Bhai Nand Laal JiAng 1Divaan-e-Goya (Ghazals)Divaan-e-Goya (Ghazals)10 linesBhai Nand Lal Ji

bidh swkI mrw X`k jwm zwN rMgInIie idlhw

badhih saakee maraa yak jaam zaa rangeeneee dhilehaa

O bartender! Kindly spare a heart-warming-shot out of your enjoyable intoxication for me also,

bcSim pwk-bIN AwsW kunm eI jumlw muSikl hw ] 3 ] 1 ]

bachasham paaka-been aasaan kunam ee jumalaa mushakil haa || 3 || 1 ||

so that with my eyes of recognizing the God-sent prophet, I can solve all my riddles. (3) (1)

mrw dr mMizl jwnwN hmw AYSo hmw SwdI

maraa dhar manzil jaanaa hamaa aisho hamaa shaadhee

When moving towards the destination, my Beloved, I am ever in blissful elation.

jrs byhUdw mI-nwld kujw bMdym mihml hw ] 3 ] 2 ]

jaras baehoodhaa mee-naaladh kujaa bandhaem mehimal haa || 3 || 2 ||

The bell in the neck of a female camel is peeling for nothing. It cannot stop me from proceeding to my goal. (3) (2)

^udw hwizr bvd dwiem bbIN dIdwir pwikS rw

khudhaa haazir bavadh dhaaeim babee dheedhaar paakish raa

The Akaalpurakh is Omnipresent. Our strive to seek his glimpses should be spontaneous

nw igrdwby drU hwiel nw dirAwE nw swihl hw ] 3 ] 3 ]

naa giradhaabae dharoo haaeil naa dhariaaou naa saahil haa || 3 || 3 ||

Without any obstacle of the whirlpool, the torrent or the bank of the river. (3) (3)

icrw byhUdw mIgrdI b-sihrw E b-dsq AY idl

chiraa baehoodhaa meegaradhee ba-sehiraa ou ba-dhasath ai dhila

Why are we wandering (aimlessly) in jungles and wildernesses,

cUM AwN sulqwin KUbwN krdw AMdr dIdw mMizl hw ] 3 ] 4 ]

choon aa sulathaan khoobaa karadhaa andhar dheedhaa manzil haa || 3 || 4 ||

When He, The Master of Beauty, has made his abode in our own eyes? (3) (4)

cUM ZYr Az jwiq-pwikS nIsq dr hr jw ik mI-bInm

choon ghair az jaathi-paakish neesath dhar har jaa k mee-beenama

When I look around without the Akaalpurakh, I see only a big void;

bgo goXw kujw ibguzwrm eIN duinAw E AYhil hw ] 3 ] 5 ]

bago goyaa kujaa biguzaaram ee dhuniaa ou aihal haa || 3 || 5 ||

Then Goyaa, you tell me, with whom can I entrust this world and my family and household affairs? (3) (5)