Ghazal
علموں بس کریں او یار (اِک الف)
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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1
علموں بس کریں او یار
اِکو الف تیرے درکار
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.
2
علم نہ آوے وچ شمار
جاندی عمر، نہیں اعتبار
اِکو الف تیرے درکار
علموں بس کریں او یار
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
پڑھ پڑھ، لکھ لکھ لدیں ڈھیر
ڈھیر کتاباں، چوفیر
کردے چانن، وچ انھیر
پچھو: "راہ؟" تے خبر نہ ستر
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
پڑھ پڑھ شیخ مشائخ کہاویں
الٹے مسئلے گھروں بناویں
بےعلماں نوں لٹ لٹ کھاویں
جھوٹھے سچے کریں اقرار
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
پڑھ پڑھ نفل نماز گزاریں
اُچیاں بانگاں چانگھاں ماریں
منبر تے چڑھ وعظ پکاریں
کیتا تینوں علم خوار
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.
6
جد میں سبق عشق دا پڑھیا
دریا دیکھ وحدت دا وڑیا
گھمن گھیریں دے وچ اڑیا
شاہ عنایت لایا پار
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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