I asked His
Holiness,Swamiji,Is it possible that a saint can fall to temptation or desire?
A true saint has reached a stage where desire and temptation stays away from
him or her. It becomes his/her second nature to be bereft of desire so the
question of falling to a temptation doesn’t arise. I am not very sure if I have
written it as well as he explained it to me but I had got my answer.
For many
days I was trying to comprehend the meaning of the verse,
Faqiriy beem ros tamahas karaan laar
Now that I
had “understood” (or so I believe) the meaning, I am making an attempt to
translate the poem from which the verse is.
This verse
is from a poem titled Faqiri (The state of being a Mendicant or The Mendicant
himself) by the great Kashmiri Saint poet Abdul Ahad Zargar. Ahad Zargar
describes his preceptor or his qualities in this poem. I am drawn to conclude
that he mentions Faqirey (The Mendicant) and not Faqiri (the state of being a
mendicant) because he would often refer to his Murshid or Guru as Faqir.
Faqirey tabavun aftaab chumay,Faqirey Kabavuy mehraab chumay
Faqirey Jabajanh shah dhuthumay, Faqirey Kabavuy mehraab chumay
That mendicant,
like blazing sun; is my guide to the house of God
Omniscient that King, I see; is my guide to the house
of God
Faqirey misli gulshan aav folfol,Faqirey rang rang jaame vael vael
Faqirey vasle sheshan aaseluluy moy, Faqirey Kabavuy mehraab
chumay
That mendicant,
like a blossoming garden; in colorful attires
He, the wine
of truth in the carafe of unity; is my guide to the house of God
Faqirey darde poshan mushqi ambaar;Faqirey girde goshan manz chu
zevar
Faqirey karde roshan ssat samay; Faqirey Kabavuy mehraab chumay
That mendicant,
like copious fragrance of flowers in pain (seeker); iridescent jewels in ears
Effulgent at
all times; is my guide to the house of God
Faqirey Ailaman chum alime dafter;Faqirey Taleban chum taaj barsar
Faqirey Aemilan,aamale namay; Faqirey Kabavuy mehraab chumay
That mendicant,
the repository of knowledge for learned; zenith of gnosis for the seeker
Song of
piety for the virtuous; is my guide to the house of God
Faqirey peshwaye ganje asrar;Faqirey rehnumaye lole darbar
Faqirey badshahay lohe kalmey; Faqirey Kabavuy mehraab chumay
That mendicant,
the keeper of the secret treasure, leader in the court of love
The king who
writes our destiny; is my guide to the house of God
Faqirey Sahibay asrare abrar;Faqirey beem ros tamahas karaan laar
Faqirey Meeman don manz chum kalimay; Faqirey Kabavuy mehraab chumay
That mendicant,
possessor of secrets and devout; who effortlessly keeps desire away
Kalima(Faith)
between two Meem’s(Nastaliq alphabets); is my guide to the house of God
Faqirey “hu” vuchum azha naebar draav;Faqirey rooh baneth myanes
mares chaav
Faqirey Noah nabee yaeth naavee chumay; Faqirey Kabavuy mehraab
chumay
That mendicant,
as “hu” I saw exhale; entered my mortal body as soul
He, the Noah
of my boat; is my guide to the house of God
Faqirey os faqirey roze baaki;Faqirey chum divan mas hamche saqi
Faqirey name maula jaame jaamay, Faqirey Kabavuy mehraab chumay
That mendicant,
eternal, will and shall remain; he who intoxicates me and the wine
Whose name
is the wine of the mystic, is my guide to the house of God
Faqirey Ahad Zargar chuy che darbar;Faqirey jalwe maaran andere
naebar
Faqirey Lalenavantan rumay rumay; Faqirey Kabavuy mehraab chumay
That mendicant,
who is resplendent in both worlds’; resides in my every breath,
Outside
whose door I(Ahad Zargar) await, is my guide to the house of God
