Meda ishq wi tu mera yar wi tu meda deen wi tu

‘Meda ishq wi tu mera yar wi tu meda deen wi tu’ is a ‘kafi’, poem,by Khawaja Fareed known as Baba Fareed. The mystic appeal in the poem is evident by the contents and themes inherent in the poem. The poem begins with a lover, here with religious zeal, is trying to prevail upon his love. He utters: “you are my love, you are my friend and even you are my religion engulfing my universe of and life”.

 

The poet goes on to declare that his love has penetrated into his heart, his body and life. The poet tells us that he is lost in the thoughts, contemplation, love, passions and emotions of his love. Either his prayers or complaints are all about his love. The poet concludes with the words that the accomplishment of love turns one into a king and a sultan of the empire of love and the world itself.

Meda ishq wi tu mera yar wi tu, meda deen wi tu iman wi tu, meda jism wi tu meri rooh wi tu

Meda ishq wi tu mera yar wi tu, meda deen wi tu iman wi tu, meda jism wi tu meri rooh wi tu

Roman Urdu of the Poem ‘Meda ishq wi tu mera yar wi tu, meda deen wi tu iman wi tu, meda jism wi tu meri rooh wi tu’ by Baba Fareed:

Meda ishq wi tu mera yar wi tu

Meda deen wi tu iman wi tu

Meda jism wi tu meri rooh wi tu M

eda qalb wi tu jind jan wi tu

Mera zikar wi tu meda fikar wi tu

Meda zoq wi tu wajdan wi tu

Medi wehshat josh janun wi tu

Meda garya aaho faghan wi tu

Je yar fareed qabool kary

Sarkar wi tu sultan wi tu

Other Poems by Baba Fareed: Musafir

 

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