Kai Bagh Di Mooli Husaina

ਕੈ ਬਾਗੈ ਦੀ ਮੂਲੀ ਹੁਸੈਨ, ਤੂੰ ਕੈ ਬਾਗੈ ਦੀ ਮੂਲੀ ।ਰਹਾਉ। ।1।

ਬਾਗਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਫੁਲਿ ਅਜਾਇਬ, ।2।
ਤੂੰ ਬੀ ਇਕ ਗੰਧੂਲੀ ।3।

ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪਿ ਪਛਾਣੇ ਨਾਹੀਂ, ।4।
ਅਵਰਾ ਦੇਖਿ ਕਿਉਂ ਭੂਲੀ ।5।

ਇਸ਼ਕੇ ਦੇ ਦਰਿਆਉ ਕਰਾਹੀ, ।6।
ਮਨਸੂਰ ਕਬੂਲੀ ਸੂਲੀ ।7।

ਸ਼ਾਹ ਹੁਸੈਨ ਪਇਆ ਦਰ ਉਤੇ, ।8।
ਜੇ ਕਰਿ ਪਵੈ ਕਬੂਲੀ ।9।

کے باگے دی مولی حسین، توں کے باگے دی مولی ۔رہاؤ ۔1۔۔

باغاں دے وچِ پھلِ اجائب، ۔2۔
توں بی اک گندھولی ۔3۔

اپنا آپِ پچھانے ناہیں، ۔4۔
اورا دیکھِ کیوں بھولی ۔5۔

عشقے دے دریاؤ کراہی، ۔6۔
منصور قبولی سولی ۔7۔

شاہ حسین پیا در اتے، ۔8۔
جے کرِ پوے قبولی ۔9۔

Glossary

[1] kiyeiN baaghe di mooli Hussain, tuN kiyeiN baaghe di mooli

kiyeiN- kis, kauN

ke- keh, keDi, kaaya (body, constitution, physique, appearance, durability, age), jism, shareer, wajud (existence, being, perceptible, body, physique, structure), deh (body, physique, mortal frame).

moolee- jaRh, zameen de andar ugeya

>phil. mul: asal (root, origin, essence), muDh (stump, root, ancient, origin, primitive), buniyaad (basis, origin, store), tat (prompt, pithy, immediate, essence)

[2] bagha de vich phull ajaib

ajaayib- ajeeb, anokhe, acharaj (strange)

>phil.

1. frooT

2. faida, nafaah (profit, gain, return, dividend)

3. jhaaR, fasal

phul-

1. flower, phul

2. phulaayi, phulan di haalat

[3] tun bhi ik gandhuli

gandholi- khushboo vali bootee (fasalaaN vich aap ug-aawan vaali)

[4] apna aap pachane nahin

[5] avra dekh kion bhooli

avraaN- huraaN, hur hoyiaaN

bhulee- bhulee, dhokhe vich ayee, galtee kha gayee, raah bhul gayee

[6] ishqe da dariao karahi

kiraahee- ikko jeha karan vaala, padhra karan vaala (the one who makes level, plane)

karaah ke karaahan layi (karaahan: ikko jeha karan, padhra karan)

kurahee - kuraahe paawan vaala

[7] mansoor kabooli sooli

kabuli-

1. kabul keeti, man layi

2. manzuri, parwaangi (acceptance, approval, sanction)

[8] shah hussain payiya dar utte

dar- darwaazah, sardal (bottom piece of a door frame, threshold, doorstep), dahleez

(vestibule, portico, threshold)

[9] je kari pave kabooli

jo-

1. je, agar

2. jo vi

3. taa(N)ke

kar-

1. iraadha, maqsad, marzee, khwaahish

2. taakat, tiraan (to cause to float, cause the salvation of)

3. sahulat (facility, privilege, ease, concession, convenience)

4. shaan, shaukat

5. hath (hands, approach, cards held in hand)

6. shuaa (ray or beam of light)

7. lagaan, tax, maa’mula (fixed amount, gratuity)

8. mahsul - to be produced, to be attained

Glossary by Najm Hosain Syed
Typed into Roman by Megha Sharma Sehdev

Translation

Why such self-importance, Hussein?

Who do you think you are? You are

a weed among the magnolia and marva

Never did you know thyself and yet

you compare yourself to others

Deep is the ocean of love that made

Mansoor embrace his cross

Shah Hussein lies at the doorstep

hoping to be lifted and embraced

Translated by Naveed Alam
‘At the shrine of Shah Hussain: Four Punjabi English kafis’
Published in 91st Meridian Vol 8 No. 1

https://youtu.be/WTm6Vis15Qc?t=732

Abida Parveen sings a part of the verse .

Painting: Abu’l Hasan. An Aged Pilgrim, c. 1618-20, Aga Khan Museum

Crossposted from https://sayshussain.wordpress.com/2020/09/20/kai-bagh-di-mooli-husaina/