Again, please feel free to write comments in my blog if you want to share your opinion. I will read these before our meditation this evening. 

Sauda Ikko Jeha:

Main neevan mere murshid uchche
Te main uchcheyan de sang layi

Jo baat dawa se bann na saki
Wo baat dua se hoti hai

Jab kaamil murshid milta hai
Toh baat khuda se hoti hai

Jitna diya sarkar ne mujhko
Utni meri aukat nahi

Ye to karam hai unka warna
Mujhmein toh Aisi koi baat nahi

Sadd ke jawan una uchcheyan de
Jina neeveyan naal nibhayi

Bulle nu loki matti dende
Ki bulleya aaja vich masiti

Vich masitan de ki kujh honda
Je dilon namaaz na niti

Baron pak kite ki hoye
Je andaron rahi paliti

Bina murshid kaamil bulleya
Avein gayi ibadat kiti

Ve sone deya kangna ve sauda iko jeha
Dil Dena te dil mangna ve sauda iko jeha

Ishq wale vehre sajna buta pyar wala laya e

Awwal hamd khuda da vird kije
Ishq kita so jag da mool miyan

Pehlon aap hi rabb ni ishq kita
Ate mashook si nabi rasool miyan

Ain ishq de mehkame main gaya
Agon ishq ne meri dunai thag li

Main te gayan san daad lain
Agon ishq ne meri safai thag li

Aes ishq ne bade bade thag lai
Kaun badshah di badshahi thag li

Tera ki gaya e sayin loka
Os ishq ne khuda di khudai thag li

Ishq wale vehre sajna buta pyar wala laya e

Ishq ishq na kar ni adiye ishq di manzil door
Hard ishq di ehni ni arriye jini ki lambi khajoor
Chad jawe jine door rasta digg pawe chakna choor
Had vekhi shah mansoor ne jinne suli kiti manzoor

Ishq aap vi awalla
Ehdi kam vi awalle
Jehde pesh pae janda
Kakh chad da ni palle
Ishq waleyan di sirf 

char din balle balle

Ishq waleyan de rehnda sada yaar samne
Sajde ashiqan ne kite ne talwar samne

Main dassan tenu ishq de afsane diyan gallan
Puchch Laila kolon majnu diwane diyan gallan

Na tu sada rab na asi tere bande
Na asi terean mare marde
Jis jannat da tu mann kardan
Teri jannat vich nahi wad de
Phad ke palla apna murshid da
Asi ja bahishtan vich warde

Farishte ja kaha majnu tujhe Allah bulata hai
Kya mujhe wo dekhna chahta hai
Majnu unke pass kyon jaye
Agar khuda ko zaroorat hai to Laila bann kar aa jaye

Jitni achchi sooraton wale hain ye tasbi ke Daane hain
Nigahon mein firte rehte hain ibadat hoti jati hai

Mandir dha masitan dha
Dha de Jo kujh dhenda
Ik na dhaween dil bande da
Mera Rabb dilan vich rehnda

Bulleya rabb da naa bhavein lo na lo
Parayi soorat nu vekh ke raazi te raho

Iss da Jo malik aaya mere sar mein joote laga gaya
Mere malik nu gussa aaya, o jhagra mita gaya

Ve sauda iko jeha , dil dena te dil mangna ve sauda iko jeha

Ishq wale vehre sajna buta pyar wala laya e
Main patte patte utte Tera naa likhwaya e
Ohnu sambh sambh ke rakhna ve sauda iko jeha
Dil dena te dil mangna ve sauda iko jeha

Mein naiyon takna we, tenu ada bua toke
Dekh mein tenu chaddan samne khiloke
Tu jis galiyon langda sauda ikko jeya

John Donne (1572-1631), 

Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions, 

Meditation XVII: Nunc Lento Sonitu Dicunt, Morieris:

"Perchance he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him; and perchance I may think myself so much better than I am, as that they who are about me, and see my state, may have caused it to toll for me, and I know not that.
...
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee."

Donne lived in Tudor and Stewart England, and at that time the tolling of church bells to mark various events was an important feature of daily life. The tolling referred to in the quotation is, of course, that of funeral bells. Donne's view, which has, oddly for a 17th century Christian, much in common with 21st century eastern religions, was that all people are socially and spiritually interconnected; for example, the contemporary Buddhist view is demonstrated by the reply given by the Dalai Lama, when asked during a visit to Northern Ireland how the warring Protestants and Catholics could co-exist: "Remember we are all one - all the same". Donne seems to be saying that whatever affects one affects us all. This is highlighted by the famous 'no man is an island' line at the beginning of the 'for whom the bells tolls' paragraph.

Donne's Meditations concern man's spiritual and social functioning, especially with regard to illness and death. They are somewhat mystical and difficult to interpret, especially without the benefit of experience of the nuances of the social and religious sensibilities of a 17th century Englishman. It is a testament to Donne's insight that the work contains much that strikes deep chords with people living and dying today.

There's some debate about what precisely what was meant. Some think that Donne was simply pointing out people's mortality and that when a funeral bell was heard it was a reminder that we are nearer death each day, that is, the bell is tolling for us. Others view it more mystically and argue that Donne is saying we are all one and that, when one dies, we all die a little. This isn't as bleak as it might sound, as the counterpoint would be that there is some part of the living in the dead and that we continue a form of life after death.

Ernest Hemingway helped to make the phrase commonplace in the language when he chose to use the quotation for the title of his 1940-published book about the Spanish Civil War. Hemingway refers back to 'for whom the bells tolls' and to 'no man is an island' to demonstrate and examine his feelings of solidarity with the allied groups fighting the fascists. There was a strong feeling amongst many intellectuals around the world at the time that it was a moral duty to fight fascism, which they feared may take root world-wide if not checked. 

This view was given voice later in the well-known poem First They Came for the Jews, attributed to Pastor Martin Niemöller:




Hemingway adapted the novel as the screenplay to a successful 1943 film of the same title, starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman.

This was an opportunity for Donald Trump to show some sympathy for religious minorities, but he lost out by focusing his answer primarily on Islamic radicalization.  To those, like me, who have been wondering if Donald Trump cares about minority rights, the non-answer was the answer: Probably Not!