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Monday, 29 June 2026

Kabir As I Read It -2

Kabir As I Read It

Jai Guru Granth Sahab. Today, the 29th. Of June 2026, on the occasion of Kabir Jayanti, I bow to the Guru Sahiban, post a set of Kabir Doha that have found place in the Guru Granth Sahab. I , with my devotion, have taken, from internet search, “Some Kabir Dohas in Guru Granth Sahib” and Transcreated ( translated) them into English.

अवल अल्लाह नूर उपाया, कुदरत के सब बंदे।

एक नूर ते सब जग उपज्या, कौन भले को मंदे॥

Transcreation © Arvind Shah

First - the Supreme Luminance:

Then, everyone emanates, thence

All thus, is His primal extension

Who then: a good or a bad person.

Idiom and Imagery

The Supreme Luminance is the exclusive source to bring everyone in this universe.

Inference

All beings emerge from the same Divine Light and everything is the extension of this primordial source. Kabir challenges human judgments of superiority and inferiority by reminding us that all come from the same common spiritual origin.

जो तू चाहे मुझ को छांड सकल की आस l

मुझ ही ऐसा होय सब सुखतेरे पास ll

Transcreation © Arvind Shah

Want to have a love-bond with Me

Shed worldly temptations to be free.

Live Consciousness as I do, and be -

to get the Bliss of the Supreme, to see.

Idiom and Imagery.

Renouncing all worldly temptations and living like Kabir gets the bliss essence.

Inference

Individual consciousness shall not fall prey to the temptations of worldly illusions for having pleasures. The bliss of supreme consciousness is the ultimate joy.

कबीर मेरी सिमरनी रसना ऊपरि रामु ॥

आदि जुगादी सगल भगत ता को सुखु बिस्रामु ॥

Transcreation © Arvind Shah

Kabir: the constant chant of Ram

Sets me in vibration, blissful to become

All those in devotion of Ram, since

Live the peace of Supreme Bliss, thence.

Idiom and imagery

Chanting Ram is the Bliss taste of life, a means of merging with the Supreme

Inference

Constant chanting transforms to have the Divine Taste, to live the Divine Peace.

गंगा की लहरि मेरी टुटी जंजीर ॥

मृगछाला पर बैठे कबीर ॥

Transcreation © Arvind Shah

The waves of Ganga water, divine

Broke the withholding chain-hold, of mine

Since, I am liberated from the detention

And Kabir experiences True Devotion.

Transcreation © Arvind Shah

Idiom and Imagery

The Holy water waves of Ganga break the Chain-holdings, a metaphor used to convey that the water of Ganga is Divine to liberate from universal bondage.

Inference

The flow of divine awareness shatters the chains of worldly bondage. Freed from illusionary attachments, Kabir is now in meditation experiencing bliss.

सूरा सो पहिचानीऐ जु लरै दीन के हेत ॥

पुरजा पुरजा कटि मरै कबहू न छाडै खेतु ॥

Transcreation © Arvind Shah

The true brave individual is one

Who fights for the oppressed person

Even if Chopped into pieces, life to relent

A brave will not run away from a righteous fight.

Idiom and Imagery

Bravery of a person who prefers to face any challenge, but will not abandon the battlefield of the righteous fight.

Inference

True bravery lies in firmness in one's righteous principles to stand by the weak and oppressed, even at the cost of severe suffering, sacrifice, or death. A brave keeps up the determination. Righteous war is Divine.

Sunday, 31 May 2026

Shrill to Warmth

Shrill to Warmth.

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Winter winds and shrill

Green spread: still

Dormant vegetation

But spring, the inspiration

Sun, a promise of warmth

Still, to sprout and fill the Hope.

Thursday, 28 May 2026

"Kabir - as I Read It" ten dohas with English Rendering and brief inference

I have almost completed my work of renderings of Kabir in English along with a brief on its Idiom and Imagery and also the Inference . Here, I post 10 Dohas of Kabir
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“Kabir , As I Read The Poet” 10 Dohas with English Rendering by Mr © Arvind Shah 220624 All Rights Reserved

Kabir is a poet of realism, therefore he speaks reality of everyone. The power of the poetry of Kabir is simple and straightforward to touch, both heart and head, alike. The Dohas bath the body with purity and sets in vibration on the spirit, to get sustainable freshening rejuvenation, relevant to society as well as spirituality. Kabir uses images from everyday life to make his expressions revealing.
Hereunder are ten dohas of kabir trans-recreated by me into English
1 Integrity
तिनका कबहुं ना निन्दिये, जो पांवन तर होय,कबहुं उड़ी आंखिन पड़े, तो पीर घनेरी होय।Translation © Arvind Shah

Never ever look down upon the weak
a small, insignificant straw bit , meek
any time it gets to get into the eye
gives unbearable intense agony.

Idiom and Imagery

A little flake of straw gets into the eye, the insignificant bit makes life miserable with agony.

Inference
Nothing is insignificant, even a little flake of straw can distract the composure and harm , keeping no consciousness for the weak and meek makes one miserable.
2 Patience
धीरे-धीरे रे मना, धीरे सब कुछ होय,माली सींचे सौ घड़ा, ॠतु आए फल होय।Translation © Arvind Shah

Oh! my mind , mind to learn patience
patience gets forth the result, thence
the gardner nurtures beds with care
the season sets in blooms, to appear.
Idiom and Imagery

The seedlings in a flower bed are patiently and steadily nurtured and regularly irrigated by a gardener to have blooms.
Inference
Patience and regular attention, without losing the focus, is the key to achievements.
3 Spirituality
कबीर हमारा कोई नहीं, हम काहू के नाहिं,पारै पहुंचे नाव ज्यौ, मीलके बिछुरी जाह।
Translation© Arvind Shah

Oh! kabir, we have none to be our own
We have none to own us, as their own
as the boat gets across to the bank
everyone goes to mind, its track.

Idiom and Imagery

A boat that ferries passengers across a river - every passenger goes its way on reaching to the other bank.
Inference
Passengers in a boat are associates within the limits of the boat. And, as soon as the boat reaches the other bank none is a companion at the end of the journey - everyone is alone.
4 Socio-spirituality
दोस पराए देखि करि, चला हसन्त हसन्त,अपने याद न आवई, जिनका आदि न अंत।Translation © Arvind Shah

Seeing others in a faulty ploy
brings sarcastic smiles to enjoy
not looking within to see own fault
there are endlessly to make lot and lot.

Idiom and Imagery

persons finding faults with others for the pleasure of sarcastic smiles forget to see their own faults.
Inference
Individual consciousness gets to realise the true scope of elevation by identifying own faults and shortcomings.
5 Integrity
ऐसी बानी बोलिये, मन का आपा खोय,औरन को सीतल करे आपहुं सीतल होय।Translation© Arvind Shah

Speak such a word of virtue
self ego to vanish, and be true
others get warmth, to cheer
and self gets warmth to wear.

Idiom and Imagery
The power of the word of compassionate brings warmth in relationships
Inference
The spoken word is the expression of one's personality. Communications , not ridden with ego carry compassionate tones; love-bond is superiorness
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6 Socio-spirituality

साखी आंखी ज्ञान की, समुझि लेखु मनमाहिं।
बिनु साखी संसार का, झगरा छूटत नाहिं।।

Translation
Getting true wisdom-vision to find
Gets His love enshrined on mind,
Without true love-bond to grow
Troubles of the world are not to go.
Idiom and Imagery
The eye with vision of love is wisdom gets the outlook for establishing a love-bond.
Inference
An unrestricted love-bond in the world establishes peace to share and peace to enjoy. A vision of love-bond is paramount for peace otherwise illusions set in misery of fights and wars.
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7 Socio-spirituality
कायर बहुत पमांवहीं, बहकि न बोलै सूर।
काम पड्यां हीं जाणिये, किस मुख परि है नूर!!
Translation
Cowards boast with words, aloud.
Brave don't brag, to look profound,
The task at hand tells the story
Who keeps, to possess the glory.
Idiom and Imagey
Action determines grace. Cowards talk tall and do no action.
Inference
Too much talking, to boast and brag indicates hollowness. Keeping a determined focused approach to the objective is consciousness of grace.
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8. Spirituality
सकलों दुर्मति दूर करू, अच्छा जन्म बनाव
काग गौन गति छाडि के, हंस गवन चलिए आव
Translation
Clean all evils and vices
For living a life of virtues,
To give up dirty habits of a crow
Clean habits of a swan to own.
Idiom and Imagery
Swans are neat and clean in appearance and so are their habits, whereas crows are engaged in dirt picking.
Inference
One has to possess clean habits and clean disposition to keep grace and to share grace. Clean habits help get supreme consciousness.
9
बिन रखवारे बाहिरा, चिड़िया खाया खेत।
आधा प्रधा ऊबरै, चेति सै तो चेत॥
Outsiders steal unguarded field
Birds fly in and pick up the yield ,
Be conscious to save whatever
Gather the signal to be aware.
Idiom and Imagery
The guard of consciousness keeps the yield safe not to let the effort go waste
Inference
Consciousness results in achievement. There are no desired results and all efforts go waste, if consciousness is not focused on the objective of realising supreme consciousness.
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10.
कथनी कथी तो क्या भया, जो करनी नां ठहराइ।
कालबूत के कोटज्यूं, देषतही ढहि जाइ।।
Translation
What is there in high attendance
If it is not to reflecting in actions,
Effigies of soil substance
Shatter with little disturbance.
Idiom and Imagey
Tall talks are like effigies of clay (hung in fields to keep away birds), but a little disturbance shatters the effigies.
Inference
Speaking words of self praise and accomplishments which are not substantiated by actions are fake, it is a clay effigy.

Saturday, 28 June 2025

Scrutiny

Plants never bring fruits by an order

Swords never make a climate to alter .

Ideas of others are searched for scrutiny

Self search we can't do ownself to see.

Translation © Arvind Shah

फ़रमान से पेड़ो पे कभी फल नहीं लगते

तलवार से मौसम कोई बदला नहीं जाता !

औरों के ख़्यालात की लेते हैं तलाशी

और अपने गरेबान मेँ झाँका नहीं जाता?

मुजफ्फर वारसी

Friday, 7 February 2025

The Trump

The president of USA has carried the geopolitical situation of world , especially the Asian Continent to a ignition point. The fire is ablaze

Tuesday, 4 February 2025

War : The World Fashion

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School - college - university

Career - growth opportunity

Big job - big deed - big name

Big achievement - big fame.

The activity is to win competitions

To defeat the other is the sole notion

So, ever in urge for new tools of victory:

Design and scheme domination, to Be.

Thus fights and revenges to fashion

And claim virtuous ownerships, then.

World thus fashions battles and war

War and war, here - there : far and far.

Ammunition production is primary

It is the folder for war and victory.

Sunday, 21 July 2024

Shall We Be Still

Arvind Shah -

Looking out grim through the tough glass panels

from the waiting lounge of the high-tech airport,

see queues of big winged steel birds standing still

immovable like dumb model structures.

And here comes the announcement for me:

global software system to run computers,

navigate airplanes and give you any updates

crashed into dysfunction, but the repair work is on,

we will update you as soon as we receive inputs.

Six hours of stillness, I am like the still steel bird

across the wall of the tough glass panels -

we both, the bird and me are hostage of tilted development

stuck in useless stillness - the bird wants to fly

and I too want, not to idle, so try my pen

to tell you - to beckon you - to question you.

Shall we be still in tilted social development psy

crashed and cracked, losing connect and hold

to go developed into the haze of clouds and dampness #?!