Jug Manhe Sireva Kiskire Ho

jūg māṅhe sireva kiskīre ho

Sayyid Imam Shah · 16 verses

Verse 1

Jugmāṅhe sirevākisiki re ho, sirevāapṇe sāhebji ki kije

English meaning: Who to serve in this world? Serve your Lord.

Verse 2

-XJPāṅhe nām kisikāre ho, nām apṇe mavlākālije

English meaning: Whose name to remember i n this world? Remember the name of your Lord.

Verse 3

-XJPāṅhe chintākisiki re ho, chintāapṇe jivḍeki kije

English meaning: Whom to worry about in this world? Worry about your soul.

Verse 4

Shāhāku umāo karije re ho, gurkāpāuṅdhoi pije

English meaning: Pin all your hopes on the Lord. Wash the feet of the

Verse 5

Aḍsaṭh tirath jo karije re ho, sāheb toe na patije

English meaning: Even if you perform pilgrimage of sixty-eight holy places then too you will not obtain the Lord.

Verse 6

Aṇphaleātirath na kijere ho, gāfal phiran gemār

English meaning: Do not perform futile pilgrimage. The oblivious roam around as ignorant.

Verse 7

Gur bināgangābulāire ho, gangāna āi meḍe bhāi

English meaning: Without the Pir called the Ganges, O my brother! The Ganges did not come.

Verse 8

Jab he jindākidhi re ho, tab gangāāi meḍe bhāi

English meaning: When Hae Zinda was called out O my brother! The Ganges came.

Verse 9

Tāre sarve imān āṇeāre ho, sav ābhār trāgḍātoḍāi

English meaning: Then all accepted the faith. They removed their sacred threads weighing one and a quarter maund.

Verse 10

Imām patraki khabar na pāi re ho, Murakhe bhed na pāeā

English meaning: He did not recognize the Imam, the foolish did not obtain the secret.

Verse 11

Mirzā Shāh Khalilullāh sirevo re ho, -āṅtak jio meḍe bhāi

English meaning: O My brother! Obey Mirza Shah Khalilullah till you are alive.

Verse 12

Jeṇe khari dasond didhi re ho, tini amrāpuri pāi

English meaning: Whoever offered true Dasond obtained paradise.

Verse 13

Duniyāpākhanḍhe lāgi re ho, juṭhe dhandhe bhulāi

English meaning: The world is engrossed in fraudulence, it has forgotten in fraudulent trade.

Verse 14

Noh palange besegi re ho, sāsu karengi kamāi

English meaning: The daughter-in-law will remain seated on the bed and the mother-in-law will work.

Verse 15

Duniyāchaḍti paḍti re ho, pherāphiri jugājug āi

English meaning: In the world there are vic issitudes (ups and downs). In every age it (the world) keeps revolving.

Verse 16

Sayyad boliyā Indra Imāmdin re ho, ajkal khoṭi veḷā āi

English meaning: Sayyid Indra Imam Shah (r.a.) says that the present era is fraudulent (or untrue).