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HAM DIL KHAALAQ ALLAH SOHEE VASEJEE BY PEER SHAMS ejee ham dil khaalaq, Allah sohee vasejee, jene kaayam kudarat chalaai..................ebhee allah.....1 In our hearts, resides Allah the Creator; the same Lord Allah who establishes and sustains the everlasting nature and creation..He is indeed the Lord. ejee sun be mullaa, sun be kaajee, e sesht kenne rachaai........................ebhee allah.....2 Listen to me, O you priests and judges! (tell me), who has created this universe?.........He is indeed the Lord ejee isare maattee maa(n)hethee, saaree duniyaa neepaai, isame konn hindu, konn musalmaan.............ebhee allah.....3 The Lord has created the whole world from this dust, (so) who in it is a Hindu and who a Muslim?..........He is indeed the Lord. ejee hindu sohee je addasatth tirath jaave musalmaan maseetaa...........................ebhee allah.....4 A Hindu is he who visits sixty-eight shrines (for pilgrimage) and a Muslim is the one who goes to a mosque.....He is indeed the Lord ejee mere shaahku hindu na jaanne musalmaan na buje, shaah betthaa nira(n)jan hoi.................ebhee allah.....5 Neither a Hindu, nor a Muslim knows or recognise my Lord (Hazar Imaam). My Lord resides (in this world) as the Pure and Holy (unaffected by the guiles of the world - niranjan means without collyrium or without any dimensions). By performing external rituals only without the Guide one cannot know the Lord. ejee man meraa musallah allah meraa kaajee kaayaa hameree maseetaa......................ebhee allah.....6 The mind(heart) is my prayer mat, the Lord is my judge (He is both the witness and the judge of my supplications and prayers to Him), and my body is the mosque (a sanctuary, a Jammat Khaanaa from where I offer my prayers to Him)..............He is indeed the Lord ejee a(n)dar baytth me namaaz gujaaru(n), murakh kiyaa jaane taa-et hamaaree...........ebhee allah.....7 I sit within my inner sanctuary and offer my prayers. How would fools know (the nature of) my worship?....He is indeed the Lord ejee aave to rojee nahee to rojaa, esaa esaa dhi-aan mere saahebjeesu(n) dharanaa..ebhee allah..8 If I get food, it is my sustenance (from the Lord), if not, it is my fast (submitting to the will of the Lord). This is the manner in which you should concentrate on my Lord(i.e. devote and submit yourself to Him)............He is indeed the Lord ejee moman sohee jo sab maram-j jaanne, elam rahaasar chalannaa......................ebhee allah.....9 The true believer is he who knows all the (spiritual) mysteries and follows the path of knowledge(and understanding)...He is indeed the Lord. ejee ghyaan dhiyaan maa(n)he sarve sudh paai, khoj khoj kar milanaa........................ebhee allah....10 All understanding is gained through knowledge and remembrance. By constant search one can attain (the real purpose of your life - reunion with your Creator)............He is indeed the Lord. ejee boliyaa peer shamsh, sunno moraa bhaai peer beenaa paar keeu(n) tarannaa............ebhee allah....11 Peer Shamsh says: "Listen to me my brothers! How can you cross (the ocean of material existence safely) without a Guide...He is indeed the Lord.

HAM DIL KHAALAQ ALLAH SOHI VASEJI Pir Shams Allah the Ceator who hath created the lasting; Nature lives within all hearts. He is the creator...1 Listen O Mulla! Listen O Kazi! Who has created this universe? He is the creator...2 The earth is created from this dust, Amongst those who is Hindu and who is Muslim? He is the creator...3 Hindu is he who performs sixty-eight pilgrimages, Muslim is he who goes to Mosque. He is the creator...4 Neither the Hindu nor the Muslim knows my Lord, for my Lord is omnipotent. He is the creator...5 My heart is the praying-carpet, Allah is my Qazi, And my body is the Mosque. He is the creator...6 Within myself I offer my prayers, What would the ignorant understand the secret of my worship? He is the creator...7 What He gives I eat, otherwise I fast; Such is the devotion to my Lord. He is the creator...8 Momin is he who knows the secret of self, And follows the path of knowledge. He is the creator...9 Knowledge of everything is contained in religious understanding, Seek it and you will find it. He is the creator...10 So says Pir Shams, listen O my brother, How would you attain salvation without a religious guide? He is the creator...11

HAMDIL KHALAK ALLAH SOHI VASEJI Pir Shams In the hearts of all of us resides the same God, Who created and maintains the eternal nature He is the same Allah ...1 Listen to me, O you mullah and kaji Who created this world? ... Allah ...2 From this (the same) clay the whole world is made In it who is a Hindu, who is a Muslim The (creator of them all is) same Allah ...3 A Hindu is he who visits sixty-eight shrines A Muslim (goes) to a Mosque (In both of these places it is) the same Allah ...4 Neither a Hindu nor a Muslim recognises my Lord (Hazar Imam). Who is the same Allah ...5 The mind is my mat, Allah is my Judge My body (is) my Mosque, (wherein I pray to the same Allah) ...6 Sitting within (my body) I perform prayer; How would the ununiformed know my method? (wherein I pray is to) the same Allah ...7 The food (if received of its own accord) is a welcome maintenance Otherwise a willing fast Such should be concentration for your Lord ...8 The true believer is he who has the distinctive knowledge He follows the path guided by that knowledge ...9 All understanding is contained in the knowledge and meditation Meet (Allah) by searching, (and you will meet) the same Allah ...10 Said Pir Shams, "O hear me, my brothers." How to reach across safely (and get down safely on the opposite bank) without (the help of) the spiritual guide? (And to meet) the same Allah ...11