Ghazal
Ilmoun Bas Kari O-Yaar (Aik Alif)
This ghazal is a plea to the beloved for knowledge, suggesting that only a single 'Alif' (letter) is required. It satirically questions the importance of knowledge, noting how people live in illusion by reading and displaying knowledge. Ultimately, it suggests that true knowledge resides with the master, while people merely confuse the false with the true.
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Ilmoun bas kari oo yaar
Eko Alif terey darkar
The knowledge I acquired, dear friend,
Is just one 'Alif' (letter) of your being.
The knowledge I acquired, dear friend, is merely one 'Alif' (letter) of your being.
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Ilm n awey wich shumar
Jandi umer, Nahi aytebar
Eko Alif terey darkar
Ilmoun bas kari oo yaar
The knowledge that does not follow the count,
The life that is yours, never will be attained.
If you want just one letter of the alphabet,
Then simply dedicate yourself to knowledge, my friend.
Knowledge that cannot be counted (or measured) is wasted time, and the life that is yours will never be attained. If you merely desire one letter of the alphabet, then dedicate yourself to knowledge, my friend.
3
Parh parh, likh likh ladain dher
Dher kitabaan, cho pheyr
Kerdey chanan, Wich unheyr
Pecho: “Rah?” tey khabar n satar
Reading and writing, a pile of many books,
Many books, with a touch of a whim,
They will make the light, but the back:
'What?' and no news.
Reading and writing, a pile of many books, with a touch of whim, they will create the light, but the back remains: 'What?' and no news.
4
Parh perh shekh mashaikh khawein
Ultey masley gharoon bata dein
Bey ilmaan noon lut lut khawein
Jhotey Sachey karain aqrqr
The scholars eat by reading and reciting,
They reveal the secrets of the household in reverse.
The ignorant people eat by looting and plundering,
They make lies and truths indistinguishable.
The scholars eat by studying and reciting, and reveal the household's secrets in reverse. The ignorant people eat by looting and plundering, and make lies and truths indistinguishable.
5
Parh parh nafal namaz guzarien
Achian bangaan changha mari
Manber tey chaRRh waaz pukarein
Keeta teeno ilm khawar
As you recite prayer after prayer, passing by,
(The) changha, the bangaan, the mari, are ignored.
When the call to prayer echoes from the minbar,
(You neglect) the three kinds of knowledge (ilm).
As one recites prayer after prayer, the changha, the bangaan, and the mari are neglected. When the call to prayer echoes from the minbar, the three kinds of knowledge (ilm) are neglected.
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Jed main sabaq Ishq da parhaya
Derya dekh Wahedat da warria
Ghuman gheraan dey wich uRRia
Shah Inayat laya paar
From the ocean of love, I have learned a lesson,
To see the oneness in the river's flow,
The circling movements create a pure bliss,
When Shah Inayat brought the crossing over.
From the ocean of love, I have learned a lesson; to see the oneness in the river's flow. The circling movements create a pure bliss, when Shah Inayat brought the crossing over.
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