(Bal-e-Jibril-137) Deen-o-Siasat
CHURCH AND STATE
Samati Kahan Iss Faqeeri Mein Meeri
Monasticism was the church’s base
Its austere living had no room for wealth.
Ke Woh Sarbulandi Hai, Ye Sar-Bazairi
The anchorite and the king have ever been hostile;
One has humility; the other an exalted power.
Siasat Ne Mazhab Se Peecha Chhuraya
Chali Kuch Na Peer-e-Kalisa Ki Peeri
Church and state were separated at last;
The revered priest was rendered powerless.
Huwi Deen-o-Doulat Mein Jis Dam Judai
Hawas Ki Ameeri, Hawas Ki Wazeeri
When church and state parted the ways for ever,
It set in the rule of avarice and greed.
Dooyi Mulk-o-Deen Ke Liye Namuradi
Dooyi Chashm-e-Tehzeeb Ki Nabaseeri
This split is a disaster both for country and faith,
And shows the culture’s blind lack of vision.
Ye Ejaz Hai Aik Sehra Nasheen Ka
Basheeri Hai Aaeena-Dar-e-Nazeeri !
It is the miracle of a desert‐dweller
To make the grace a mirror to power.
Issi Mein Hafazat Hai Insaniyat Ki
Ke Hon Aik Junaidi-o-Ardsheri
Mankind’s deliverance lies in the unity
Of those who rule the body and those who rule the soul.
Chali Kuch Na Peer-e-Kalisa Ki Peeri
Church and state were separated at last;
The revered priest was rendered powerless.
Hawas Ki Ameeri, Hawas Ki Wazeeri
When church and state parted the ways for ever,
It set in the rule of avarice and greed.
Dooyi Chashm-e-Tehzeeb Ki Nabaseeri
This split is a disaster both for country and faith,
And shows the culture’s blind lack of vision.
Basheeri Hai Aaeena-Dar-e-Nazeeri !
It is the miracle of a desert‐dweller
To make the grace a mirror to power.
Ke Hon Aik Junaidi-o-Ardsheri
Mankind’s deliverance lies in the unity
Of those who rule the body and those who rule the soul.
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