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Saahebjee Naa Khat Maa(n)he Esaaj = Translation

SAAHEBJEE NAA KHAT MAA(N)HE ESAAJ
BY SAYYED IMAAM SHAH

jeere bhaaire saahebjeenaa khat maa(n)he esaaj leekheeyaa
imaamshaah tame am ghar aavojee.....................1

O living brothers, in the letter of the Imaam only this was written,
and it is: "Imaamshaah come to my home".

jeere bhaaire satguru saaheb tamane vedaj so(m)peeyaa
have rachnaa rachaavo tame ruddeejee................2

O living brothers, (he went on to say in the letter): "The True Guide
has entrusted upon you the entire scripture. Therefore create a new
creation which will be pleasant and accepted".

jeere bhaaire cha(n)dan veer tamane teddvaane aaveeyaa
velaa vai tame yaa(n) aavojee.......................3

O living brothers, (he added) brother Chandan has come to take
you, therefore come early over here.

jeere bhaaire taare amaaraa man maa(n)he uchhara(n)g huaa
baavaanaa bol sarave saachaajee.....................4

O living brothers, then at that moment there was ecstasy in my heart.
All that was said by my father was true.

jeere bhaaire ame tyaare utaavllaa huaa
teeyaa(n) kenne te amane nahee(n) jaanneeyaa jee....5

O living brothers, I was at that moment impatient. There nobody understood me.

jeere bhaaire am upar kenu(n) bhaar nahee(n) raakheeyo
sahu sahu nu(n) aap-j jaanne jee....................6

O living brothers, he did not place the burden of anyone upon me.
Everyone knows about themselves only.

jeere bhaaire amaare to shaahaa darge jaavu(n)
taare ame ved kareeyaa prakaash jee.................7

O living brothers, we wanted to go to the holy presence of the Imaam.
Therefore we made the scriptures known.

jeere bhaaire taare satguru saahebnu(n) bhaar am upar raakheeyo
te cha(n)dan veer khat laaveeyaajee.................8

O living brothers, at that moment the burden of the True Guide was
placed upon us. This was in the letter brought by brother Cha(n)dan.

jeere bhaaire cha(n)dan veer ham bhellaa jo raheve
ame aaveeyaa(n) amdaavaadjee........................9

O living brothers, Chandan Veer stayed with me and we arrived at Amdaavaad.

jeere bhaaire kha(n)dd gujraat maa(n)he takhat rachaayaa
rachanaa te ruddee keedhee jee.....................10

O living brothers, in the region of Gujraat I established the throne.
It was a very good establishment.

jeere bhaaire bhanne sayyed imaamshaah pote vardaai
betthaa te goramat gaamjee.........................11

O living brothers, Sayyed Imaam Shah teaches as a preacher of glad tidings himself.
He is seated (established) at the town of Goramat.

Source: 
Heritage Society Collection


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