Unknown: Baahar Dila
This week's Maitri Tunes is a beautiful song from the northern part of India about the futility of seeking your beloved in the world, when He is resting in the cave of your heart.
Nowhere did I see the Splendor,
That I saw in the cave of my heart,
Many times I dashed my head in the mosque
Many times in the temple of idols Him I sought
~Bahadur Shah Zafar~
Feeling grateful for the gift offerings of countless poets who left behind a rich heritage of their inner experiences through these beautiful expressions. This week's song is a another one in this lineage with origin unknown which has been orally passed down through the generations that preceded us so that we may keep alive our connections with our ancestral roots.
Lyrics:
Baahar dila kyu dhundan jaave
Ghar vich sajan milde
Je sau varipa kabr meri te
Kade murshid paave fera
Taavi haddiya nikal kabr cho
Mujra kar san tera
Baahar dila...
Translation:
Dear one, why do you go on seeking outside,
Your Beloved is to be found in your home (your heart)
Even after a hundred years, if my Beloved were to visit my grave,
My bones would come out and dance around Him to celebrate his arrival.
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