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poetry in Punjabi alphabets stanza 1 translation & explanation stanza 2 translation & explanation references

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Ved, Quran parh parh thakey Sajdey kardiyaan ghis gaye mathey Na Rab Tayrath, na Rab Makkeh Jis paya tas nur anwaar Tired of reading the Vedas and Quran Kneeling and prostrating my forehead shorn At Mathura or Mecca He does not dwell He who has found Him, only he can tell

(We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein). The 'closeness' in the verse, by consensus of scholars, refers to "nearness in terms of all-encompassing knowledge" not in terms of physical closeness. In this manner, the verse means that Allah's power and knowledge has so encompassed man from within and without that His power and knowledge is nearer to him than his own jugular vein. The term warid [pl. awridah] in the Arabic language are animal veins which supply blood to the entire body. Medically, there are two types of veins: [1] the veins that emerge from the liver and supply pure blood to the entire human body. Medically, only these veins are referred to as warid [pl. awridah]; and [2] the veins that emerge from animal heart and supply the subtle vapor of blood to the entire human body which in medical terminology is referred to as ruh [soul]. These veins are called in Arabic shiryan [which actually refers to an artery]. The first type of veins is thick-walled and the second type is thin-walled. The word warid in the above verse does not necessarily apply to the vein that comes from the liver in the medical sense. In fact it could well apply, in the literal sense, to the vein that comes from the heart because in that too a type of blood circulates. As the purport of this verse is to show that Allah possesses full knowledge of all thoughts that cross the mind of man, the literal sense of the term seems more appropriate. Nevertheless, whether the word ioarid is taken medically in the sense of a vein coming from the liver or in the sense of an artery coming from the heart is immaterial. In both cases the living creatures' life depends on it. If the veins or arteries are cut; they lose their soul and die. In short, Allah encompasses complete and full knowledge about everything of man, because He is 'closer to him than his neck-vein.

Explaination :The concluding part of verse [16] says:

Stanza 2 Raah Jandey Nu Dil Kade Na Deyo Chahe Lakh Mooh Te Noor Hove Mohabbat Sirf Othe Kariyo Jithe Piyar Nibhan Da Dastoor Hove

Explanation:
Never give all the heart, for love, Will seem worth thinking of. To passionate women if it seem Certain, and they never dream, it fades out from kiss to kiss; For everything that's lovely is But a brief, dreamy, kind delight never give the heart outright, For they, for all smooth lips can say, Have given their hearts up to the play. And who could play it well enough If deaf and dumb and blind with love? He that made this knows all the cost Time and time again, we as people fall for someone who shows many bad signs in the beginning but for some reason we just hope that they are someone different than who they showed their selves to be in the beginning. One thing we must learn is that when someone shows you who they are the first time, you should believe them. A person who plays with your heart in the beginning will often times continue to play with your heart, especially if they show no desire to change on their own. Have you ever been wrong about a few things in your life, and made attempts to change yourself? If you realize how hard it is to change yourself, then you have to know it will probably be exponentially much harder to change someone else. Give your heart to someone that deserves it, not to someone who will play with it!

References:
http://sufipoetry.wordpress.com/tag/lyrics-translation/page/8/
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