Dharami Teje Dharam Vichare

dharamī teje dharam vīchāre

Sayyid Imam Shah · 12 verses

Verse 1

Jīrebhāīre dharmī te je dharam vichāre, Avar tene kāiṅ nav sūje

English meaning: O brother! A religious person is the one who thinks of religion; he thinks of nothing else.

Verse 2

Jīrebhāīre dharmī thaine par nindāsūṅ rāche, Te dharmī nahīṅ paṇ chor

English meaning: O brother! In spite of being religious if one is indulged in backbiting, then he is not a religious person but a thief.

Verse 3

Jīrebhāīre satnū mārag tene kāiṅ nav sūje, Te amthī algā jāṇo

English meaning: O brother! He just cannot see the path of truth; consider him as away from us.

Verse 4

Jīrebhāīre moman te je āpṇā manne samjāve, Avar samjāve so kesā

English meaning: O brother! A believer is the one who admonishes himself; how can he admonish others?

Verse 5

Jīrebhāīre kahe Sayyad Imām Shāh Tame hetesūn āvo, Bhāī to āgal amrāpūrī pāmo

English meaning: O brother! Sayyid Imam Shah (r.a.) says: Come with love, then you will achieve the eternal abode ahead.

Verse 6

Jīrebhāīre amrāpūrīmāṅhe ūṅchā chhe āvās, Temā mumanmunivar jhūle

English meaning: O brother! There are lofty mansions in the eternal abode where believers will swing.

Verse 7

Jīrebhāīre tiyāṅ amārā moṭā moṭā sahū āve, Evā thāshe te rang re apār

English meaning: O brother! All our dignitaries will come there. In this way there will be infinite happiness.

Verse 8

Jīrebhāīre evā rang rūp tiyāṅ moman māṇe, Te raheshe shāhne hajūr

English meaning: O brother! There a believer will rejoice in such happiness and he will remain in the presence of the Lord.

Verse 9

Jīrebhāīre gurnar sāthe goṭhḍī kīje, Kiriyā sukrit karjo sār

English meaning: O brother! Indulge in loving conversation with the Lord and perform virtuous deeds.

Verse 10

Jīrebhāīre panjbhū vārī jeṇe vash ja kīdhā, Te shāhnā dīdār velā pāmiyā

English meaning: O brother! He who shunned the five evils and controlled them, will soon be blessed with the Didar of the Lord.

Verse 11

Jīrebhāīre amrāpūrīmātenā ūṅchā chhe āvās, Tiyāṅ karshe līṇā lāḍ apār

English meaning: O brother! In the eternal abode he will have lofty mansions; there he will receive infinite love and affection.

Verse 12

Jīrebhāīre bhaṇe Sayyad Imām Shāh Jo man ne samjāvo, To vahelā amrāpūrīmā āvo

English meaning: O brother! Sayyid Imam Shah (r.a.) says that if you admonish your heart you will reach the eternal abode very soon.