Ghazals Bhai Nand Lal Ji
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ਤਾ ਲਾਲਿ ਜਾਣ ਫ਼ਜ਼ਾਇ ਤੂ ਗੋਯਾ ਨਮੀ ਸ਼ਵਦ ।
taa laal jaan fazaae too goyaa namee shavad |Because, he meditates and has only Naam of the Omnipotent on his tongue. (39) (2)
ਦਰਮਾਨਿ ਦਰਦਿ ਮਾਸਤ ਕਿ ਪੈਦਾ ਨਮੀ ਸ਼ਵਦ ।੨੪।੧।
daramaan darad maasat ki paidaa namee shavad |24|1|The fragrant black speckle, the mole, of your cheek, has enamored the entire world,
ਲਬਿ ਤਿਸ਼ਨਾ ਰਾ ਬਾ-ਆਬਿ ਲਬਤ ਹਸਤ ਆਰਜ਼ੂ ।
lab tishanaa raa baa-aab labat hasat aarazoo |And, your locks of hair are just like a snare for the faith and the religion and nothing else.(39) (3)
ਤਸਕੀਨਿ ਮਾ ਜ਼ਿ ਖ਼ਿਜ਼ਰੋ ਮਸੀਹਾ ਨਮੀ ਸ਼ਵਦ ।੨੪।੨।
tasakeen maa zi khizaro maseehaa namee shavad |24|2|O Guru! Kindly show me your sun-like face as soon as possible,
ਦਾਰੇਮ ਦਰਦਿ ਦਿਲ ਕਿ ਮਰ ਊ ਰਾ ਇਲਾਜ ਨੀਸਤ ।
daarem darad dil ki mar aoo raa ilaaj neesat |Because, this is the only cure for my tearful eyes and nothing else." (39) (4) My heart and soul is simply captivated for his handsome stature and gait, And, my life is for sacrifice to the dust of my beloved's feet." (39) (5)
ਤਾ ਜਾਣ ਨਮੀ ਦਿਹੇਮ ਮਦਾਵਾ ਨਮੀ ਸ਼ਵਦ ।੨੪।੩।
taa jaan namee dihem madaavaa namee shavad |24|3|Alas! I wish you had asked Goyaa even for a moment, How are you?
ਗੁਫ਼ਤਮ ਕਿ ਜਾਣ-ਦਿਹੇਮ ਇਵਜ਼ਿ ਯੱਕ ਨਿਗਾਹਿ ਤੂ ।
gufatam ki jaana-dihem ivaz yak nigaeh too |Because, this is the only remedy for my painfully tortured heart." (39) (6) After getting drunk (with His Naam), one should become pious and chaste, One should be inebriated and become indifferent to life and an embodiment of meditation.” (40) (1) You should not cast your eyes just even to look towards any one else; this will be an act of blindness; You should become an eye from head to toe, and aim your vision only towards your Beloved. (40) (2) Circumambulate around the torso of heart-stealing king, the Guru, And, assume yourself as the prisoner of the knot of the fragrant lock of his hair." (40) (3)
ਗੁਫ਼ਤਾ ਮਿਆਨਿ ਮਾ ਓ ਤੂ ਸੌਦਾ ਨਮੀ ਸ਼ਵਦ ।੨੪।੪।
gufataa miaan maa o too sauadaa namee shavad |24|4|I am not asking anyone to go to the temple or the Muslin shrine.
ਅੰਦਰ ਹਵਾਇ ਜ਼ੁਲਫ਼ਿ ਗਿਰਾਹਗੀਰ ਮਹਿਵਸ਼ਾਣ ।
andar havaae zulaf giraahageer mahivashaan |I am simply suggesting that no matter where you decide to go, you should always keep your face towards the Almighty." (40) (4) Turning away from me like a stranger, why are you are paying attention to my rivals? Just look towards me even for a short while and get familiar with the condition of this broken heart. (40) (5) Goya says, "Become content and pleasant like my heart, And do not become indifferent after having your desires fulfilled.
ਮਨ ਵੀ-ਰਵਮ ਗਿਰਹ ਜ਼ਿ ਦਿਲਮ ਵਾ ਨਮੀ ਸ਼ਵਦ ।੨੪।੫।
man vee-ravam girah zi dilam vaa namee shavad |24|5|In fact, rid yourself of all purpose and pursuits.(This way, one can attain the real goal) (40) (6)
ਬਾ ਹਾਸਿਲਿ ਮੁਰਾਦ ਕੁਜਾ ਆਸ਼ਨਾ ਸ਼ਵੇਮ ।
baa haasil muraad kujaa aashanaa shavem |Hearts of everyone in deep love are scorched and charred,
ਤਾ ਚਸ਼ਮਿ ਮਾ ਬ-ਯਾਦਿ ਤੂ ਦਰਿਆ ਨਮੀ ਸ਼ਵਦ ।੨੪।੬।
taa chasham maa ba-yaad too dariaa namee shavad |24|6|Both the worlds are amazed and even desperately restless for his glimpse. (41) (1)
ਗੋਯਾ ਦਰ ਇੰਤਜ਼ਾਰਿ ਤੂ ਚਸ਼ਮਮ ਸਫ਼ੇਦ ਸ਼ੁਦ ।
goyaa dar intazaar too chashamam safed shud |The dust of your street is like a collyrium for the eyes of those with divine sight,
ਮਨ ਚੂੰ ਕੁਨਮ ਕਿ ਬੇ ਤੂ ਦਿਲਾਸਾ ਨਮੀ ਸ਼ਵਦ ।੨੪।੭।
man choon kunam ki be too dilaasaa namee shavad |24|7|And for the tearful eyes, there is no other better cure than this. (41) (2)