Sunday, July 21, 2019

Couplet 559-562


زاں علیٰ فرمود نقلِ جاہلاں
That’s why Ali stated that the talks of ignorant
بر مزابلِ ہمچو سبزہ است اے افلاں
Is like greenery on the mound of garbage

بر چُناں سبزہ ہر آنکو بر نشست
Whoever sits on such a greenery
بر نجاست بیشکے نبسشتہ است
He is, no doubt, is sitting on filth

بایدش خود را بشُستن از حَدَش
He has to get himself cleansed from filth
تا نمازِ فرضِ اُو نبُود عَبَش
So that his obligatory prayers be not destroyed


                        Haz Ali RA told  نعمت الجاہل کرفتہ فی مزبلہ i.e. bounties out of an ignorant person is just like the greenery on a dunghill, as it seems to be glowing apparently but internally dirty and impure. The objective of Maulana in quoting the advice of Ali is to stress the previous point that a person who is ignorant i.e. bereft of light of knowledge (of Allah) (نورِ معرفہ), the impact of his talks (کلام) i.e. bounties is like the greenery on a dunghill i.e. that talk looks like a fine oration externally but that does not contain any substance & effects. If someone sits on such a greenery by chance, he is in effect is sitting on muck. Similarly if someone believes and acts on such a suggestion, he will be definitely put to danger. He needs to cleanse himself from such a muck and similarly a person acting on such a suggestion needs to repent on these acts, so that his mandatory prayers (نماز) will not be nullified. Hence a seeker, in order not be failed in his efforts of seeking وسول الی اللّاہ, it is an indication that one should break the pledge with an incompetent master (sheikh) and leave him.

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