Kalaam-e-Goya : Bhai Nand Lal - Institute of Sikh Studies

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hmysf qUM nsLeI, sUPI aqy sfPL rhu,
qUM sfry df sfrf bMdgI ho jf,aqy mlMg irMd bx jf[(1)
qUM gyYr vl aWK cWk ky vI nf vyK ikAuNik qUM aMnHfN hYN
qUM sfrI dI sfrI aWK ho jf,aqy sjWn vl ies nUM KolHI rWK[(2)
Aus idlfN nUM curf lYx vfly bfdsLfh dy kWd Audfly cWkr kWt,
aqy Aus sugMDq jLulP dy PLMDy df kYdI bx jf[(3)
mYN qYnMU ieh nhIN kihMdf,ik qUM mMdr jfN kfaby vl jf,
mYN qfN kihMdf hfN,ik ikWDr vI qUM jfvyN,mUMh rWb vl rWK[(4)
qUM gYrfN vl prfieaF vFg ikAuN iPrdf hYN
qUM qF tWuty hoey idl dy hfl df vfkPLkfr bx[(5)
sdf goXf dy idl vfNg sMqoKI aqy hiraf Biraf rhu,
qUM apxy injI svfrQfN qoN mukq(ZUMzfAU) ho jf{Ies qrHfN qUM
asl mnorWQ pf lvyNgf}(6)(40)
Ghazal Forty
You may become an inebriated, a mystic or a chaste one,
But turn into, an embodiment of worship and an ascetic.(1)
Do not gaze at the strangers, as you are epitome of blindness,
And maintain all your vision to keep it open for your friend.(2)
Go and circumambulate around the majestic and magnanimous captor
of the hearts,
And be captivated in the halter of her aromatic tresses.(3)
I do not lead you to the temple or the mosque,
But I maintain, wherever you go, you must face the Almighty.(4)
Why are you proceeding towards the aliens like the strangers
You, rather, become a source of consolation for the broken hearts.(5)
Remain contented and be pacified like the heart of Goya,
And remain aloof from temporal needs and gains.(6)(40)