SHAH JO RISALO-HOPE-1

Asa-V
(Hope)
Chapter-I
1
In Infinitude I toss,
O guide no bound perceive mine eyes
Tortuous beauty of the Loved,
Has no limit, has no size-
Here intensive longing lies,
There the Loved-ones do not care!
2
Cursed be duality, Beloved,
From 'Self' do shelter me-
O, hold the 'I' near thee,
But thou canst reach 'thyself', O master.
3
But thou canst reach 'thyself' master;
Nothing but Beauty is;
O doubter, couldst thou doubt dismiss,
There's no Idea then left. Asa-V (Hope) Shah-jo-Risalo
4
Beloved, hold the 'I' near thee;
All self concern I've cast from me;
Protector mine, with duality
I wasted far too many days!
5
That is real dualism, when
Non-dualist yourself you call;
Be shorn of separateness, and
'Ego' let not thy soul enthral;
For 'this', doth not exist at all;
And 'that' not known is without 'this'.
6
'That' is not known without 'this', and
From 'this', 'that' doth not separate stand;
"Human my secret is, and I
Am his, that thou must understand"-
This voice did sound from end to end,
By seers, and the knowing ones. Asa-V (Hope) Shah-jo-Risalo
7
No one who loaded is with 'Self';
The other side will see,
For God is one, and Oneness loves;
So spurn duality;
And all thy anxious tears “to be”,
Shed at altar of unity.
8
The servant too has no beginning,
And no end shall see-
Who the Beloved found, shall be
Absorbed for ever there.
9
Everyone knows where he is
I know not where I stand;
Guides and books there many are,
And they are close at hand-
But I, do seek the distant land
Where 'yes' and 'no'are not. Asa-V (Hope) Shah-jo-Risalo
10
'Yes' and 'no', still within reach
Of earthly idea are;
But beyond all vision far
Is the Beauty that I seek.
11
Sometime or other, beauteous forms
Will be overwhelming thee;
But falcon of Reality,
Let not heedlessly escape.
12
The sensuous beauty thrashed me so
As carders cotton beat;
And now my hands are obsolete,
My body's paralyzed.
13
Confound thy senses, and renounce
Thy 'Self'...Him-knowing be;
To recognize the Loved-one, drop
Thy personality;
And then coarse multiplicity
With unity destroy- Asa-V (Hope) Shah-jo-Risalo
Chapter-II
14
The Loved-one bound me-
Threw me into waters deep;
And said: “Now dry do keep,
And getting wet avoid.”
15
One that is into water thrown
From getting wet, how could be free?
Enlightened one, this mystery
How I might solve it, say-
16
“Rely on contemplation, but
Of law neither neglectful be...
Your heart get used to Reality
Which is your Destiny to see;
Be resolute, and verily
You'll be immune from getting wet.” Asa-V (Hope) Shah-jo-Risalo
17
Ah, Reality broke my
Existence, so that I;
Can no more breathe without it,
In its presence high;
My soul suffused doth lie,
Exclusive of all else.
18
Be silent- do not move your lips;
Your eyes do close, your hearing stay...
Drink not your fill, and at your meals
When still half hungry, turn away-
And then a glimpse enjoy you may
Of image that your mind's depth holds.-
19
Would of the august secret
I divulge one whit-
Trees would burn up,-unfit
For growth all earth would be.