Alakh Srevo Bana Apanun

alakh srevo bānā āpanuṅ

Pir Sadardin · 10 verses

Verse 1

Ejī alakh sirevo bānā āpṇū, Bānā sach thī karīyo kamāi, Allāh yād kariyo jī

English meaning: O brother! Remember the Lord who is beyond comprehension. O brother! Earn truthfully. Always remember Allah.

Verse 2

Ejī duniyā fānī jāṇīye, Bānā hī lāḍāṇo sāth, Allāh yād kariyo jī

English meaning: O brother! This world is perishable; O brother! All these things will pass. Always remember Allah.

Verse 3

Ejī purakh pāchhamthī sāmī rājo āvshe, Shāh māro Duldul ghoḍe asvār, Allāh yād kariyo jī

English meaning: O brother! My Lord will arrive from the west riding on Duldul (horse). Always remember Allah.

Verse 4

Ejī jampū me shāh takht rachāve, Shāhnā munīvar meḷā meḷ, Allāh yād kariyo jī

English meaning: O brother! My Lord will establish kingdom in the subcontinent where there will always be happiness for the momins. Always remember Allah.

Verse 5

Ejī koṭ ghaṭā ghaṭ luṭiyā, Tāro bhamar chaliyo moklāe, Allāh yād kariyo jī

English meaning: O brother! The fort of your body will be completely plundered and your soul will fly away. Always remember Allah.

Verse 6

Ejī kāyā hia sā dehḍi, Teno hans uḍāṇo jāe, Allāh yād kariyo jī

English meaning: O brother! Your body will remain here and your soul will fly away. Always remember Allah.

Verse 7

Ejī kāyā sethī hans vichhūṭā, Tenū mushkil hove karār, Allāh yād kariyo jī

English meaning: O brother! When the soul is separated from the body, its (body’s) survival become very difficult. Always remember Allah.

Verse 8

Ejī gor andhārī māṅhe chālṇā, Tenū Ajrāil jallād jīvḍo kabaz karshe, Allāh yād kariyo jī

English meaning: O brother! When executioner Azr āil will take away his soul, he will go into a dark grave. Always remember Allah.

Verse 9

Ejī chhoḍ vasantā jhūpḍā, Tame ujaḍ jāe vasāe, pāndhī panth sirevo, Allāh yād kariyo jī

English meaning: O brother! Leaving the populated place, your abode will be in a deserted place. O traveler! Take the straight path. Always remember Allah.

Verse 10

Ejī Pīr bhaṇe Sadardīn momano, Bānā hī kūḍo sansār, Allāh yād kariyo jī

English meaning: O brother! Pir Sadardin (r.a.) says: O momins! This world is false. Always remember Allah