Amrapuri Manhe Anant Chhe Sukh

amrāpurī māṅhe anaṅt chhe sukh

Sayyid Imam Shah · 14 verses

Verse 1

Jīrebhāīre amrapūrī māṅhe anant chhe sukh, Evā sukh chhoḍī duniyāsūṅ ma rācho

English meaning: O brother! There is infinite happiness in the eternal abode. Leaving such happiness do not be absorbed in the world.

Verse 2

Jīrebhāīre par strī mā ben karī jāṇo, To narni pāse tame āvo

English meaning: O brother! Regard other’s woman as mother (or) sister, then you will come near the Lord.

Verse 3

Jīrebhāīre par purakh bhāī bāp karī jāṇe, Te nārī hūr kahevāshe

English meaning: O brother! She who regards other’s man as a brother and father, will be called a houri.

Verse 4

Jīrebhāīre evī rīte tame duniyā māṅhe ja chālo, To nazar nirmalsūṅnirkho

English meaning: O brother! Behave like this in the world and look with a chaste eye.

Verse 5

Jīrebhāīre nirmal thaine gurnarne ārādho, Het prīt vinā kāīṅ nav sūje

English meaning: O brother! Be pure and obey the Lord. Without passion and love nothing can be perceived.

Verse 6

Jīrebhāīre kahe Sayyad Imām Shah tame jotne māno, To gurnarne najare dekho

English meaning: O brother! Sayyid Imam Shah (r.a.) says: believe in 1ūU (light) then you will see the Lord with your own eyes.

Verse 7

Jīrebhāīre satgur sāheb tame radaye pichhāṇo, Te najrā najare milāvo

English meaning: O brother! Recognize the spiritual guide with your heart then you will find him face to face or in front of your eyes.

Verse 8

Jīrebhāīre vaikuṅṭhmāṅhe gur āpe beṭhā, Tame karjo te bhagtī bhāv

English meaning: O brother! The spiritual guide is himself sitting in paradise. Worship with a sincere heart.

Verse 9

Jīrebhāīre bhagat te je gurnarne ārādhe, Āpṇī kāyā pinḍī kasāve

English meaning: O brother! A devotee is one who obeys the Lord and lets his body undergo trials.

Verse 10

Jīrebhāīre kāyā pinḍīmā jeṇe kasṇī karī, To jīv mugtī phal pāme

English meaning: O brother! He who will let hi s body undergo trials, will receive the reward of salvation.

Verse 11

Jīrebhāīre het pritmāṅhe sab guṇdekho, To āvo shāhne hajūr

English meaning: O brother! See all virtues in love and passion then (you) will come near the Lord.

Verse 12

Jīrebhāīre shāhnā hajūrmā sarve sukh ja māṇo, Pāmo sukh anant apār

English meaning: O brother! In the presence of the Lord (you) will enjoy all happiness and will obtain immense eternal happiness.

Verse 13

Jīrebhāīre ame tame tyāṅekṭhā raheshūṅ, Ekānte karshūṅ te shāhājīsūṅ vātūṅ

English meaning: O brother! I and you will stay together over there and will converse with the Lord in privacy.

Verse 14

Jīrebhāīre bhaṇe Sayyad Imām Shāh ame kahī samjāyā, Tame karjo evī pere kamāī

English meaning: O brother! Sayyid Imam Shah (r.a.) says that I have verbally explained; you must earn in this manner.