Ishq ka rastha

Ishq ki raahon mein jab qadam rakha When I placed my foot on the paths of Love Duniya ne mujhse mera sab kuch maang liya The world took everything from me Naam bhi chhoota, pehchaan bhi chhooti Name also left, identity also left Bas ishq bacha… bas tu bacha Only Love remained… only You remained Main ishq ka faqeer hoon I am a faqir of Love Daulat se mera kya rishta What connection do I have with wealth? Sajde mein hi mili hai jannat ka raasta The path to Paradise was found only in prostration Na taaj chahiye na takht Neither crown is needed nor throne Mohabbat ne mujhe aisa banaya Love has made me such Ke mit gaya mera har ek waqt That every moment of mine was erased Jab mohabbat ne mujhe faqeer bana diya When Love made me a faqir Har saans ko tera zikr bana diya It turned every breath into Your remembrance Jo dard mila wo dua ban gaya The pain that came became a prayer Jo aansu gire wo noor ban gaya The tears that fell became light Maine chhod di duniya ki rasmein I left the customs of the world Dil ne todi jhoothi kasmein The heart broke false oaths Tere naam ki masti aisi chhaayi Such intoxication of Your name descended Har raah mein bas teri soorat samaayi In every path only Your face settled Mere Murshid Haq Fareed ki nigahon mein In the gaze of my Murshid Haq Fareed Ajab kaifiyat dekhi I saw a wondrous state Adab mein doobi saanson mein In breaths soaked in reverence Hazaaron rehmaten dekhi I saw thousands of mercies Main jab gum tha andheron mein When I was lost in darkness Usi ne haath thaama tha It was He who held my hand Maine peer ki soorat mein In the form of the Peer Karam-e-Mustafa dekha I saw the grace of Mustafa Na masjid poochi na mandir jaana Neither did I ask of the mosque nor go to the temple Ishq ne hi sachcha Khuda pehchaana Love alone made me recognize the true God Jab dil toota tab tu mila When the heart broke, then I found You Khamoshi mein tera pata mila In silence I found Your trace Jo parda tha nigahon par The veil that was upon the eyes Wo ishq ne hata daala Love removed it Har ek zarre mein phir humne Then in every particle we Usi ka noor paa daala Found His light Kabhi dariya ki maujon mein Sometimes in the waves of the river Kabhi sehra ki khamoshi mein Sometimes in the silence of the desert Jahaan dekha, wahin humne Wherever we looked, there we Usi ka raaz hi dekha Saw only His secret Khuda kabhi parda-nasheen nahi raha God was never veiled Parda hamesha hamari apni na-samjhi aur gunahon ka tha The veil was always of our own ignorance and sins Jab dil ka aaina saaf hua When the mirror of the heart became clean To wahi zaat har jagah jalwagar nazar aayi Then that same Essence appeared radiant everywhere Khuda ko humne be-parda usi ki zaat mein dekha We saw God unveiled in His own Essence Kahin wo noor bankar tha, kahin insan mein dekha Somewhere He was as pure light, somewhere we saw Him in a human Na Kaabe mein wo mahdood He was not confined in the Kaaba Na butkhane mein qaid Nor imprisoned in the idol-house Mila jo sache dil se dhoondha Whoever searched with a true heart found Him To har ek shay mein wahi mila And found Him in every single thing Faqiron ki nigahon mein In the eyes of the faqirs Ajab ek noor hota hai There is a wondrous light Unhin ki khaak-paa mein In the dust of their feet Humne Khuda ka aks dekha We saw the reflection of God Meri hasti ka har qatra Every drop of my existence Usi dariya se nikla tha Had come from that same river Mera sajda bhi uska tha My prostration was also His Mera Kaaba bhi uska tha My Kaaba was also His Main apni mein jab tak tha As long as I remained in my own self Haqeeqat door lagti thi Reality seemed far away Jo khud ko mita baitha The one who erased his own self To wahi ho saamne dekha Saw that very One before him Lekin jo khud ko kho gaya But the one who lost himself Usne Khuda ko paa liya Jo apne jism se aage rooh ki duniya mein ja pahuncha The one who went beyond the body into the world of the soul Usi ne ishq ke sajde mein In the prostration of love Khuda ko roobaru dekha He saw God face to face Ye duniya khaak ka parda This world is a veil of dust Haqeeqat noor ka dariya Reality is a river of light Har ek chehra usi jaanib Every face is toward Him Har ek raasta usi jaanib Every path is toward Him Nigah-e-ishq jab jaagi When the eye of love awakened Tab ye raaz khulta gaya Then this secret began to open Har ek insan ke andar Inside every human being Usi ka noor jalta tha His light was burning Main na rahoon, bas tu hi tu May I not remain — only You, only You Meri har dhadkan mein tu hi tu In every heartbeat of mine, only You Faqeeri meri pehchaan bani Faqiri became my identity Tere naam se meri jaan bani My life became from Your name Meri daulat hai tera noor My wealth is Your light Tere ishq mein hi mera shuru In Your love alone is my beginning Tere ishq mein hi mera samaapan In Your love alone is my end Kahin… Haq Fareed ki soorat mein dekha Ishq… ishq… bas ishq hi sach Love is the truth Baaki sab fanaa