Shrine of Sultan Bahoo

16. Shahada of Lovers

اندر کلمہ کِل کِل کردا، عشق سکھایا کلماں ھُو

چوداں طبق کلمے دے اندر، قرآن کتاباں علماں ھُو

کانے کَپ کے قلم بناوَن، لِکھ نہ سَکن قلماں ھُو

بَاھُوؒ ایہہ کلمہ مینوں پیر پڑھایا، ذرا نہ رَہیاں اَلماں ھُو

الف

ਅਲਿਫ਼

ਅੰਦਰ ਕਲਮਾ ਕਿਲ ਕਿਲ ਕਰਦਾ, ਇਸ਼ਕ ਸਿਖਾਇਆ ਕਲਮਾਂ ਹੂ

ਚੌਦਾਂ ਤਬਕ ਕਲਮੇ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ, ਕੁਰਾਨ ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ ਇਲਮਾਂ ਹੂ

ਕਾਨੇ ਕੱਪ ਕੇ ਕਲਮ ਬਨਾਵਣ, ਲਿਖ ਨਾ ਸਕਣ ਕਲਮਾਂ ਹੂ

ਬਾਹੂ(ਰਹ) ਇਹ ਕਲਮਾ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪੀਰ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਇਆ, ਜ਼ਰਾ ਨਾ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਅਲਮਾਂ ਹੂ

Alif

Andar kalma kil kil kardaa, ishq sikhaaiaa kalmaan Hoo

Chaudaan tabaq kalmey de andar, Quran kitaabaan ilmaan Hoo

Kaanne kapp ke qalam banaavan, likh na sakkan qalmaan Hoo

Bahoo eh kalma mainu Pir parhaiaa, zaraa na raheeaan almaan Hoo

Love taught shahada… Its secrets made me restless

Fourteen realms lie in it, so are Quran, knowledge and books

Shahada has been endlessly penned but can’t be comprehended till end

O Bahoo, when spiritual guide taught shahada, there remained no torment or grief

Sultan ul Ashiqeen spreads Ism e Allah Zaat

Explanation by Sultan ul Ashiqeen​

The secrets of Oneness of Allah are hidden in this quatrain. The first stage of Oneness is to recite shahada with tongue. The second stage is to recite it by the verification of inward. The third is the observation of the reality of shahada and this is the level of people who are the closest to Allah. The fourth stage is to witness the Essence everywhere in the universe. To reach this stage is the task of the seeker of Allah and the one who takes there is the spiritual guide. Sultan Bahoo reveals about this stage:

I know the secret and reality of shahada due to the majestic Divine love and this reality has caused a stir within me. The knowledge of the entire universe, all the Holy Books and the Holy Quran are concealed within shahada. All the exegetists and knowledgeable ones have been writing about it but have not understood its reality. I was taught shahada by my spiritual guide then I reached its core (because without him one cannot understand its reality). Therefore, I no longer have any sorrow and worry.

GLOSSARY

Shahmukhi, Gurmukhi & Transliteration English
اندر ; ਅੰਦਰ ; andar Esoteric being, spiritual being
کلمہ ; ਕਲਮਾ ; kalma Shahada, Kalima aṭ-Ṭayyibah
کِل کِل کردا ; ਕਿਲ ਕਿਲ ਕਰਦਾ ; kil kil kardaa Created tumultuousness, restlessness or disturbance; does not let stay calm
عشق ; ਇਸ਼ਕ ; ishq Ardent Divine love
سکھایا ; ਸਿਖਾਇਆ ; sikhaaiaa Taught, trained
کلماں ; ਕਲਮਾਂ ; kalmaan Shahada, Kalima aṭ-Ṭayyibah
طبق چوداں; ਚੌਦਾਂ ਤਬਕ ; chaudaan tabaq Fourteen realms; entire creation created by the command of ‘Be!’
کلمے ; ਕਲਮੇ ; kalmey Shahada, Kalima aṭ-Ṭayyibah
دے اندر ; ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ; de andar Within it
قرآن ; ਕੁਰਾਨ ; Quran Holy Quran
کتاباں ; ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ ; kitaabaan Books; here it means all the Holy Books
علماں ; ਇਲਮਾਂ ; ilmaan Knowledge, learning
کانے ; ਕਾਨੇ ; kaanne Reed, stem or reed-stalk used as pen for writing
کَپ کے ; ਕੱਪ ਕੇ ; kapp ke By cutting
قلم ; ਕਲਮ ; qalam Pen; reed-pen
بناوَن ; ਬਨਾਵਣ ; banaavan To make, to create
لِکھ نہ سَکن ; ਲਿਖ ਨਾ ਸਕਣ ; likh na sakkan Cannot write
قلماں ; ਕਲਮਾਂ ; qalmaan Pens; reed-pens
ایہہ ; ਇਹ ; eh This
مینوں ; ਮੈਨੂੰ ; mainu I, me, to me
پیر ; ਪੀਰ ; Pir Pir
پڑھایا ; ਪੜ੍ਹਾਇਆ ; parhaiaa Taught, imparted the knowledge of
ذرا نہ رَہیاں ; ਜ਼ਰਾ ਨਾ ਰਹੀਆਂ ; zaraa na raheeaan Remained not even a bit of
اَلماں ; ਅਲਮਾਂ ; almaan Pain, anguish, grief, torment
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