Kalyan(Peace)


1






The One Creator, the all greats;


Lord of the universe-


The living, the original;


Ruler with power innate;


The giver, the sustainer,


the unique , compassionate;


This master praise, to Him alone


thyself in praise prostrate..


The generous, who does create


the universe in pairs..


2


None shares His glory, "He was..is,


shall be";..who this doth say


Accepts Mohammad as 'guide'


with heart and love's true sway;


None from amongst those lost their way


or ever went astray.


3






He is without a partner , when


this glorious news you break-


With love and knowledge, Mohammad


accept ..as cause him take


Why would you then obeisance make


to others after that?






4


From One, many to being came;


'many' but Oneness is;


Don't get confounded, Reality


is 'One' , this truth don't miss-


Commotions vast diplay- all this


I vow, of Loved-one is.






5


The Echo and the call are same,


if you sound's secret knew-


They both were one, but two became


only when 'hearing' came.


6


A thousand doors and windows too,


the palace has ..but see,


Wherever I might go or be


master confronts me there


7


If you have learnt to long, by pain


be not distressed-


Secret of love's sorrow must be


never confessed-


Suffering is by the heart caressed,


and there it is preserved.


8


The poison-drinking lovers, lured


by poison sweet, drink more and more;


To bitterness of fatal cup,


the poison-drinkers are innured,


Though wounds are festering, and uncured,


no whispers to the vulgar goes.


9


All from Belved's side is sweet


whate'er He gives to you.


There is no bitter, if you knew


the secret how to taste.


10


There is a call to gallow, friends,


will any of you go!


Those who do talk of love may Know


to gallows they must speed.


11


If you a draught desire


to tavern find your way;


Thy head do sever, and that head


beside the barrel lay;


Onlywhen you this price do pay


then few cupe you may quaff.


12


The genuine lover, for his head


care and concern has none;


He cuts it off---joins it with breath


as gift then hends it on ;


Carves down to shoulders, forem loved-one


then begs for love's return.


13


To guard and to preservethe head,


the lover,s business is not this---


One of beloved's glance is worth


so many hundreds head of his---


Flesh, skinand bone, and all there is ,


the 'least ' of loved-one , equals not


(Translated by Elsa Qazi)