“Mein Koji Mera Dilbar Sohna” is a deeply moving Abyat by Hazrat Sultan Bahoo that explores the theme of spiritual humility. Bahoo personifies the soul as a humble seeker who feels “unattractive” due to her sins, longing for the attention of the “Beautiful Beloved.” This path of absolute surrender is often the core lesson taught by the Murshad to break the seeker’s ego and prepare them for Divine Union.
The Soul’s Longing: Cross-Poet Perspectives
Explore how other great Sufi Masters expressed the agony of separation and the plea for Divine attention:
میں کوجی میرا دلبر سوہنا
میں کیونکر اس نوں بھانواں ہُو
ویہڑے ساڈے وڑدا ناہیں
پئی لکھ وسیلے پانواں ہُو
Mein Koji Mera Dilbar SohaNa
Mein KyunKar Us Noon Bhanwaan
WaiRay Saadey Warda Naahin
Payi Lakh Wasailey Pawaan Hoo
I am unattractive and my Beloved is most Beautiful
How could I ever be pleasing to Him?
He does not enter the courtyard of my heart
Though I have tried a million ways to entice Him
ناں میں سوہنی ناں دولت پلّے
کیوں کر یار مناواں ہُو
ایہہ دکھ ہمیشاں رہسی باہو
روندڑی ہی مر جاواں ہُو
Na Mein Sohni Na Dolat Palley
KyunKar Yaar Manawaan Hoo
Ayeah Dukh Hameesha Rahsee Bahoo
RondRi He Mar Jawaan hoo
Neither am I beautiful, nor do I have any spiritual wealth
How then shall I win over my Beloved?
This sorrow will remain with me forever, O Bahoo
I fear I shall die weeping in this state of longing
Vocabulary: Mein Koji Mera Dilbar Sohna
- Koji: Unattractive / Lacking spiritual radiance.
- WaiRay: Courtyard (metaphor for the heart).
- Wasailey: Means / Efforts / Interventions.
- RondRi: One who remains in a state of weeping.
mashallah so beatiful