“Rabba Mere Haal Da Mehram Tu” is a profound Kaafi by the legendary 16th-century Sufi saint Shah Hussain. In this spiritual masterpiece, the poet expresses a state of absolute divine proximity (Wahdat-ul-Wajood), declaring that the Creator is the only true confidant who resides within every pore of his being, effectively dissolving the ego into the Divine presence.
ربّا میرے حال دا محرم تُوں
اندر تُوں ہیں باہر تُوں ہیں، روم روم وچ تُوں
Rabba mere haal da mehram tu
Andar tu hain bahar tu hain, room room vich tu
O Lord, only You are the Knower of my inner state.
You are within me, You are without; You reside in every pore of my being.
تُوں ہیں تانا، تُوں ہیں بانا، سبھ کجھ میرا تُوں
کہے حسین فقیر نمانا، میں ناہیں سبھ تُوں
Tu hain tana, tu hain bana, sabh kujh mera tu
Kahe Hussain faqir numana, main nahin sabh tu
You are the warp and You are the weft; You are my everything.
Says Hussain, the humble dervish: I am nothing, You are all.
Vocabulary: Rabba Mere Haal Da Mehram Tu
- Mehram: Confidant / One who knows secrets.
- Room Room: Every single pore or cell of the body.
- Tana: Warp (the longitudinal threads in weaving).
- Bana: Weft (the transverse threads in weaving).
- Numana: Humble / Helpless / Without pride.
- Main Nahin: “I do not exist” (negation of self/ego).