inteKhaab-inqelaabi sufi – hasrat mohani

Click here for overall comments and on any passage for word meanings and discussion.hasrat mohani was a very devout, observant muslim, known as “maulana” for his orthodox practice. He went to hajj several times as well as to baGhdaad, najaf and karbala on pilgrimage. What is unusual is that he also did pilgrimages to mathura and nandgaam several times and wrote Ghazal style paeans to krishn as well bhajans in the style of meera baaii. He also wrote bhajan style paens to sufi scholars/saints in colloquial language. At the same time he declared himself to be a socialist/communist.

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na kisi se dushmani hai na kisi se aashnaaii¹
do jahaaN se muNh ko moRa teri yaad kya lagaaii
mujhe saum² se mila kuchh na namaaz raas-aaii³
sanama⁴ rah-e-qalandar⁵ sazad⁶ ar baman⁷ numaaii⁸
ke daraaz⁹ o duur¹⁰ beenam¹¹ rah-o-rasm¹²-e paarsaaii¹³  1.familiarity, friendship 2.fasting, roza 3.was compatible, brought good results 4.my beloved 5.the way of the medicant/saint 6.befitting of status/kindness 7.to me 8.show 9.tall, high 10.long, far 11.appears to be, looks 12.ways and rituals of 13.piety
I do not hold grudges, nor do I show special favours to anyone. I turned away from both the here and the hereafter, and focused entirely on your love (O, god). I did not get anything from the rituals of roza/fasting or namaaz. Oh, my beloved (god) it would befit you (your generosity/love) to show me the way of the medicant (sufi). The path of the rituals of paarsaaii/piety (hypocritical) appears far and long to me.

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jamaal¹-e yaar² se raushan ba-har³ shaan⁴ o ba-har soorat⁵
mere pesh-e-nazar⁶ haiN jalva⁷-e dair⁸ o haram⁹ donoN
dil-o-jaan¹⁰-e mohibbaaN¹¹ par hai yaksaaN¹² lutf-e-aam¹³ us ka
nigaah-e-yaar¹⁴ ke hasrat¹⁵ haiN mamnoon-e-karam¹⁶ donoN1.beauty 2.beloved/god 3.with every 4.glory 5.way, condition 6.before my eyes 7.beauty 8.temple 9.mosque 10.heart and soul 11.lovers/devotees 12.equally 13.pleasure/kindness for everyone 14.eye of the beloved/god 15.pen-name of the poet 16.obliged to the benevolence
In every kind of glory, in every way they (temple and mosque) shine (equally) with the glory of god. In my eyes both the temple and mosque reflect the beauty of god. His pleasure/kindness falls equally on all. O hasrat, both of them are obliged/owe gratitude to the (benevolent) glance of god.

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paRhiye¹ is ke siva² na koii sabaq³
Khidmat-e-Khalq⁴ o ishq⁵-e hazrat-e-haq⁶  1.read/learn 2.except for 3.lesson 4.service to humanity 5.love of 6.existence/being/person of truth
There is no need to learn any lesson except that of service to humanity and love of truth/god.

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maslak¹-e ishq² hai parastish³-e husn⁴
hum nahiN jaante azaab⁵ o savaab⁶  1.manner, way, nature 2.love 3.devotion 4.beauty/god 5.punishment for sin 6.reward of virtue It is the nature of love (sufiyaana) to offer unconditional/unselfish devotion to the beauty of god (sufi concepts from ibn-al arabi and also vedantic concepts in India see/worship beauty in every thing – the same beauty in the creator and created). We/I do not know anything about reward or punishment i.e. what I do is dictated by love and not by fear of punishment or bribe of reward.

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darveshi¹ o inqelaab² maslak³ hai mera
sufi momin⁴ huN, ishteraaki⁵ muslim1.mendicant, saint 2.revolution 3.nature, way 4.believer 5.socialist/communist
My way is to take the path of penury and revolution. I am a sufi believer, a socialist/communist muslim.