kalyaan (peace)

kalyaan (peace)




The One Creator, the all greats;

Lord of the universe-

The living, the original;

Ruler with power innate;

The giver, the sustainer,

the unique , compassionate;

This master praise, to Him alone

thyself in praise prostrate..

The generous, who does create

the universe in pairs..

2 None shares His glory, “He was..is,

shall be”..who this doth say

Accepts Mohammad as ‘guide’

with heart and love’s true sway;

None from amongst those lost their way

or ever went astray.

3 “He is without a partner” , when

this glorious news you break-

With love and knowledge, Mohammad

accept ..as cause him take

Why would you then obeisance make

to others after that?4

From One, many to being came;

‘many’ but Oneness is;

Don’t get confounded, Reality

is ‘One’ , this truth don’t miss-

Commotions vast diplay- all this

I vow, of Loved-one is.

The Echo and the call are same,

if you sound’s secret knew-

They both were one, but two became

only when ‘hearing’ came.

6 A thousand doors and windows too,

the palace has ..but see,

Wherever I might go or be

master confronts me there

7 If you have learnt to long, by pain

be not distressed-

Secret of love’s sorrow must be

never confessed-

Suffering is by the heart caressed,

and there it is preserved.

8 The poison-drinking lovers, lured

by poison sweet, drink more and more;

To bitterness of fatal cup,

the poison-drinkers are innured,

Though wounds are festering, and uncured,

no whispers to the vulgar goes.

9 All from Belved’s side is sweet

whate’er He gives to you.

There is no bitter, if you knew

the secret how to taste.

10 There is a call to gallow, friends,

will any of you go!

Those who do talk of love may Know

to gallows they must speed. 11 If you a draught desire

to tavern find your way;

Thy head do sever, and that head

beside the barrel lay;

Onlywhen you this price do pay

then few cupe you may quaff.

12 The genuine lover, for his head

care and concern has none;

He cuts it off---joins it with breath

as gift then hends it on ;

Carves down to shoulders, forem loved-one

then begs for love’s return.

13 To guard and to preservethe head,

the lover,s business is not this---

One of beloved’s glance is worth

so many hundreds head of his---

Flesh, skinand bone, and all there is ,

the ‘least ‘ of loved-one , equals not.

Shah latif (kalyan 2)

Shah latif (kalyan 2)

Oh heart! and now make this your aim “stay with them,

and be safe from wounds” 23 As long there is no need, so long

physician is not here...

But when one day pain does appear

it is as though the leech had come!

24 They read and read, but what they read

their hearts refuse to store-

The more they pages turn, the more

are deeply steeped in sin.

25 O friend, why are you still inclined

to waste paper and ink-

Go rather forth and try to find

the source where words were formed.

26 The world with ‘I’ doth overflow

and with it flaunts about-

But its own ‘Self’ it doth not know...

‘t is a migician’s spell.

27 They do not heed the glorious line

that does begin with ‘A’-

In vain they look for the Divine,

though page on page they turn.

28 You only read the letter ‘A’-

all other pages put aside-

Book-reading nothing will convey-

but your being purify.

Unuttered is unknown...the uttered

is never understood....behold,

Although it be as true as gold,

humanity takes never note.-

30 By ‘giving’ they were hurt,-’not giving’

to them contentment brought-

So they became sufis, as nought

they did take with themselves.

31 To hear vile words, and not return,

but hear them silently;

This is the pearl, most precious pearl,

we in guide’s teaching see-

But decked with jewels he will be

who with ‘Silence’ the Ego kills.

32 Those who never forgot the sorrow,

and lesson learnt of woe-

The slate of thought within both hands;

‘silence’ they study so-

They only read page which does show

Beloved’s lovely face.

33 Patience, humanity adopt,

For anger is disease-

Forbearance bringeth joy and ‘peace’,

if you would understand.

34 The inoffensive don’t offend forget who do offend-

In this refined and cultured way

thy day and night do spend

Thus meditating, humbly walk,

until thy life doth end-

A Lawyer keep within, O friend,

to blush not, facing judge.

35 As long as of this daily world

no glimpses you obtain-

A perfect view you will notgain

of your love Heavenly.

36 True lovers never will forget

their love Divine, until one day

Their final breath will pass away

as tearful sigh.

Khambat-3 (Haven)

Khambat-III (Haven) 

1 A moolit night, an open plain,

and so for yet to go;

My camel look not back, for you

‘t is shame to waver so;

Be steady, resolute, and show

my loved-ones you can reach

2 O full moon! though you rise adorned,

your beauty to enhance;

You are not a blink worth of my love

With all charms you advance,

Since your whole being but one glance

of the Beloved is.

3 A hundred suns may rise, and blaze

four score-four moons may shine;

I vow, without Beloved mine

I am in darkest night

4 O moon, by magic fade away;

may you be shorn of light-

Or hide yourself so that I might

the soul’s Beloved meet.

5 In darkest midnight, the Beloved

shows himself so clear;

the moon and pleiades disappear

yea, like an echo mere.

6 O moon, cast first thy silver-ray

on the Beloved when you rise;

And for thy Maker’s sake, O moon

message of helpless one convey;

“My hopeful longing eyes, thy way

with tears are watching everyday.”

7 O moon, the moment that you rise

first glance at the Beloved cast

Say to the dear one: I am sick

In you my only comfort lies

“My hopeful and relying eyes

Are ever set expecting you”

8 O moon, when you ascend the skies

first glance at the Beloved cast

My message to the friend convey

Correctly all, and all precise

“M y hopeful and relying eyes

are ever set expecting thee”

9 Rise moon, see the Beloved-thou

art near and far am I

Presence of Him in scented dews

I feel, that in night doth lie-

On foot I cannot reach and

father gives camel can’t supply

On which riding, ere dawn draws nigh

I easily could reach.

10 I shall die longing, love is kind

but Oh...so far is He

Father gives camel not to me-

I am too weak to walk.

11 To the Beloved, when you rise

O moon, thy very first glance send;

And all the message I give

O moon, convey in truthful wise;

“My hopeful and relying eyes

are ever set expecting you.”

12 Thy glance let the Beloved meet,

O moon, and my requests submit

Befittingly; above courtyard

of the Beloved bow and greet;

Speak gently...on Beloved’s feet

both of thy light-hands softly lay.

13 O moon, all my entreaties safe

into thy shining garment tie,

Low’ring your head, to loved one tell

in what a wretched state am I;

Remember; to the place you hie

That is whole universe’s Hope.

14 O camel! spurn thy slothful mood-

No longer now delay!

But once unite me with my love

no more the truant play,

But speed, ere night doth pass away

to meet my love after.

15 I must go where my love resides;

to the Beloved speed!

There I shall give thee sandal-wood

and thou shalt no more feed

On salt-bush coarse, unfit for thee

or any worthless weed;

O hasten! there is urgent need

to reach while night doth last.

Arise and take a forward step-

be not an idler base;

The highway to my love is straight

and hath no winding ways...

Self-pity drop...a gallop raise

to bring us swift and soon.

17 Remember your ancestry, and

your forebear’s noble breed;

Your stock is well-known near and far

and you do hold indeed;

Rare pedigree-and so we plead

show us some kindness now.

18 I bound him near some glorious tree

that he some buds might eat;

Ill-mannered camel, on the sly

still finds the salt-bush sweet.

Woe’s me-I know not how to treat

Camel that so confounds.

19 I tried to saddle him, but e’en

unsaddled he’d not rise-

The way the herd is gone, he lies

and only gapes that side.

20 My camel, I will give thee reins

of gold, and trappings fine;

Not only buds of sandal wood

but thou on myrth shalt dine;

If to the one Beloved mine

thou wilt bring me this night.

and all his arduous madness flies. 

Good animal, what you did put

your teeth in, finding them so sweet;

These baneful creepers if you eat

will bring you yet to grief and woe.

27 Torrents of rain and wind-camel

there obstinate he lies-

How shall I saddle him when rise

unsaddled he will not.

28 A solid braided rope construct,

with this your camel blind,

The frgrant creepers everywhere

all over grounds you’ll find,

Once tasted, he will leave behind

all else, if he’s not tied.

29 I fettered him with rope and chain,

but shackles were in vain;

He broke them all, and dragged them on

where creepers decked the plain-

O God, put sence and understanding

in this camel’s brain

With mercy free him from this pain

to rise above this curse.

30 O rise, and to thy haven far

thy earthbound glances bear,

May be a happy welcome there

awaits thee from thy love.

No-go and schackle him, he will

run wild if left alone;

By temting him to cat, he’ll play

more pranks, but won’t alone;

Load him and let him graze and groan

with heavy fetters bound.

32 Who laid a spell on you? and who

waylaid you, wished you ill?

Blinkers you wear-your soles rubbed off-

your kind not meet you will;

And round and round, as in a mill

you circumambulate.

33 My comely camel, won’t you eat

the sandal wood and drink your fill

Of cleanest purest water, food

the finest you refuse it still-

What law gave you the tasty thrill

of salt-bush mere, above all else?

34 At last my camel every day

is browsing in that garden, where

Two tree-shoots are worth millions there

handful of leaves are thousands worth.

35 Two tree-shoots are worth millions...nay

one leaf alone five lakhs will be-

Now to enrich his soul he eats,

the wholesome blossoms of this tree-

Here e’en a withered leaf we see

is many, many hundreds worth.

My lakhs-worth camel, that I bought

for hundreds, beautiful became

For any eye to see; don’t blame

and say too dearly he was bought.

37 My invaluable camel, friend,

no praise is now for him too high;

His manager fill with cardamoms

then saddle him, and he will fly,

All distance he will defy,

and here and now the Loved-one reach