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If you are seeking Allah

Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai poetry, Muslim / Sufi, Muslim / Sufi poetry,  poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry,  poetry by Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai
(1689 - 1752) Timeline

English version by
D. H. Butani

Original Language
Sindhi

Muslim / Sufi
18th Century

If you are seeking Allah,
Then keep clear of religious formalities.
Those who have seen Allah
Are away from all religions!
Those who do not see Allah here,
How will they see Him beyond?

Let us go the land of Kak
Where love flows in abundance,
There are no entrances, no exits,
Every one can see the Lord!

There is no light nor day
Every one can see the Lord!
Those who love the Lord
The world cannot hold them.
Palaces do not attract them,
Nor women nor servants
Nothing binds them:
The renouncers leave everything behind.

A message came from the Lord:
A full moon shone
Darkness disappeared
A new message came from the Lord:
It does not matter what caste you are
Whoever come, are accepted.

Where shall I take my camel,
All is Light...
Inside there is Kak, mountain and valley,
The Lord and the Lord: there is nothing but the Lord.

 

 

-- from The Melody and Philosophy of Shah Latif, by D. H. Butani

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Themes

  Light
  Lover and Beloved
  Moon
  Mountain
  Night


Recommended Books


The Melody and Philosophy of Shah Latif, by D. H. Butani
Sufi Music from Sindhi, by Sindhi Music Ensemble

 

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