I have said two things to contemporary thinkers; I have poured two oceans into these two pots.

حرف پیچاپیچ و حرف نیش دارتا کنم عقل و دل مردان شکار

I have used both indirect and direct methods so that I prey heart and mind of contemporary people.

حرف تہ داری باند از فرنگنالۂ مستانہ ئی از تار چنگ

Like the Western style I have used multi-layered words and I have also used strings of my musical instrument to produce melody (in the form of my poetry).

اصل این از ذکر و اصل آن ز فکراے تو بادا وارث این فکر و ذکر

One is zikr (expression) in essence and the other is fikr (thought); I pray you become heir to both zikr and fikr.

آب جویم از دو بحر اصل من استفصل من فصل است و ہم وصل من است

I am a stream, these two oceans are my source (origin); my flowing out from the source is separation as well as audience (unity).

تا مزاج عصر من دیگر فتادطبع من ہنگامۂ دیگر نہاد

Because my contemporary time has different kind of temperament; so I too have stirred a different kind of confrontation.

نوجوانان تشنہ لب خالی ایاغشستہ رو تاریک جان روشن دماغ

Our youth is thirsty but their glasses are empty; their faces are shining, intellect bright but their souls are in darkness.

کم نگاہ و بے یقین و نا امیدچشم شان اندر جہان چیزی ندید

Short-sighted, lacking faith and in despair; their eyes can’t see anything in this world.

ناکسان منکر ز خود مومن بہ غیرخشت بند از خاکشان معمار دیر

The ignorant deny their own greatness but believe in others and that is why (the idol worshiper) moulds bricks out of his clay to build a temple for himself.

مکتب از مقصود خویش آگاہ نیستتا بجذب اندرونش راہ نیست

Their school does not know what it wants to achieve, because it is incapable of reaching the soul.

نور فطرت راز جانہا پاک شستیک گل رعنا ز شاخ او نرست

Teachers have deprived the youth of the light of the soul; that is why not a single ‘attractive flower’ has sprouted from their (schools) branches.

خشت را معمار ما کج می نہدخوی بط با بچۂ شاہین دہد

Our builders (teachers) lay wrongly the very first brick of foundation; they teach the ways of ducklings to chicks of falcon.

علم تا سوزی نگیرد از حیاتدل نگیرد لذتی از واردات

Unless knowledge does not acquire warmth from the state of being, heart cannot relish the act (of life).

علم جز شرح مقامات تو نیستعلم جز تفسیر آیات تو نیست

The aim of education is nothing but to explain the position of human beings in this world and its indicators.

سوختن میباید اندر نار حستا بدانے نقرۂ خود را ز مس

Only after having been through the fire of awareness that human can distinguish between his silver and bronze.

علم حق اول حواس آخر حضورآخر او مے نگنجد در شعور

The knowledge of God (Allah) is first acquired through senses but ultimate perception (comprehension) through observation alone is not possible.

صد کتاب آموزی از اہل ہنرخوشتر آن درسی کہ گیری از نظر

You learn hundreds of books from learned teachers but the knowledge (awareness) acquired attention (of men having insight) is far better than bookish knowledge.

ہر کسے زان می کہ ریزد از نظرمست می گردد بانداز دگر

The vine that drips through eyes (attention) affects different people in different ways.

از دم باد سحر میرد چراغلالہ زان باد سحر، می در ایاغ

(Just as) morning breeze extinguishes a candle (lamp); but a bud of lalah turns into glass of wine (blossoms into fully-fledged flower.

کم خور و کم خواب و کم گفتار باشگرد خود گردندہ چون پرگار باش

Eat less, sleep less, speak less and like a compass keep revolving around one point (the inner self, the soul).

منکر حق نزد ملا کافر استمنکر خود نزد من کافر تر است

According to Mulla (cleric) one who denies God is an infidel (unbeliever) and to me the one who denies his own greatness is kafir (infidel).

آن بہ انکار وجود آمد "عجول،این "عجول" و ھم "ظلوم" و ہم "جہول"

One who denies God commits a sin of ajol (acting in haste without pondering); denying oneself commits triple sin of haste, cruelty and ignorance.

شیوۂ اخلاص را محکم بگیرپاک شو از خوف سلطان و امیر

Remain steadfast on right path, get rid of fear of kings and lords (submit only to Allah).

عدل در قہر و رضا از کف مدہقصد در فقر و غنا از کف مدہ

In anger and happiness, do not falter in doing justice; do not stray away from ‘middle path’ in poverty and affluence.

حکم دشوار است تأویلی مجوجز بہ قلب خویش قندیلی مجو

When commandments (Hudood Allah) are difficult (to comprehend) do not venture interpreting it, seek guidance from your inner light.

حفظ جانہا ذکر و فکر بے حسابحفظ تنہا ضبط نفس اندر شباب

Protect your soul with abundant zikr-o-fikr (remembering and thinking about Allah); and protection of body lies in controlling the lust of youth.

حاکمی در عالم بالا و پستجز بہ حفظ جان و تن ناید بدست

Higher positions of honour in this world and hereafter can only be achieved through protection of soul and body.

لذت سیر است مقصود سفرگر نگہ بر آشیان داری مپر

To seek pleasure is the aim of traveling; if you cannot control the urge of looking back towards the nest, do not fly.

ماہ گردد تا شود صاحب مقامسیر آدم را مقام آمد حرام

The crescent revolves to become full moon; but man’s journey has no destination (he keeps rising higher and higher).

زندگی جز لذت پرواز نیستآشیان با فطرت او ساز نیست

Life is nothing except enjoy the flying; nest (halt) is forbidden in man’s journey (in this world).

رزق زاغ و کرکس اندر خاک گوررزق بازان در سواد ماہ و ہور

Livelihood of vultures and crows lies in the dead; eagles find it under the moon and sun (while flying in the sky).

سر دین صدق مقال اکل حلالخلوت و جلوت تماشای جمال

The secret of Deen (religion) lies in speaking truth and eating Halal (honestly earned livelihood) and remain in the audience Allah both in when alone or in company of others.

در رہ دین سخت چون الماس زیدل بحق بر بند و بے وسواس زی

In belief live hard solid like Almas (precious stone); remain in touch with Allah and be free of all kinds of apprehensions,

سری از اسرار دین بر گویمتداستانی از مظفر گویمت

I tell you one of the secrets of Deen; it is from the biography of Sultan Muzaffar.

اندر اخلاص عمل فرد فریدپادشاہی با مقام با یزید

He excelled in sincerity and righteousness of his deeds; he was a king but a (God’s man) like Bayazid Bistami (R.A.)

پیش او اسبی چو فرزندان عزیزسخت کوش چون صاحب خود در ستیز

He had a horse that was dear to him like a son; that horse was strived hard like his owner.

سبزہ رنگی از نجیبان عربباوفا، بے عیب، پاک اندر نسب

Pure Arabian horse of greenish colour; faithful, faultless and of pure breed.

مرد مومن را عزیز اے نکتہ رسچیست جز قرآن و شمشیر و فرس

O wise man! Nothing is dear to Momin (Muslim) more than Qur’an, sword and a horse.

من چہ گویم وصف آن خیر الجیادکوہ و روی آبہا رفتی چو باد

What can I tell you about qualities of that unique animal; it could pass over mountains and river like wind.

روز ہیجا از نظر آمادہ ترتند بادی طایف کوہ و کمر

It would get alert the moment it sensed that a battlefield was around and cover the distance in no time.

در تک او فتنہ ہای رستخیزسنگ از ضرب سم او ریز ریز

It would strive and struggle hectically; its hoofs would crush stones into sand.

روزے آن حیوان چو انسان ارجمندگشت از درد شکم زار و نژند

One day that horse respected like humans suffered from stomach pain and had gone weak.

کرد بیطاری علاجش از شراباسب شہ را وارہاند از پیچ و تاب

Veterinarian treated him with wine and the horse recovered from pain.

شاہ حق بین دیگر آن یکران نخواستشرع تقوی از طریق ما جداست

But because of that the king never rode it; that is the way of taqwa, which is different from ours.

اے ترا بخشد خدا قلب و جگرطاعت مرد مسلمانی نگر

May Allah bless you with such a heart and soul; see, what the submission of a Muslim (to Allah) means?

دین سراپا سوختن اندر طلبانتہایش عشق و آغازش ادب

What is Deen? It is to smoulder in urge for submission to Allah; it its beginning is respectfulness and zenith is ishq (True Love).

آبروے گل ز رنگ و بوے اوستبے ادب، بے رنگ و بو، بے آبروست

Flower’s elegance (grace) is because of its colour and fragrance; disrespectful has no colour, no fragrance; so he is disgraceful.

نوجوانے را چو بینم بے ادبروز من تاریک می گردد چو شب

When I see a disobedient youth; my day turns dark like a night.

تاب و تب در سینہ افزاید مرایاد عھد مصطفی آید مرا

It adds to restlessness of my heart; I am reminded of the days of Hazoor Mustafa (S.A.W.)

از زمان خود پشیمان میشومدر قرون رفتہ پنھان میشوم

I regret my contemporary era and I take refuge in the past.

ستر زن یا زوج یا خاک لحدستر مردان حفظ خویش از یار بد

Woman’s dress (protection of her body and honour) is her husband or her grave; for man it is to stay away from bad company.

حرف بد را بر لب آوردن خطاستکافر و مومن ہمہ خلق خداست

Talking foul (evil) is a mistake; Kafir (nonbeliever) and Momin (believer) all are creation of Allah.

آدمیت، احترام آدمیبا خبر شو از مقام آدمی

Humanity means respect for other human beings; you must acknowledge the respectful position of a human being.

آدمی از ربط و ضبط تن بہ تنبر طریق دوستی گامی بزن

To establish relations with each other and discipline that with that with tolerance; this is the right path, move on that.

بندۂ عشق از خدا گیرد طریقمی شود بر کافر و مومن شفیق

Man with True Love treading God’s path is kind to Kafir and Momin.

کفر و دین را گیر در پہنای دلدل اگر بگریزد از دل واے دل

Always remain mindful of Kufr-o-Deen; lament the heart that distances (avoids) itself from other hearts

گرچہ دل زندانی آب و گل استاینہمہ آفاق آفاق دل است

Though the heart is placed in the prison of the body, yet the entire heaven is its heaven.

گرچہ باشی از خداوندان دہفقر را از کف مدہ از کف مدہ

No matter how big landlord you might become; never give up faqr.
(Faqr: Allamah has used this word for conveying different meanings such as indifferent to vicissitudes of material life; continence, sublimation, self-restraint, self-satisfaction, and so on.)

سوز او خوابیدہ در جان تو ہستاین کہن می از نیاگان تو ہست

The fire of fiqr is dormant in your soul; this old wine is from your ancestors.

در جھان جز درد دل سامان مخواہنعمت از حق خواہ و از سلطان مخواہ

Do not seek anything in this world other than tender heart; whatever you want; seek from Allah, not from the king.

اے بسا مرد حق اندیش و بصیرمی شود از کثرت نعمت ضریر

Even many of the righteous and wise people are blinded by the affluence (of wealth).

کثرت نعمت گداز از دل بردناز می آرد نیاز از دل برد

Affluence takes away tenderness from heart; it takes away humility and sows (seeds of) arrogance.

سالہا اندر جھان گردیدہ امنم بہ چشم منعمان کم دیدہ ام

I have traveled in the world for years; I have seldom seen wet eyes of the rich.

من فداے آنکہ درویشانہ زیستواے آن کو از خدا بیگانہ زیست

I love immensely love that man who leads a life practicing faqr and feel sorry for the one who has forgotten Allah.

در مسلمانان مجو آن ذوق و شوقآن یقین آن رنگ و بو آن ذوق و شوق

There is no zeal and zest in contemporary Muslims; do not look for colour and fragrance of faith (he is devoid of it).

عالمان از علم قرآن بے نیازصوفیان درندہ گرگ و مو دراز

Educated do not care about knowledge the knowledge of Qur’an; Mullahs are like ferocious wolves.

گرچہ اندر خانقاہان ہای و ہوستکو جوانمردی کہ صہبا در کدوست

Though there is noise of ‘ha-o-hoo’ in their shrines; yet there is no strongman amongst them with a glass wine (of Unity) in his hand.

ہم مسلمانان افرنگی مآبچشمۂ کوثر بجویند از سراب

The Muslims impressed of the West search for Kausar (name of a spring in the heaven) in mirage.

بے خبر از سر دین اند این ہمہاہل کین اند اھل کین اند این ہمہ

All of them are unaware of the secrets of Deen; they are not the followers of Deen, they are Ehl-e-Keen (those who foster enmities).

خیر و خوبی بر خواص آمد حرامدیدہ ام صدق و صفا را در عوام

I have not seen any good in the elite (rich), but common people (poor) are righteous and truthful.

اہل دین را باز دان از اہل کینہم نشین حق بجو با او نشین

Differentiate between Ehl-e-Keen and Ehl-e-Deen; look for a man of God and seek his company.

کرکسان را رسم و آئین دیگر استسطوت پرواز شاہین دیگرست

The ways and habits of vultures are different and flight of eagles is impressively elegant.

مرد حق از آسمان افتد چو برقہیزم او شہر و دشت غرب و شرق

Man of God strikes like lightening and sets ablaze cities and deserts of east and west like firewood.

ما ہنوز اندر ظلام کائناتاو شریک اہتمام کائنات

We are still lying in the dark spot of the world, but he is busy administrating the world.

او کلیم و او مسیح و او خلیلاو محمد او کتاب او جبرئیل

He is Kalim (Moses A.S.), he is Masih (Jesus A.S.), he is Khalil (Ibrahim A.S.); he is Muhammad (S.A.W.), he is the Book, he is Jibril (A.S.)

آفتاب کائنات اہل دلاز شعاع او حیات اہل دل

He is a sun for the people with hearts; their lives are because of his rays (prophets are the best example of men of God).

اول اندر نار خود سوزد تراباز سلطانے بیاموزد ترا

Man of God first burns you in his own furnace; he then teaches you the royal ways.

ما ہمہ با سوز او صاحبدلیمورنہ نقش باطل آب و گلیم

It is his fire that grants us a heart; otherwise we are just fake beings moulded out of soil and moisture.

ترسم این عصری کہ تو زادی درآندر بدن غرق است و کم داند ز جان

I am scared of the era in which you have born; this era is has drowned (lost) in the body and unaware of soul.

چون بدن از قحط جان ارزان شودمرد حق در خویشتن پنھان شود

When body loses its value due to drought in his soul; then men of God is concealed within him (body).

در نیابد جستجو آن مرد راگرچہ بیند روبرو آن مرد را

No quest can find (rediscover) that man of God; though he is always present right in front of you.

تو مگر ذوق طلب از کف مدہگرچہ در کار تو افتد صد گرہ

Yet you must keep your quest going even if you face numerous hardships in doing that.

گر نیابی صحبت مرد خبیراز اب وجد آنچہ من دارم بگیر

If you do not find the company of an aware man then whatever I have inherited from ancestors, you get it from me.

پیر رومی را رفیق راہ سازتا خدا بخشد ترا سوز و گداز

Adopt the company of Pir Rumi, so that Allah blesses you (your heart) the warmth and tenderness.

زانکہ رومی مغز را داند ز پوستپای او محکم فتد در کوی دوست

As Rumi could differentiate between husk and the grain so he enters the street of the Friend sure-footed.

شرح او کردند و او را کس ندیدمعنی او چون غزال از ما رمید

People have explained his poetry, but have not understood him; meanings of his poetry remained elusive like gazelle.

رقص تن از حرف او آموختندچشم را از رقص جان بر دوختند

Bodies of people have whirled reciting his poetry, but their souls remained blind unable to whirl).

رقص تن در گردش آرد خاک رارقص جان برھم زند افلاک را

Body’s dance only raises the dust; but soul’s dance causes upheaval in the heavens (initiates change, revolution).sets the

علم و حکم از رقص جان آید بدستہم زمین ہم آسمان آید بدست

Soul’s dance not only gets you knowledge and understanding, but also gets you this world and heavens.

فرد ازوی صاحب جذب کلیمملت ازوی وارث ملک عظیم

Individual acquires from this acquires the ability like Moses A.S. (of talking to his Creator); the nation (millat) acquires a great country (empire).

رقص جان آموختن کاری بودغیر حق را سوختن کاری بود

It is not easy to learn the dance of the soul; one learns it only by torching all the fake gods.

تا ز نار حرص و غم سوزد جگرجان برقص اندر نیاید اے پسر

O my son! You can never learn the dance of the soul until you rid yourself from greedily looking towards fake gods and then feel sorry on getting nothing.

ضعف ایمانست و دلگیریست غمنوجوانا "نیمہ پیری است غم"

Sorrow and despair are symptoms of weak Ayiman (faith). O my son! Sorrow and despair is half of old-age.

می شناسی حرص "فقر حاضر" استمن غلام آنکہ بر خود قاہر است

Do you understand that greed is perpetual destitution; I am at the service of the man who has control over himself (controls his desires).

اے مرا تسکین جان ناشکیبتو اگر از رقص جان گیری نصیب

O my son! You are source ofsatisfaction for my restless heart; if you learn dance of the soul;

سر دین مصطفے گویم تراہم بہ قبر اندر دعا گویم ترا

This is the secret of Deen of Mustafa (S.A.W.) which I am telling you; then I will pray for you even from my grave.