Dad

No name, no grand display,

No noise, no need to say—

God’s first gift,

The light that showed the way.

Never asked, never feared,

Never questioned, never steered—

Just whispered, “You’ll rise, you’ll lead,”

And held me when I veered.

A king, a dervesh,

My guide, my grace—

And in his eyes, only light…

And in that light, God’s face.

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ਨਾ ਨਾਮ, ਨਾ ਹਵਾਲਾ
ਨਾ ਸ਼ੋਰ, ਨਾ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤ
ਰੱਬ ਦਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਪੈਗਾਮ
ਉਸ ਦੀ ਅਵੱਲੀ ਇਨਾਇਤ

ਨਾ ਮੰਗਦਾ, ਨਾ ਪੁੱਛਦਾ
ਨਾ ਡਰਦਾ, ਨਾ ਕੁਝਦਾ
“ਤੂੰ ਕਰ ਲਏਂਗੀ” ਦਾ ਹੱਲਾ
ਇਹ ਦੀਵਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਬੁਝਦਾ

ਸ਼ਹਿਨਸ਼ਾਹ ਵੀ, ਫ਼ਕੀਰ ਵੀ
ਮੇਰਾ ਹਾਫ਼ਿਜ਼ ਤੇ ਮੁਨੀਰ ਵੀ
ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚ ਨੂਰ ਨੂਰ
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਹੋਰ ਰੱਬ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਕੀ?

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Na naam, na hawaala
Na shor, na shikaayat
Rabb da pehla paigaam
Us di avalli inaayat

Na mangda, na pucchda
Na darda, na kujhda
“Tu kar laengi” da halla
Eh deewa ni bujhda

Shehanshah vi, faqeer vi
Mera haafiz te muneer vi
Ankhaan de vich noor noor
Mainu hor Rabb di lod ki?

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3 thoughts on “Dad

  1. Ritu

    Sir…..is a legend. He has touched so many lives with love, compassion and professionally – par excellence.

    My father’s and especially mother’s words…full of respect & praise for him are etched in my mind.

    Yes he continues to live in you and all of us with his sacred and sensitive acts of kindness & care.

    As I remember him….I pray to God Almighty to keep the departed noble soul most peacefully and his acts & ways continue to inspire us to be better humans☮️.

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