12. Love and Faith
ایمان سلامت ہر کوئی منگے، عِشق سلامت کوئی ھُو
منگن اِیمان شرماون عشقوں، دِل نوں غیرت ہوئی ھُو
جس منزل نوں عشق پچاوے، اِیمان نوں خبر نہ کوئی ھُو
میرا عشق سلامت رکھیں بَاھُوؒ، اِیمانوں دیاں دھروئی ھُو
الف
ਅਲਿਫ਼
ਈਮਾਨ ਸਲਾਮਤ ਹਰ ਕੋਈ ਮੰਗੇ, ਇਸ਼ਕ ਸਲਾਮਤ ਕੋਈ ਹੂ
ਮੰਗਣ ਈਮਾਨ ਸ਼ਰਮਾਵਣ ਇਸ਼ਕੋਂ, ਦਿਲ ਨੂੰ ਗ਼ੈਰਤ ਹੋਈ ਹੂ
ਜਿਸ ਮੰਜ਼ਿਲ ਨੂੰ ਇਸ਼ਕ ਪੁਚਾਵੇ, ਈਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਖ਼ਬਰ ਨਾ ਕੋਈ ਹੂ
ਮੇਰਾ ਇਸ਼ਕ ਸਲਾਮਤ ਰੱਖੀਂ ਬਾਹੂ(ਰਹ), ਈਮਾਨੋਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਧਰੋਈ ਹੂ
Alif
Iman salaamat har koee mange, ishq salaamat koee Hoo
Mangan iman sharmaavan ishqon, dil noon ghairat hoee Hoo
Jis manzil noon ishq puchaave, iman noon khabar na koee Hoo
Mera ishq salaamat rakkheen Bahoo, imanoon diyaan dharoee Hoo
Desire faith but ah, neglect love…that is what many do!
Asking for faith and shying from love… hurts my esteem
Unconquerable by faith, love takes to untold stations
O Lord! Keep Bahoo’s passion strong. I seek it above faith
Explanation by Sultan ul Ashiqeen
Everyone wants to save his faith but no one seeks the treasure of Divine love. It can only be the desire of a seeker of Allah. The seekers of world and heaven are pseudo seekers who only wish the safety of their faith and are afraid of seeking the love of Allah because this is not an easy path. Their behaviour has infuriated me and the mighty esteem of Faqr and love is surging in my inward. In fact, the stations and waystations of Divine closeness to which only love has access, faith is not even familiar to it. May Allah save my love and grant me perseverance upon it because love is dearer to me than my faith.
GLOSSARY
| Shahmukhi, Gurmukhi & Transliteration | English |
|---|---|
| اِیمان ; ਈਮਾਨ ; iman | Faith, belief, creed |
| سلامت ; ਸਲਾਮਤ ; salaamat | Safe |
| ہر کوئی ; ਹਰ ਕੋਈ ; har koee | Everyone |
| منگے ; ਮੰਗੇ ; mange | Beg, ask for, demand, request for |
| عِشق ; ਇਸ਼ਕ ; ishq | Ardent Divine love |
| منگن ; ਮੰਗਣ ; mangan | To ask for, to request, to demand |
| شرماون ; ਸ਼ਰਮਾਵਣ ; sharmaavan | Feel shy |
| عشقوں ; ਇਸ਼ਕੋਂ ; ishqon | Love |
| دِل ; ਦਿਲ ; dil | Heart; inward |
| غیرت ہوئی نوں; ਨੂੰ ਗ਼ੈਰਤ ਹੋਈ ; noon ghairat hoee | To feel dishonour or disrespect |
| جس ; ਜਿਸ ; jis | Where |
| منزل ; ਮੰਜ਼ਿਲ ; manzil | Waystation; destination; goal |
| پچاوے ; ਪੁਚਾਵੇ ; puchaave | Take |
| نوں خبر نہ کوئی; ਨੂੰ ਖ਼ਬਰ ਨਾ ਕੋਈ ; noon khabar na koee | Does not have any information |
| میرا ; ਮੇਰਾ ; mera | My, mine |
| رکھیں ; ਰੱਖੀਂ ; rakkheen | Keep |
| ایمانوں دیاں دھروئی; ਈਮਾਨੋਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਧਰੋਈ ; imanoon diyaan dharoee | I beg you in the name of faith |