masjid-e
qurt̤ubah
*stanza five*
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1) through you became revealed the believing servant's mystery |
tujh
se huʾā āshkār bandah-e momin kā rāz |
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| the burning of his days, the melting of his nights |
us
ke dinoñ kī tapish , us kī shaboñ kā gudāz |
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2) his lofty station, his noble thought |
us
kā maqām-e buland , us kā ḳhiyāl-e ʿaz̤īm |
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| his joy, his ardor, his humility, his coquetry |
us
kā surūr , us kā shauq , us kā niyāz , us kā nāz |
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3) God's hand is the believing servant's hand |
hāth
hai allâh kā , bandah-e momin kā hāth |
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| conquering and deed-performing, inventive, effective |
ġhālib-o-kār-āfirīñ
, kār-kushā , kār-sāz |
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4) dust- and light-natured, a servant with masterful qualities |
ḳhākī-o-nūrī
nihād , bandah-e maulā-ṣifāt |
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| wealthy with all the worlds, his non-needy heart |
har
do-jahāñ se ġhanī , us kā dil-e be-niyāz |
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5) his hopes small, his goals glorious |
us
kī ummīdeñ qalīl , us ke maqāṣid jalīl |
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| his manner heart-stealing, his glance heart-cherishing |
us
kī adā dil-fareb , us kī nigah dil-navāz |
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6) gentle at the time of
conversation, fervent at the time of search |
narm
dam-e guftagū , garm dam-e justajū |
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| whether it be battle or a social gathering, pure of heart and pure of action |
razm
ho yā bazm ho , pākdil-o-pākbāz |
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7) the point of the drawing-compass of Truth, the belief of the man of the Lord |
nuqt̤ah-e
parkār-e ḥaq , mard-e ḳhudā kā yaqīñ |
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| the rest of this whole world-- illusion and enchantment and supposition |
aur
yih ʿālam tamām vahm-o-t̤ilism-o-majāz |
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8)
he is the destination of wisdom, he is the harvest of passion |
ʿaql
kī manzil hai vuh , ʿishq kā ḥāṣil hai vuh |
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| in the circle of the horizons he is the warmth of the gathering |
ḥalqah-e
āfāq meñ garmī-e maḥfil hai vuh |
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*On
to stanza six* -- *Masjid-e
Qurtubah index page*
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