ati acharat kahu(n) ek pahelee jeesathee hove vaatt sohelee......................................1Let me tell you the first awful riddle, (which when solved) will make your path easy.
piyu chhaanaa kiyu(n) pragat aayaa kahone kon piyaa bhekh firaayaa...................................2How did the hidden Beloved manifest himself? Tell me what garb did he wear?
laa thee un zaat kahaave jaa(n) kee baat kahee nahee(n) jaave..............................3His essence(zaat) is derived from no-thing, and it is not possible for me to tell you about it.
ddubakee le le gothaa khaave peer paygambar to e nahee paave...................................4It is like diving deep (into the ocean of knowledge) and tumbling over and over for even the Peers and Prophets where not able to know him completely.
mahaa agaadh samu(n)ddhra kahaave jaa ko paar koee na paave.........................................5(God's mystery is like) a very vast and deep ocean. No one can attain it's limits(no one can unfold it in it's entirety).
jo eesa samu(n)ddha maa(n) ddubkee khaave marjeevaa hoe so maannak laave....................................6If one dives into this ocean, then such a diver will bring to the shore pearls(of wisdom and knowledge).
ddubakee le le janam gamaave vaa(n) ko thaag kabahu e paave....................................7If one were to spend his/her entire life diving, then maybe he/she will attain the limits.
re tu(n)hee maaraa saachaa saaee(n)yaa(n) piyujee tu(n)hee niraalaa nira(n)jan kahee-e(n), niraalee kahee-e(n) kuchh baata re; gu(n)ge sapanaa paae-aa, samaja samaja pachhataa ya re..................................IO You, my True Lord, You are indeed my Beloved
niyaare the nyaaraa kar kar maane yaa haa gat the kuchhu vaa peechhaane.............................1The unfolder of the mysteries (the seeker) himself becomes mysterious(transformed) as he progresses along the path of faith. Having traversed this path he may unravel some of it's mysteries.
Variant:
These secrets(about creation) are full of wonder and those who endeavour to unfold them become part of it as they evolve spiritually.
sab shifatosu(n) jaaku(n) paave so shafaat kun vaahadiyat kahalaave...............................2If one attains all the virtues, the path encompassing these virtues should be regarded as the only path leading towards unity(of Allah), i.e. all virtues are essentially Divine.
rup anup anek dikhaave bhaat bhaat piyaa bhekh firaave...................................3He shows you his different facets(along the Path), He may express Himself in different modes(patterns) and may even wear different garbs.
een donu(n) maa(n)he vahadiyat kahee-e jaaku(n) donu(n) sifatu(n) su(n) lahee-e..........................4Regard His two attributes(zaat and seefaat) as one. He should be understood through these two.
Variant:
(The difference between you and Him) is that He is the Creator and beyond creation whereas you are part of creation.
jaame jahaa(n) asmaakee hoee kahe(kahat) uluhiyat(alupavat) sothee(hoi) sohee..................5All the holy names(asmaaul husnaa) are encompassed in His essence, and all the Divine forms are known through the Divine essence.
Variant:
(To close that gap between you and Him), isme-azam or bol should be present in your total being.
ab(rab) jahaa(n) tafseer jo hoee, buje bujannhaaraa jo koee.........................................6When an attempt at explanation and interpretation is made, only the ones who are receptive to it will understand. (this kind of understanding is not for all).
re tu(n)hee.... jene ra(n)g ne rup nahi, nahee kuchh naam ne tthaam re, so guptaa pragatt bhayaa, laakh dharee tab naam re......................................IIO You, ....
Variant:
He has no colour nor any form; He has no name nor an abode; so secret is he yet millions worship Him.
naam nira(n)jan kee do bhaatee ek zaatee ek bhae seefaatee.......................................1The name of the indescriptible has two aspects; one is the essence and the other is the form(which refers to the essence).
utam sab kahee-e zaatee or bhae sab naam seefaatee........................................2The most exalted name is the essence; the rest are all it's forms.
jeet piyaa aena(enae) ayaan(aan) kahaayaa teet naam zaaher eesam dharaayaa..................................3Where the Beloved has made Himself manifest, he has assumed a physical name.
jo ut thaa so eet ho aayaa vaahe(wahaa) par (upar) sab jagat(bhek) banaayaa..................4That (essence) which was there, has become manifest over here. And over here he has created the entire creation( expressing his different facets).
maan gumaan karo mat koee jo ut thaa so eet fun(fan) soee(hoee).............................5Do not have any doubts about this. That which was there has been manifest here, i.e the entire creation is His manifestation and therefore He is All pervasive.
hoee rahe-aa hove fun(fan) sohee e likhiyaa matte(mitte) nahi koee.................................6That which has happened will continue to happen in the same manner. Nobody can erase this fact.
Variant:
What has been planned so shall it be.
e sab aalam gaeb kahaave paakee jaakee kahee nahi jaave....................................7These are all matters pertaining to the hidden world. One cannot describe or reveal them.
khalakat koee naam na paave sab e paak zahur kahaave..........................................8The entire creation by itself is meaningless. Everything derives it's essential significance from the it's relatedness to the Divine essence.
Variant:
We cannot understand Him but we all (creation) need Him.
re tu(n)hee .... naa tin naam ne tthaam hae naa bin naam ne tthaam re jahaa(n) so naam bakhaaneeye(jo lo naam na kahiye) sab vaa(n)ke hae naam re.....................................IIIO you, ...
Variant:
He has neither a name nor an abode, yet without His name there can be no abode. He has no name yet He encompasses all names (God, Allah, Ishwar, Prabhu, ...)
sab(pachhe) khalakat arvaaha(vaa(n))ko aalam jaakee baat allahaku(n) maalum....................................1He then created this world and only Allah knows the mysteries behind this.
yehee(aayaa) maalam aen(satgur) baalam jaake saae rahe sab aalam.........................................2He has come as the Captain to lead or sustain the creation and He is the True Guide the lover, through whom the entire creation is steady.
pahele ruhulkudas kaha roeaa (pahele ruhu ku(n) jasahoroyaa) aakhir sifat jeebaraeel jo hoeaa(yaa).............................3At first He brought into existence the Holy Spirit(Ruh Muqadas) and at the end it manifested itself as Hazarat Jabrail.
Variant:
At first the soul enjoys happiness and in the end it is transformed into the form of Hazarat Jibrail( becomes angelic).
jo un (e) chitavanaku(n) nahi roe-aa so su(n)dar jaagat hae (ee) soyaa.................................4Those who do not remember(concentrate upon) the name or are not aware of reality, they are asleep even if they appear to be awake.
treejo aalam kahee-e misaal jaakee murat paak kamaal..........................................5The third world is called aalam-e misaal i.e., the world of symbols, whose foundations are holy and pure actions.
vaakee khabar or baaz mahaal (vaakee ajampiyaa jaa(m)p mahaal) ees aalamko aeso haal.............................................6In this stage the unspoken word vibrates, such is the condition of this world (which leads to the ultimate).
jo toku(n) eesa jugame(n) suje so sab gam vaakee buje............................................7If you become aware of this state, then all the mysteries(of creation) are revealed to you.
je dekhe sab vaathee suje (je dekhe te yaa maa suje) to tu(n) buj nira(n)jan buje (jot buje nira(n)jan buje)...........8In this stage, whatever you see will be from Him, the one who knows the light in himself knows the indescriptible.
re tu(n)hee ... piyaa ra(n)g baha ra(n)g hae, or ra(n)g ra(n)g raho dikaayare; jab tome rab ddhrasht ho, to ra(n)g ra(n)g maa(n)he samaayare...........................IVO You, ...
Variant:
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(This analogy implies that we have come from the ocean of Noor just as a pearl is made from the ocean and unlike a pearl, we should not maintain our ego or individuality, else life will 'pierce' us).
PART FIVE
pahele faez fayaazthee aave
peechhe mukh aapannaa(arvaaha) dikhaave...........................1
At first He blesses you with his gifts(knowledge and wisdom), then He bestows His Vision(deedaar).
vaathee hoee misaalme(n) aave
taathee (hoee) jo shahaadat paave.................................2
From that state of Deedaar(Marifat) he comes to the world of symbols, therein he attains martyrdom. (i.e. physical death means nothing eg Hallaj was in constant unity with Allah)
chothaa mulak shahaadat kahee-e
bhalaa buraa sab jaame lahee-e....................................3
The fourth state is that of martyrdom(or oneness with Allah); having achieved this state, one has complete understanding of the good and the evil.
hu(n) tu(n) nikal kar jaame kahee-e
allaah rasul ut fan lahee-e.......................................4
In this stage the difference between I and you no longer exists and one attains the understanding of God and the Messenger.
paa(n)chmaa(n) aalam tab kahalaave(dikhalaavere)
jab maanas(munasa) kee murat paave................................5
He shows you the fifth world when you attain the root of manhood i.e love.
The fifth stage is then reached whence Love is experienced.
jo aapasme(n) ulatt(ilam) samaave
to jaame sab sifaat kahaave.......................................6
If one engages in the quest, then he attains all virtues(all that is worthwhile).
hay nuzul kee baat tamaam
bin uruj nahi hove kaam...........................................7
The matters pertaining to the higher life are wholesome(complete, all encompassing,that give meaning to life). Without the quest the existence is all futile.
These stages teach us that one has to progress to that ultimate goal.
jaanat hay sab khaasaj aam
bin laalan deen(deel) keesee na kaam..............................8
All the knowledgable and the wise man amongst mankind know that without the Guide it is not possible to progress (towards the ultimate).
re tu(n)hee ....
motee jalthee hot ha-e
fir jal kahayo na jaay re;
mugataa fal chhedee-e,
samuddra chhedee-o na jaaere...................................V
O You, ...
A pearl is made from a drop of water, then it is not called water anymore; a pearl can be pierced but can you pierce water?
PART SIX
ek aalam suno meraa meetaa
dhartee bhee taa arash jo keetaa(retee laee rasaj jo keetaa)......1
Listen to a story, my friend, about a spiritually elevated person who elevated even the sand around him.
haef (kahe) jo khaaraa meetthaa
kahe tuj yaame keeyaa kar deetthaa................................2
The contemptuous talk about the sour and sweet and say: " what do you see worthwhile in Allah's creation".
Variant: Those who do not see good in the things around them, how can they see the good within them?
gun apane ku chit na laave
sab avagun aapasme(n) paave.......................................3
They do not think about virtue and therefore see defects or vices everywhere.
Variant: One may strive to do good deeds, yet not keep one's thoughts pure; that person finds that he does not make progress.
sees(sheesh) raakhe kuchhu baat na paave
ees ddarathee kuchhu kaam na bhaave(aave).........................4
If one is pre-occupied with worldly thoughts, he does not achieve anything, and from fears arising from them, nothing is valuable.
Variant: To immerse oneself in Divine Love, your thoughts and worldly fears have to disappear.
(jo) nabee muhammad kare shafaa-at
jaa ku(n) hae ummakee riaayat( utam ki raat)......................5
If Prophet Muhammed intercedes, one experiences the exalted night.
jo gur muj par kare eenaayat
to gunaaha mere sab hove taaet....................................6
If the Guide(Mursheed) showers His blessings upon me, then all my sins would be forgiven(and I would advance spiritually).
ye paryo tuj dekhna peev(dehaaee pare mat dekhee-e peev)
jo hae deen duniyaako jeev........................................7
Verily, the purpose of my soul is to meet You, the Lord the soul of the religion and the world.
ees juga me(n) eeyu(n) kar peev
jeeyu(n) dudh daheemaa(n) dheev...................................8
You are present in this world as yougurt is in the milk.
re tu(n)hee ....
vireh raen hae nirmalee
het chit piyaasu(n) laaere;
piyaa aavanakee vel(vreh) hae
mat bhor bhae pachhataa-ere...................................VI
O You, ...
Divine Love is ecstatic and the night passed in that thought is beautiful(pure). Create such a desire or else when the dawn breaks you will be sorry to have lost that moment.
PART SEVEN
piyaa darashan kaho kaese paaee-e
taj maayaa or gurse jaaee-e.......................................1
How can you achieve your Beloved's Vision(darshan)? Leave this illusory existence(attachments) and proceed along with the Guide.
ehee karo jo(je) gur farmaave
taa the darashan piyaa ke(kaa) paave..............................2
Act according to the Farmaans of the Guide, then you will attain the Vision of the Beloved.
kee-aa sutaa uutth su(n)dar jaag
manee(buree) manorathee uutth kar bhaagaa.........................3
Why are you asleep? Awake in this beautiful state of wakefulness(awareness, remembrance); then all your negative tendencies(evil desires,lusts,greed) will disappear.
jo tere motte hove bhaagaa
to nit utth gur kere paae laagaa..................................4
If you are very fortunate, then you will rise up to bow at the feet of the Guide everyday.
ek chitvan jo gur kee paave
to teraa tan man nirmal ho jaave..................................5
If you attain perfect concentration(consciousness) of the Guide even for one moment, then your body and mind will become pure(spotless).
nikala(n)k hoee baatt dikhaave
dukh khove sab sukh upajaave......................................6
The pure and spotless personality(the Imaam) explains the mysteries and all the sorrows vanish and peace is attained.
ek nabee or ek gusaaee(n)
ek gur bin chit na laaee..........................................7
You will have awareness of no one else besides the one prophet and one Light which is manifested in the Guide.
or na su(n) jo (or na gu(n)je) man or jaaee
jeevat ko fal mul na paaee........................................8
If your mind gets entangled with anything besides the above mentioned(7), then you will not attain the fruits of your life.
i.e. not be able to accomplish your mission in life.
re tu(n)hee ...
ek ahmad ek jagtapati
ek gursu(n) chit laaere;
gur sireve ahamad meele,
to ahamad meem gamaae re.....................................VII
O You, ...
There is one Ahmad(the Prophet) and one King of the world. Concentrate upon the command or word(bol) given by the Guide. If you serve(worship) the Guide you will attain Ahmad. Then as you progress in your search you will lose the mim from Ahmad to become Ahad(one) with Allah.(i.e. you will transcend your physical form).
PART EIGHT
jo pa(n)dit or seedh kahaave
chatur sujaann sughadd hoee aave..................................1
If a person regards himself as a scholar and a righteous one, and approaches you as an intelligent all knowing and pure personality
jap tap karee sab janam gamaave
bin gur maarag prem na paave......................................2
... and spends his/her entire life in meditation and abstinence, even then without the Guide(Murshid Kameel) he does not attain the station of love.
jo cheree gur mayaa na paave
dhyaan gyaan kuchh kaam na aave...................................3
If one does not attain the grace of the Guide, his/her concentration and knowledge is useless.
ddhu(n)ddhat doddat janam gamaave
bin gura mayaa na maarag paave....................................4
If one spends his/her entire life seeking and running around, even then without the grace of the Guide, no station is attained.
jo tu(n) laakh tabeeb bulaave
bin guru vednaa na jaave..........................................5
Even if you called upon one hundred thousand physicians, your pain will not go away without the grace of the Guide.
vednaa jaave jo guru chit (l)aavere
dukh khove sab sukh upajaave......................................6
Your pain will go away if the object of your attention is the Guide, sorrow is lost and all peace is attained.
jo(je) gurthee jo vednaa jaave
so gur saachaa peer kahaave.......................................7
The guide through whom pain leaves, is indeed the guide who is regarded as the true Peer.
re tu(n)hee ...
baddaa gur male peeddku(n)
daaru deve chhaar re;
bin gur peeddaa jaave nahee(n)
aayaa vedakaa saar re.......................................VIII
O you, ...
If you attain such an exalted guide to take away the pain, he will give you the appropriate medicine. Without the Guide, the pain does not go away for He is indeed the essence of all the scriptures.
PART NINE
jo fun tu ees jugame(n) aayaa
bhaag sobhaag jo apane le aayaa...................................1
You have come into this existence with your own mysteries and have brought your own destiny (luck, fate).
jeene gur saamee shaaha paayaa
maaee putaa vahee pun jaayaa......................................2
And the ones who have attained the Guide, the Lord and the Imaam have indeed fulfilled the most cherished wish of their parents(or have achieved their purpose).
vo gurkaa jo darshan paaee-e
vaa(n)ke charan par bal jaaee-e...................................3
Those who achieve the Deedar of such a guide, submit themselves at His feet willingly.
jo manme(n) eechhchhaa karee laaee-e
so fun ve mayaasu(n) paaee-e......................................4
Whatever noble wishes of the heart that you bring along with you in this exalted submission, will be fulfilled by His grace and mercy.
kar zhahur lattaka(n)daa aayaa
enul eerfaan naam dharaayaa.......................................5
(During His deedaar) he appears or manifests Himself in a very joyous(playful) mood and assumes the gnostic mode of expression.
jug(jaa) par hae(nahee) fan vaakaa saayaa
jeene e jugku(n) baatt lagaayaa...................................6
Thereafter the deedaari's whole existence will come under His shelter(protection) - the one who has established religion in the world.
ene nabeekaa nur peechhaanno
mazhar(tuj) khaas ellaahee jaanno.................................7
Know only Him(and nobody else) as the light of Prophethood which indeed is the manifestation of God.
jo kar kahyaa meraa maano
sab maa(n)go tab vaa peechhaano...................................8
If you believe in what I have told you then you will be able to realise(experience) the spiritual happiness in this world.
re tu(n)hee ...
jees gurku(n) satagur kahu(n)
so ve bhae ghatt maa(n)e re;
jo ghattathee pragatt hoe,
to rome rome sukh paaere......................................IX
O You, ...
The one whom I call the True Guide is really within us. When this fact is realised through the inner enlightenment, then one attains peace in every pore of his being(his/her whole being is immersed in peace and joy).
PART TEN
nabeekaa naaeb ho kar aayaa
sab kaahu ke maname(n) bhaayaa....................................1
The Prophet's inheriter(the Imam of the time) has manifested in this age. This fact is heartily desired by everyone(as it is a source of reassurance and conviction).
jaa par nahi(fan) vaa(n) ko saayaa
bhaaga abhaaga so fan(apane) le aayaa.............................2
Those who are under His shelter(mercy), have come along with their good fate and vis versa applies.
vaakee sevaa karo saveree
mat pachhataavo aakhar veree......................................3
Serve Him whenever possible else you will regret it at the final moment.
sab jug hae gur vaake cheree
so seve bhed nira(n)jan meree.....................................4
The entire universe is sustained by the Guide, and therefore serving Him enables one to realise the mysteries of the indescriptible(God).
su(n)dar sujaann sughadd piyaaraa
virehee kahe hu(n) gulaam tumaaraa................................5
He is good looking, all-knowing, immaculate and lovable. The lover says: "I am your slave".
vege karo vaa(n)kaa nistaaraa
vaa ke ghattame(n) karo ujeeyaaraa................................6
Release him(the lover) quickly and enlighten his being.
je(jaa) gurthee hu(n)(jo) laalan paau(n)
ees(sankhe) jugamaa(n) kahaa(n) samaau(n).........................7
When I attain the Lord through such a Guide, won't I be one with the infinite universes?
piyu(n) jalme(n) misaree hoee jaau(n)
virehathee vasalee(ba(n)saree) kilaau(n)..........................8
In the water of love I become dissolved like sugarcandy or am one in His love as the melody is with the flute.
re tu(n)hee, ...
saat deepak nav kha(n)ddmaa(n),
pragattiyaa ena(satgur) shaahare;
jaahaa(n) dekhu(n) taahaa(n) vohee hae,
vohee hae sab ghatt maa(n)here.................................X
O you, ...
In seven oceans and nine continents(or seven heavens and nine planets i.e. in this universe), the Lord(True Guide) has manifested Himself. Whereever I look I see Him and He is present in everyone's heart.
PART ELEVEN
aesaa gur jo kabahu(n) paave
or tofik eelaahee aavee...........................................1
If in this life, you attain such a guide and the help of God comes...
jo chit apanaa eetut na ddulaave
tab jaa maarag premkaa paave......................................2
...and if you do not allow your mind to wander from here and there, then you will attain the station of love.
pahele to toku(n) sharee-at bataave
peechhe raahaa tareekat laave.....................................3
At first He shows you the Shariah(the law explaining your purpose in relation to the creation and the creator), then he shows you the path(to achieve your purpose).
tab tuje haal hakeekat aave
maarafat keree sudh tab paave.....................................4
Then you will realise the Haqiqah(truths as they unfold) which will lead you to the awareness of Marifah(gnosis - a higher way of knowing the ultimate).
sunee gaee yu(n) karate baat
dipak sharaee leve haath..........................................5
They who are on the path say that all the sorrows have gone and they become enlightened.
Variant: A person who talks about Marifat gets enlightened and finds the right path.
tay kare tab yeh zhulamaat(tay karyo e zhulamaat)
paave aapo aab hayaat.............................................6
It is only then that he overcomes evil and darkness and attains everlasting life in this life.
e zhulamaat tareekat kahee-e
bin ague jahaa(n) raah na lahee-e.................................7
A path without the Guide is a path of darkness.
agavo hoye to sab dukh sahee-e
nahee to sukhsu(n) sharaasu(n) rahee-e?
(yaa te sukh sarover laeeye)......................................8
If you have the Guide then endure all the hardships on the path, where you will have the ocean of peace.
re tu(n)hee, ...
mahaa vikatt ehee vaatt hae,
bin ague gayo na jaa-e-re;
agavo hoe e sa(n)gaat,
amar neer tab paa-ere.........................................XI
O you, ...
This path is difficult to follow and without a guide it is difficult to tread this path; if you are in the company of the Guide, you will attain everlasting life.