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Aavo Maaraa Swaami Raaja - Translation A

AAVO MAARAA SAAMEE RAAJAA DHARMEE RAAJAA
BY PEER SADARDEEN

aavo maaraa saamee raajaa dharmee raajaa
tere naamsu moro manddo baandho...................................1

Come O my Lord the Majesty! my Religious King! My heart is bound to your name.

jeeree veeraa kaddiyu(n) addaaie veeraa gaddh, maaddyu(n)re
keddaa ropaai-e bhaag.............................................2

O dear one! What types of forts and buildings and what kinds of gardens you have built.

jeere veeraa dhanre jobanko geerabh na keejee-ere,
ruddaa moman bhaai................................................3

O dear one! Do not harbour pride for wealth and youth, o my good momin!

jeere veeraa kaachaare gaddu-aa jesaa tame aadmeere
haathe paddeeyaa so bhaa(n)gaa....................................4

O dear one! You mankind are as fragile as pots made of clay, which break as they fall off your hands.

jeere veeraa te(n)jo shabad raheeyo is duneeyaa maa(n)here
ha(n)saa uddaneku laagaa..........................................5

O dear one! Their dead bodies remain in this world, and the souls fly away.

jeere veeraa khattannhaaraa veeraabhaai khattee gayaare,
dujaa khattanneku(n) laagaa.......................................6

O dear one! Those who deserved to attain have already attained their rewards. Others are trying to earn theirs.

jeere veeraa purakh su(n)jaannee shaahnee srevaa kareeyo,
raateeye kareeyo sujaagaa.........................................7

O dear one! Having recognised the Perfect Man(Imaam), worship the Lord. Keep awake at nights.

jeere veeraa satakeree paavaddee-e veeraabhaai iyu(n) chalore
jeeu(n) sui kedde dhaagaa.........................................8

O dear one! Follow the path of truth dear brothers, in the manner of the thread following the needle.

jeere veeraa peer sadardeen gur bolee-aare
e geenaan meetthddaa so laagaa....................................9

O dear one! Peer Sadardeen, the (True) Guide says: this geenaan feels very sweet.

Source: 
Heritage Society Collection


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