“Baghdad Shahar Dee Kiyaa Nishani” is a magnificent tribute by Hazrat Sultan Bahoo to the city of Baghdad, the resting place of the Ghaus-e-Azam, Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani. Through the metaphor of the “tall, lofty trees,” Bahoo describes the spiritual atmosphere and the profound presence of the Qadiriyya order.
The Qadri Spiritual Lineage
Explore the path of the Qadiriyya order through these related works:
بغداد شہر دی کیا نشانی
اچیاں لمیاں چیراں ہُو
تن من میرا پُرزے پُرزے
جیوں درزی دیاں لیراں ہُو
Baghdad Shahar Dee Kiyaa e Nishani
Uchiyaan Lamiyaan Cheeraan Hoo
Tan Man Mera Purzey Purzey
Jewoon Darzi Diyaan Leeraan Hoo
What are the signs of the city of Baghdad?
Its tall and lofty pine trees are its hallmark
My body and soul are torn into pieces
Like the small shreds left by a tailor
ایہناں لیراں دی گل کفنی پاکے
رلساں سنگ فقیراں ہُو
بغداد شہر دے ٹکڑے منگساں باہُو
کرساں میراں میراں ہُو
Enhaan Leeran Di Gal Kafni Pa Ke
Ralsaan Sang Faqeeraan Hoo
Baghdad Shahar Dey Tukray Mangsaan Bahoo
Karsaan Meeran Meeran Hoo
Wearing these shreds as my shroud
I will join the ranks of the mendicants
I will beg for bread in the streets of Baghdad, O Bahoo
Calling out ‘Meera, Meera’ in devotion to the Saint.
Vocabulary: Baghdad Shahar
- Cheeran: Pine trees / Tall lofty trees.
- Leeran: Scraps or shreds of cloth.
- Kafni: A simple shroud or robe worn by Sufi dervishes.
- Ralsaan: Will mingle / Will join.
- Meeran: Referring to the “Master,” Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani.