Sheikh-e-Maktab Se
To The Headmaster
Sheikh-e-Maktab Hai Ek Amarat Gar
Jis Ki San’at Hai Rooh-e-Insani
The headmaster is an architect
Whose material is the human soul.
Nukta-e-Dilpazeer Tere Liye
Keh Gaya Hai Hakeem-e-Qa’ani
A good advice has been left for you
By the sage Qa‘ani:
“Paish-e-Khurshid Barmaksh Diwar
Khawahi Ar Sehan-e-Khana Noorani”
Do not raise a wall against the Sun
If you wish the courtyard illuminated.”
To The Headmaster
Sheikh-e-Maktab Hai Ek Amarat Gar
Jis Ki San’at Hai Rooh-e-Insani
The headmaster is an architect
Whose material is the human soul.
Nukta-e-Dilpazeer Tere Liye
Keh Gaya Hai Hakeem-e-Qa’ani
A good advice has been left for you
By the sage Qa‘ani:
“Paish-e-Khurshid Barmaksh Diwar
Khawahi Ar Sehan-e-Khana Noorani”
Do not raise a wall against the Sun
If you wish the courtyard illuminated.”