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

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jykr qUM ÈOk nfl afpxf mn sfP kr lvyN,
qfN ibnfN iksy aiqkQnI dy qUM CyqI afpxf afp pf lvyNgf[(1)
hAumYN krky jd ik qUM rWb qoN dUr ho igaf hYN,
mnmiq nUM dUr kr dy, aqy rWb nUM jfLhrf vyK lY [(2)
pRym-mWqy qfN sdf hI pRym dy kWuTy huMdy hn,
E zINgfN mfrn vfly,AunHfN sfhmxy zINg nf mfrIN[(3)
ienHfN pMjfN ieMdRIafN dy Bog suafd nUM CWz,
qfN jo qYMnUM sfP ipafly df suafd af sky[(4)
goXf qUM sdf pUry siqgur dI rfh ZUMzdf rhu,
qfN jo sMsfr dI duibDf qoN mukq ho jfvyN[(5)(48)
Ghazal Forty-eight
If you spruce your understanding with fondness,
Then, soon, you will, without any exaggeration, envisage your own
self.(1)
Entrapped in conceit, you have gone far away from the Almighty,
If you cast off your vanity, you can behold the manifest God.(2)
The ones imbued with love are always love-lorn,
It is futile to brag before them, O boaster.(3)
Relinquish revelling in the enjoyment of five senses.
So that you may relish the cup full of piety.(4)
If you can find your way to your preceptor,
O Goya, you will emancipate yourself from the temporal
adversities.(5)(48)