A Practical Indian Philosophy

 

 

 

 


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Ak,Ida baraya k,yaadt¹e¹ihnd

The Faith for India's Leadership

@yaa [sa mahif,la maoM maaOj,aU saMjaIdaÊ maOM kh nahIM sakta.
ik ijasa pr g,aaOr ikyao ibanaÊ tao kao[- rh nahIM sakta..

Gathering; subject; serious; ponder;

maOM @yaa AaOr @yaUM khaM sao AayaaÊ manaij,ala hO khaM kba tk.
 ibanaa payao javaabaaoM koÊ maOM raht pa nahIM sakta..

Destination; freedom from misery:

maaohbbat Aao masar-t [lma Aao hstIÊ hO maorI k,ud`t.
Alaavaa caar ko [naÊ Qama- maora hao nahIM sakta..

Love; Bliss; knowledge; Reality of being; other than;

Agar hO Asailayat ]sa sao jaudaÊ [nasaaM Aao duinayaa kI.
tao tInaaoM pr K,uda hao dusaraÊ vaaoh hao nahIM sakta..

Reality; separate; man;

maOM hUM jauj,a ]saka ]sakI hI SaklaÊ ]sa sao huAa pOda.
Alaga rh jaa}M ]sa sao maOM naa vaaohÊ yah sah nahIM sakta..

Part;

kao[- jaMgala maoM hao pTrI po yaaÊ CPpr yaa baMgalao maoM.
vaaoh imalata saba kao hOÊ iSakvaa iksaI ka sah nahIM sakta..

Complaint;

hr [k [nasaana ka idla Apnao rMga ka AaOr AnaaoKa hO.
kao[- caaho maj,ahba hao ekÊ vaaoh tao hao nahIM sakta..

Man; religion:

j,aubaaM sao poSatr rba nao idyaaÊ naata maaohbbat ka.
vahI hO [k maj,ahbaÊ kao[- dUsara tao hao nahIM sakta..

Before; God; religion; love

isaKata hO maj,ahba Apnaa maaohbbatÊ saba kao bacapna sao.
Amala maoM laae ibana [sakaoÊ maj,ahba kao[- hao nahIM sakta..

Religion; love; practice

maaohbbat hI mauhaif,j,a hO maorIÊ SaOtaM va duinayaa sao.
gaunaah SaOtaM BaI caaho mauJa sao ifrÊ krvaa nahIM sakta..

Love; protector; Satan; sin; Satan;

Agar hO mau_Aa [nasaana kaÊ duinayaa maoM kao[\- ek.
tao raht Aao mauhbbat ko Alaavaa hao nahIM sakta..

Objective; man's; freedom from misery; love; other than;

Agar yah saca hO tao eooÊ banda prvar Apnao Andr doK.
ibanaa daonaao idyaoÊ maj,ahba tao saccaa hao nahIM sakta..

O my patron; religion

maaohbbat ihnd kI hO AanaÊ tSa_ud hO nahIM k,udrt.
plaT do [sa k,damat kaoÊ yah kao[- kr nahIM sakta..

Love, India's ethos; violemce; nature; ancient heritage;

ibanaa hr raoj,a Apnaayao sadak,tÊ ?iSayaaoM kI pa[-.
k,yaadt duinayaa kI vaapsaÊ maOM ihndI laa nahIM sakta..

Eternal verities; leadership; Indian

K,uda ko kama maoM ]zto savaalaaoM kI nahIM iganatI.
ibanaa kuC ko javaabaaoM koÊ samaJa maOM saba nahIM sakta..

idmaag,a Aao idla idyaa rba nao mauJaoMÊ ]sa tk phuMcanao kao.
ibanaa taj,aIst [satomaalaÊ mauJao vaaoh imala nahIM sakta..

God; use till the end of my life

Ak,la kao kama maoM laa kr hUM banataÊ rba ka p@ka daost.
madd sao ]sakI maora kama kao[- rh nahIM sakta..

God; Help

yah saaro masaijad Aao igarjaa mauk,_sa jaah va bautK,anao.
calaa [nasaaM banaanao Gar @yaa idla maoM rh nahIM sakta..

Holy places; temples; man;

vaaoh saba krta hO saba kuC jaanata rhta hO vaaoh hr jaa.
vahI hO [k Alaavaa ]sakoÊ Asala kuC hao nahIM sakta..

Place; other than H im ;

banaa kr duinayaa kao Apnao maoM sao,Ê K,ud kma nahIM haota.
tao kao[- kama eosaa hO nahIM vaaohÊ kr nahIM sakta..

Himself;

yah saba kuC maana kr [nasaaM [sao jauzlaata yah kh kr.
K,uda ka K,ud ijaisama laonaa AlagaÊ tao hao nahIM sakta..

Man; himself; an Incarnation of God:

yah saaocao AadmaI Apnao tkbbaur maoMÊ tao @yaa kihyao.
ik ]sako saaocao sao j,yaada K,uda kuC kr nahIM sakta..

Pride;

vaaoh @yaa ho @yaUM hO kOsaa hOÊ vahI hO K,ud bata sakta.
jaao kao[- jaananaa caahoÊ tao @yaa batlaa nahIM sakta..

Himself;

K,uda ko j,airyaaoM sao pata ijaj,aa maOMÊ Apnao kamaaoM kI.
iksaI maoro ikyao kI tUÊ ijaj,aa tao pa nahIM sakta..

Means; fruit; fruit;

Adavat Aao mauhbbat j,airyaaoM sao hOÊ maorI naadanaI.
@yaa raht AcCo kmaaoM- saoÊ K,uda sao pa nahIM sakta..

Enemity; love; means; ignorance; relief from misery

maOM hUM saba maoM va saba mauJa maoMÊ Asala maOM ek hOM hk, maoM.
iksaI kao j,ad yaa raht mauJa kao naa haoÊ hao nahIM sakta..

In reality; God; hurt; relief;

hUM maailak ApnaI ik,samat kaÊ kao[- do d#,la naa maumaikna.
K,Uda ka j,airyaa bana krÊ kuC nahIM jaao pa nahIM sakta..

Master; fate; interfere; impossible; means;

mauJao ifr pOda krÊ dota hO maaOk,a Pyaar kI K,aitr.
Agar maoM ]sakao ek hI ij,andgaI maoMÊ pa nahIM sakta..

Chance; for the sake of; life;

Agar duinayaa ko eoSa Aao lau%f, sao maOMÊ hT nahIM sakta.
tao jaInao marnao ko ca@kr saoÊ ifr maOM baca nahIM sakta..

Pleasures and enjoyments;

Agar naa baarha jannt jahnnaumaÊ AaOr jahaM caahUM.
K,udI kao K,%ma ikyao ibanaÊ tao kuC BaI hao nahIM sakta..

Repeated; heaven; hell; world; the self; annihilation;

imasaalaoM saoMkD,aoM tf,tISa ko baad hOM ilaKI imalatI.
janama duinayaa maoM baarmabaar kao[-Ê Jauzlaa nahIM sakta..

Example, investigation,

K,udI ka prda hI krta jaudaÊ ]sa sao mauJao hr dma.
K,udI kao caak Aao roj,aa kIyao ibanaÊ vaaoh imala nahIM sakta..

The self; separate; every moment; cutting and shredding;

K,udI kI Sa@la hOM jaj,abaat CÊ AaOr K,masaa paMca.
K,uda kI marj,aI ibanaÊ k,abaU maOM [na pr pa nahIM sakta..

The self;  6 passions and 5 senses; God's will; control;

yah maOM AaOr tUÊ yah maora AaOr toraÊ gar kÉM maOM f,-k,.
hk,Ik,t maayaa ko prdo sao baahr kr nahIM sakta..

Differentiate; the truth or reality; veil

maaohbbat kI Sakla hO K,lk, kI iK,dmatÊ ]sao PyaarI.
ik saurt ]sakI hO [k K,lk,Ê samaJa @yaa maOM nahIM sakta..

Love; people; service; form; people;

prayaa duK imaTanao kao duAaÊ gar Aap naa inaklao.
K,udI kao K,%ma maOM kOsao BaI caahUMÊ kr nahIM sakta..

Prayer; the self; annihilate;

Agar raht saukUM caahUM maOMÊ duinayaa maoM Aaor ]sako baad.
tao saaOpUM hk, kao vaaohÊ rhmat ikyao ibana rh nahIM sakta..

Relief; peace; after; God; grace;

vaaoh K,ud ibana Sa@la ko BaI hOÊ AaOr saarI Sa@laoM hOM ]sakI.
iksaI BaI Sa@la kao khnaa nahIM vaaohÊ hao nahIM sakta..

Himself;

K,da kI Sa@la tao rhmatÊ idKatI hO hr [nasaaM kao.
jaao kao[- doKnaa naa caahoÊ tba kuC hao nahIM sakta..

Grace: man;

naa Dr gauj,aro gaunaahaoM saoÊ naa hao bao caOna tU bao hd.
gaunaah kao[- nahI taObah saoÊ mauAaf,I pa nahIM sakta..

Past sins: endlessly; sin; repentance; forgiven;

tU saaOMp Apnao kao maaj,aI kaoÊ k,sad kr rah maaohbbat kI.
tU K,uSa ik,samat ibanaa [sa rah Aao taObahÊ bana nahIM sakta..

Past; resolve on; path of love; fortunate; path; repentance

yak,IM rK tuJa sao j,yaada PyaaraÊ ]sa kao hO nahIM kao[-.
tao Apnao Pyaar kI K,aitrÊ vaaoh @yaa kuC kr nahIM sakta..

Rest assured; for the sake of ;

jaao caaho Pyaar ]sakaÊ vaaoh Sakla maabaUd kao do do.
inaBaanao Pyaar kao @yaa K,udÊ vaaoh ]sa maOM Aa nahIM sakta..

Beloved (Icon); Himself;

imaro mahbaUba kI hao Sa@laÊ kag,aj,a pr yaa p%qar maoM.
imaro isajado maoM hayalaÊ saMga Aao kag,aj,a hao nahIM sakta..

Beloved; obeisance; interfere; stone and;

vaaoh kOsao baut maoM Aata hOÊ [sao danaa nahIM jaanaa.
phuMca maAbaUd Aao Aaibad kIÊ vaaoh danaa pa nahIM sakta..

Icon; erudite; beloved in the icon; worshipper; erudite;

K,uda ko k,uba- tk phuMcaoÊ batato hOM k[- [k rah.
traj,aU sao vaaoh rahoM taola krÊ kuC pa nahIM sakta..

Near; path; paths;

iksaI maoM Sa@la laaij,ama hOÊ iksaI maoM vaaoh nahIM laaj,ama.
iksaI maoM saba ikyaa saaOMpaÊ @yaa maOM Apnaa nahIM sakta..

Obligatory;

kao[- rahbar naa rah laaij,amaÊ Agar hO mau_Aa maailak.
iksaI BaI rah kI maailakÊ @yaa [salaah kr nahIM sakta..

Guide; path; obligatory; objective; Master (God); path; rectify;

Agar kao[- rsaIda mauJa kao imala jaayaoÊ ba rah rhmat .
tao @yaa ]sa j,airyao saoÊ manaij,ala maO jaladI pa nahIM sakta..

Advanced soul; by God's grace; means; destination;

iktabaoM pak hOM nak,SaaÊ batatI hOM vaaoh qaaoDI rah.
ibanaa tO rah ikyao ApnaIÊ maOM manaij,ala pa nahIM isakta..

Sacred; map; path; deciding and traversing; path; destination;

mausainnaf, hO iktabaaoM kaÊ badlanao ka imaTanao ka.
iksaI BaI ijald ka laF,j,a AaK,rI haoÊ hao nahIM sakta..

Author; volume; word: the last; master;

K,uda sao naata saIQaa baMaQaÊ iktabaoM pak Balao pZ, lao.
iksaI BaI ijald maoM dIdarÊ ]saka hao nahIM sakta..

Sacred; volume; vision

nahIM ca@kr maOM pD, tU rsma Aao rahÊ ]sa tk phuMcanao kI.
yah ]saka kama hOÊ tuJa kao imalaoÊ @yaa kr nahIM sakta..

Trapped; rituals and paths;

mauhaif,j,a j,aailama Aailama hOÊ k,vaayad AaOr k,anaUM ka.
K,uda rhmaana [r rhImaÊ samaJa Aailama nahIM sakta..

Custodian, Learned but cruel, laws and regulations, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, learned, (Holy Koran S.1:1, 3:7)

j,auÉrt hO nahIM hd sao tjaavauj,aÊ kI tuJao maaoimana.
maaohbbat naIva ibana saaidk, maj,ahbaÊ kao[-- haoo nahIM sakta..

Need; go beyond the limit; worshipper; love; foundation; true; religion;

maOM }Mcaa naIcaa yaa jaOsaa BaI hUMÊ hO yah torI marj,aI.
ibanaa ]jart banaa K,aidmaÊ @yaa [tnaa kr nahIM sakta..

will; wages; servant;

yah hO f,iryaad saaik,ba kI, Ku,dI kao tU K,tma kr do.
]Qar saaibat Ak,Ida kr ik tuJa ibana rh nahIM sakta..


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