Sher on Mazhab
Matters of faith, or
religion are the most interesting ones to discuss in our day-to-day life. All of us discuss its reality, as well as its multiple roles and impacts on our lives. Poets too have reflected upon faith in different ways and expressed themselves using their creative imagination. These verses would help you appreciate numerous approaches to faith.
maz.habī bahs maiñ ne kī hī nahīñ
fāltū aql mujh meñ thī hī nahīñ
from sectarian debate refrained
for I was not so scatter-brained
mazhabi bahs main ne ki hi nahin
faltu aql mujh mein thi hi nahin
from sectarian debate refrained
for I was not so scatter-brained
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Tag : Ilm
'mīr' ke dīn-o-maz.hab ko ab pūchhte kyā ho un ne to
qashqa khīñchā dair meñ baiThā kab kā tark islām kiyā
Why is it you seek to know, of Miir's religion, sect, for he
Sits in temples, painted brow, well on the road to heresy
Why ask now about Meer’s faith and religion—he has already changed his path.
He has marked his forehead and sat in a temple; he abandoned Islam long ago.
The couplet mocks the very question of the poet’s religious identity, because his actions already declare it. The “temple” and the “tilak-like mark” stand as symbols of crossing boundaries and adopting the beloved’s world. At heart it is an intense, defiant love that overturns conventional labels of faith. The tone is both ironic and resigned: the shift has happened long before anyone started asking.
'mir' ke din-o-mazhab ko ab puchhte kya ho un ne to
qashqa khincha dair mein baiTha kab ka tark islam kiya
Why is it you seek to know, of Miir's religion, sect, for he
Sits in temples, painted brow, well on the road to heresy
Why ask now about Meer’s faith and religion—he has already changed his path.
He has marked his forehead and sat in a temple; he abandoned Islam long ago.
The couplet mocks the very question of the poet’s religious identity, because his actions already declare it. The “temple” and the “tilak-like mark” stand as symbols of crossing boundaries and adopting the beloved’s world. At heart it is an intense, defiant love that overturns conventional labels of faith. The tone is both ironic and resigned: the shift has happened long before anyone started asking.
shaiḳh apnī rag ko kyā kareñ reshe ko kyā kareñ
maz.hab ke jhagḌe chhoḌeñ to peshe ko kyā kareñ
shaiKH apni rag ko kya karen reshe ko kya karen
mazhab ke jhagDe chhoDen to peshe ko kya karen
mujh se kahā jibrīl-e-junūñ ne ye bhī vahi-e-ilāhī hai
maz.hab to bas mazhab-e-dil hai baaqī sab gumrāhī hai
mujh se kaha jibril-e-junun ne ye bhi wahi-e-ilahi hai
mazhab to bas mazhab-e-dil hai baqi sab gumrahi hai
maz.hab kī ḳharābī hai na aḳhlāq kī pastī
duniyā ke masā.ib kā sabab aur hī kuchh hai
It’s not that religion has become corrupt, nor that morals have fallen.
The real cause of the world’s troubles is something else altogether.
The couplet rejects the easy blame placed on faith or ethics for society’s suffering. It suggests that deeper, less admitted forces—like self-interest, power, and hypocrisy—drive worldly misery. The emotional core is a sober critique: stop scapegoating noble ideals and look at the hidden causes. It calls for honest diagnosis rather than convenient slogans.
mazhab ki KHarabi hai na aKHlaq ki pasti
duniya ke masaib ka sabab aur hi kuchh hai
It’s not that religion has become corrupt, nor that morals have fallen.
The real cause of the world’s troubles is something else altogether.
The couplet rejects the easy blame placed on faith or ethics for society’s suffering. It suggests that deeper, less admitted forces—like self-interest, power, and hypocrisy—drive worldly misery. The emotional core is a sober critique: stop scapegoating noble ideals and look at the hidden causes. It calls for honest diagnosis rather than convenient slogans.
agar maz.hab ḳhalal-andāz hai mulkī maqāsid meñ
to shaiḳh o barhaman pinhāñ raheñ dair o masājid meñ
agar mazhab KHalal-andaz hai mulki maqasid mein
to shaiKH o barhaman pinhan rahen dair o masajid mein
rah ga.e sab.ha o zunnār ke jhagḌe baaqī
dharm hindū meñ nahīñ diin musalmāñ meñ nahīñ
rah gae sabha o zunnar ke jhagDe baqi
dharm hindu mein nahin din musalman mein nahin
kuchh insāñ the kuchh maz.hab the ek ḳhudā thā
aur us ek ḳhudā ke kāran sab jhagḌā thā
kuchh insan the kuchh mazhab the ek KHuda tha
aur us ek KHuda ke karan sab jhagDa tha
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