Some Poems By Hazrat Sheikhul Aalam Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali Rh.A
A Blonde I, Dressed and Combed
A blonde I, dressed and combed,
Became a queen of beauty:
Bewitched my youth was by flowers.
Frozen as snows on mountains
I was and
Blown off by WULAR wind; (biggest lake in Kashmir)
Divested by robbers, I was
In dazzling bewilderment:
Ruffled my half-cooked rice became
By bran and husk
While a poor man's day
Passed for a year.
Aradana
a) That Lana of Padmanpora
Gulp by gulp who nectar drank,
And saw Shiva face to face everywhere
Grant me that boon, O Deva!
b) The speaking damsels of Loka—Bhawan
And the dumb socio—human ones,
Took flight with birds;
Grant me that boon, O Deva !
c) Janak Reshi of Dandakvan.
Living on herbs, wild fruit, was
A perfect Bhakta, a pearl among devotees !
Grant me that boon, O. Deva.
d) That Miran Reshi of Reshivan,
Who fed a thousand people
And created an averse free atmosphere:
Grant me that boon, O Deva:
e) A shephered followed rams.
That very moment
He was beckoned off
And flew to the Heaven
At Harmukh:
Grant me that boon, O Deva:
f) You blessed the sadhu at Ishabar,
He recognised you and served you.
Blessed you, also Rugzal?`
The pashmina—seller:
Grant me that boon, O Deva I
g) That wise, hunch-backed, Kubza.
h) You blessed Sadhwani, the vapbodh,
He drank the milk of intimacy I
In full,
You blessed Shethi Srikantha,
The sidha;
Grant me that boom, O Deva !
i) In time should I act for my future;
Maybe, it may bear fruit ;
Meekly'ld I exhort Him;
Maybe, He may bless Nund too !
Grant me that boon, O Deva !
Avariciously, I Filled My Belly
Avariciously, I filled my belly
---draped the devilish frame
Of my long cage !
Robbed off was, I even
Of the ever-withering leaf:
Sinned I and earned
The vice !
Bathe Out of Sight
Bathe out of sight,
Meditate in secluded isolation,
Be regular in action don't forget,
But-- out of sight;
Should you forget, you'll regret !
Bear with: As you sow, so shall you Reap
(a) Bear with the calls from the compound, friend.
Respond to your inner voice:
As you sow here, so shall you reap there.
Sow and reap, sow and reap.
(b) 'Occupy the grave' does the blonde;
Nought's mine:
Sow and provide for food here.
If only,
For fear of harm to the heart:
Sow and reap, sow and reap.
(c) Theists and atheists will be questioned;
Contemplate on the Prophet and the Lord,
Smash the spear and the Gurza; (Lethal weapon of Hanuman)
Sow and reap, sow and reap.
(d) When the case reaches the divine court.
There,
From whom can we hide our untruth?
Beware! none but you, yourself'ld have to
Bear the consequences of your deeds:
Sow and reap, sow and reap.
(e) Virtue and vice'ld they weigh there, brother.
Think ahead, of life there
Lest your gains turn into losses,
Sow and reap, sow and reap!
Death's a Lion
Death's a lion.
How can you escape him?
From a flock of sheep
It 'II pick you up like a lamb.
Does Wrath Become A Muslim?
a) Does wrath behave a Muslim?
Should you display anger, you'll
Jeopardise your purpose.
Wrath'll prove to be a robber
Of your treasures !
Does wrath become a Muslim ?
b) What happened to him who
Was deposed from his heavenly, throne ?
Numbness overtook that Muslim and.
He fell a victim to the devil: and
Hid in a boat man's ......
Does wrath become a Muslim ?
c) Should you peep into the
Veiled harem of strangers,
It'ld be like showing
A red rag to the bull,
Causing hue and cry, din and noise !
Does anger become a Muslim?
(d) Study daily, the Quran,
The lighthouse that'll
Scare away the devil in you:
Does wrath become a Muslim?
(e)The Lord'll Himself accompany
The guest;
Give something in His love and,
Remember, what you give to others
Will remain in store for you:
Does anger become a Muslim?
(f) In a far off field,
They 'll leave you buried and,
Rot'll your flesh, and organs too,
Underground and
You, Yourself will have to be
Answerable for your own deeds,
Does wrath become a Muslim?
Fear, Attachment and Violent Thought
Fear, attachment and violent thought,
I shunned,
For a whole life-time,
I followed
But one path, and then,
Bathed in the waters of contemplation,
I walked to a sojourn
In blissful seclusion!
Feed the Hungry, If You Can
Feed the Hungry, if you can,
Ask not the caste of the naked:
Gain a thousand times
The virtue,
Nor would you ever lose it,
Dear brother, Nunda !
He Who Sits In Vigil
He who sits in vigil
At His door,
To him, He 'II offer
His own sherbet (Medicine):
His devotees are different but,
Only with one prayer;
He, whom He blesses,
Will prosper!
He, Who Ploughs The Field, Reaps The Crop
(a) Be conscientious in doing your duty, man,
Plough the field, to harvest the crop
In autumn and. provide for
Your comforts in the cold month of magh:
He, who sows the seed, reaps the crop !
(b) Blind is the spring, keep't in view,
Be quick to collect the material of
Seed, and store's at home:
Don't you lag behind, for
The spring is elusive, man;
He, who sows the seed, reaps the crop !
(c) Lend no ear to falsehood now,
Winter lies ahead, and freezing cold
Daughters and daughters-in-law, children
And grand-children regard him, who
Ploughs the field and reaps the crop:
He, who sows the seed, reaps the crop !
(d) Deluding is the hunger;
Yoke it to the plough,
Scare't away.with the whip of fasting;
Thus wouldn't it hinder the polughshare:
He, who sows the seed, reaps the crop !
(e) Keep the kit trim and your ploughshare;
Attend to your ablutions, it's dawn,
The usual time for prayers.
Shun listlessness, caste and pray:
He, who sows the seed, reaps the crop !
(f) Full of weeds is your field,
Enter with determination and deweed it
Bend you must in blazing heat
To deweed your field:
He, who sows the seed, reaps the crop !
(g) Devote your time to Islamic work:
Shun lassitude, Kalima's the lighthouse of
Your knowledge at home:
Duly attend to daily 'Nimaz' pilgrimage and
Graceful alms-giving: For,
He, who sows the seed, reaps the crop !
(h) Many times, the seed is the ear of crops:
Many times more though latent, is CORDIALITY.
Still more beneficial is contemplation of God:
He, who sows the seed, reaps the crop !
(i) Beware of the watchman:
Day by day, He counts the stockpiles:
Truly fear the Landlord;
He, who sows the seed, reaps the crop:
(j) The king of fate, pounces on the crop:
Rise with confidence and show......
The attainments of your endeavour:
And when, the king's gone,
Contemplate on' What He said ':
He, who sows the seed reaps the crop !
(k) Estimates of every field, they'll make and,
Name every kind of fruit.....................
Collecting all, they'll seal the stores:
He, who sows the seed, reaps the crop !
(l) They'll force him divide bagfuls of crops
And make him, sort out grain by grain.
Reaping, collecting, separating, winnowing,
They'll induce him to weigh the harvest;
He, who sows the seed, reaps the crop
(m) With the display of a sword,
To begin with, they'll warn him against
Irresponsible sloth, listlessness, and
Ask him to be careful in future:
God forbid, maybe, they'll get him lashed too:
He, who sows the seed, reaps the crop !
(n) Slowly, imperceptibly, life has waned,
O you, unmindful fellow, haven't you
Realised the truth by now?
Look, how you have robbed your own self:
He, who ploughs the field, reaps the crop !
(o) Don't you be too fond of glamourous mansions
Elegant ZOONA DUB (well decorated verandah)
For,
None but you have to account for your deeds:
What use's preaching to the unwise?
He, who sows the seed, reaps the crop !
(p) You careless man, realise yourself
You 'll reap here, what you've sown there,
They'll weigh all sins and virtues:
He, who ploughs the field, reaps the crop !
(q) Take the mukkadam (headman) to plead your case
Before the king of kings:
Nund Reshi knows well the Landlord:
He, who sows the seed, collects the fruit !
He, Who Was Here, Is Also There
He, who was here, is also there;
He's in possession of house everywhere
He's the Pedestrian, and He the Ruath, (old type of vehicle)
He's all in all; invincible and obscure!
He's Beside Me
He's beside me and
I'm beside Him,
Blissful I feel with Him,
In vain, I went a—seeking Him
In strange lands, for
My Friend Himself graced me
in my own House!
Mere Chanting of 'Shiva, Shiva '
Mere chanting of 'Shiva, Shiva '
Won't awaken Shiva.
Ghee you'ld consume in
Kangri fire
Feed on ghee and
Be strong or
Give it to other,
Should you not need it.
My Darling, Why Should You Poach on Fish
My darling, why should you poach on fish
My darling understand this truth
Those, who deavour the living
To nourish their own lives
Would feed on the poison of sin !
O Self, Lend Ear To
O self, lend ear to
The gossip that's going on;
This's the knell of
The warrants of death !
A day before like a lamb
They'll take you to the butchers,;
With a tuft of grass, they'll
Lure you on to the grave !
Shiva's there, Spread With
Shiva 's there, spread with
A fine net:
That's Death and
That's Pilgrimage !
Should you not die while living,
How else can you, when dead ?
Recognise self from yourself
By contemplation.
Should You Have a Friend
Should you have a friend,
Sacrifice yourself for him.
From time to time, a friend
Is a breezy dawn !
Earth, earthly be, free from
Birth-Re-birth;
What need remains for
Protective defence ?
Or
What need remains
To fear fate?
Should You Not Shun Inner Anger
Should you not shun inner anger,
How can you, your external wrath ?
Unless you cleanse you inner mind
You'll lead an ostriched life !
Straight I Came And
Straight I came and,
Straight l'ld go,
What harm can the crooked do
To a straight man ?
I fully recognized and
Merged with Him there
What can the recognized do
To the recogniser ?
What Catch Will a Crow
What catch will a crow, show
To the lion of the jungle ?
How can dhup (incence) surpass wine,
In fragrance?
What light can a candle
Show to the moon?
What a salvation will Shiva give
To a---
What Have I Gained After Birth?
(a) With full settlement, I had come
On business to the world;
Lured on the way I was
In the market place:
Behold how I bore with
The master mind:
What have I gained after I was born ?
(b) Why did I overhear my friend
At HIS house?
Who'll keep that laughing Joker
In good humour ?
Virtuous is my mind but
Plenty of sins have I gathered:
What have I gained after birth ?
(c) Spanned has the thread of
My necklace of pearls:
Consumed by fire
Have been all my gains
Reduced to dust or consigned to flames
Has been all my wealth:
What have I gained after birth?
(d) My living body fell here in chaos,
Good it is to sacrifice it for the times:
Wouldn't it honour the Lord?
What have I gained in life ?
(e) Originally crooked Couldn't reach the source
How I tried to uphold the dignity of
My home:
Keep in fear of HIM, O thee rider and pedestrian:
What have I gained in life
(f) Peddlers are on the move
From city to city:
Isn't it time for you
To burn in the fire of hell?
Kneeling low, Nund Reshi prays and
Exhorts the Lord in all humility:
What have I gained in Life ?
Within The Cluster of Rills Was Lost
Within the cluster of rills was lost,
A sparkling spring;
A saint was lost amongst
A gang of thieves;
Amidst a family of duds was lost,
A learned Pandit Guru;
A gorgeous swan was lost,
Amidst a flock of crows !
Yee Alone, O Deva, Are The Need
Yee alone, O Deva, are the need
Of the hour,
To set the earth a-right in beauty ?
Yee alone, the shadow of skeletons:
Yee alone awaken
Without the tolling of bells;
What's virtue and what vice ?
You Gave Sugar to Sugarcane
You gave sugar to sugarcane,
And honey to the honey bee
You gave grapes to
The winding vine:
You gave the deer stag
The forest green:
Such are your godly gifts!
You've to Bear Lightning and Thunder
You've to
Tornados
You've to
You've to
You've to
You've to
bear lightning and thunder,
and storms at mid-day;
bear with lifting mountain weights,
bear with your palm aflame,
pass through a rolling mill,
tolerate eating poison and fire!
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