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

MirzāShāh 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 boliyāIndra Imāmdin re ho, ajkal khoṭi veḷā āi

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