180. Where to find God
ناں ربّ عرش معلّیٰ اُتّے، ناں ربّ خانے کعبے ھُو ناں ربّ علم کتابیں لبھا، ناں ربّ وِچ محرابے ھُو گنگا تِیرتِھیں مول نہ مِلیا، مارے پینڈے بے حسابے ھُو جد دا مرشد پھڑیا بَاھُوؒ، چُھٹے کُل عذابے ھُو |
ن
ਨਾਂ ਰੱਬ ਅਰਸ਼ ਮੁਅੱਲਾ ਉੱਤੇ, ਨਾਂ ਰੱਬ ਖ਼ਾਨੇ ਕਾਅਬੇ ਹੂ ਨਾਂ ਰੱਬ ਇਲਮ ਕਿਤਾਬੀਂ ਲੱਭਾ, ਨਾਂ ਰੱਬ ਵਿਚ ਮਹਿਰਾਬੇ ਹੂ ਗੰਗਾ ਤੀਰਥੀਂ ਮੂਲ ਨਾ ਮਿਲਿਆ, ਮਾਰੇ ਪੈਂਡੇ ਬੇਹਿਸਾਬੇ ਹੂ ਜਦ ਦਾ ਮੁਰਸ਼ਦ ਫੜਆ ਬਾਹੂ(ਰਹ), ਛੁੱਟੇ ਕੁਲ ਅਜ਼ਾਬੇ ਹੂ |
ਨੂਨ
Naa Rabb Arsh Muallaa utte, naa Rabb Khaane Kaabe Hoo Naa Rabb ilm kitaabeen labbhaa, naa Rabb wich maihraabe Hoo Ganga teertheen mool na miliaa, maare painde be-hisaabe Hoo Jad da Murshid pharriaa Bahoo, chhutte kul azaabe Hoo |
Jeem
Neither God’s seated at His exalted Throne nor in sacred Kaaba Neither He’s in reading, knowledge or the niche at mosque I travelled miles and found him neither at the Ganges O Bahoo! The moment I pledged to spiritual guide, relieved I got, suffering not at all |
Explanation by Sultan ul Ashiqeen
I searched for Allah and when I found Him I came to know that He is neither seated on His Throne nor resides in Kaaba. He cannot be found in mosques and different places of worship. He is also not found by reading books and gaining intellect. He is neither found by secluding into woods nor by performing hard devotional and mystic exercises. The place where He resides is the inward of the perfect spiritual guide, the man who knows the Divine secrets. Since I came in the servitude of the perfect spiritual guide, all my endeavours and worries have faded away.
GLOSSARY
| Shahmukhi, Gurmukhi & Transliteration | English |
|---|---|
| نانا ; ਨਾਂ ; naa | No, not |
| ربّ ; ਰੱਬ ; Rabb | God, Lord |
| عرش معلّیٰ اُتّے ; ਅਰਸ਼ ਮੁਅੱਲਾ ਉੱਤੇ ; Arsh Muallaa utte | Seated on the exalted Throne |
| کعبے خانے ; ਖ਼ਾਨੇ ਕਾਅਬੇ ; Khaane Kaabe | Kaaba |
| علم ; ਇਲਮ ; ilm | Knowledge |
| کتابیں ; ਕਿਤਾਬੀਂ ; kitaabeen | Books |
| لبھا ; ਲੱਭਾ ; labbhaa | Found |
| محرابے وِچ; ਵਿਚ ਮਹਿਰਾਬੇ ; wich maihraabe | In the alcove of a mosque |
| گنگا تِیرتِھیں ; ਗੰਗਾ ਤੀਰਥੀਂ ; ganga teertheen | River Ganges: there are many temples close to it and Haridwar is famous also due to it. Here it means places of worship |
| نہ ملیا مول; ਮੂਲ ਨਾ ਮਿਲਿਆ ; mool na miliaa | Not at all met or found |
| مارے پینڈے ; ਮਾਰੇ ਪੈਂਡੇ ; maare painde | Covered long distances |
| بےحسابے ; ਬੇਹਿਸਾਬੇ ; be-hisaabe | Countless, innumerable, numberless |
| جد دا ; ਜਦ ਦਾ ; jad da | Since when |
| مُرشد ; ਮੁਰਸ਼ਦ ; Murshid | Spiritual guide |
| پھڑیا ; ਫੜਆ ; pharriaa | Held on to; pledged allegiance to |
| چُھٹے کُل عذابے ; ਛੁੱਟੇ ਕੁਲ ਅਜ਼ਾਬੇ ; chhutte kul azaabe | Saved from torment and suffering totally |