Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Mostly Muslim

Home
About
Faith & Spirituality
Personal/Life
- Reflections
Society & Culture
- Dealing with Others
- Women
Archive

Home
Muslim
Vaapsi (The Return)

Vaapsi (The Return)

Last updated on: December 26, 2019 at 9:23 am by Iman

Vaapsi (The Return) 2019-12-26T09:23:04-06:00 Iman

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

(Urdu print at bottom)

Apne tukron ko simat kar,

Main Tere aage laai hoon.
Dhakke khaa kar, aakhir kaar
Main Tere saamne aayi hoon.

Bas ek javaab dede, Maalik,
Teri chaukhat par jab tak padi hoon:
Ye sab kaise aur kyun hua,
Aur in tukron ka main kya karoon?

Khula darvaaza intezaar karta raha,
Dhakke khaane ke baad kyun aayi hai tu?
Khubsoorat khaali haathon ko bharke,
In tukron ko apne saath laayi hai kyun?

Tu poochti hai, “Ye sab kaise hua?”
Kya duniya nahi thee tere dil ki aarzoo?
Duniya vaale to khud mohtaaji mein hain;
Faqeeron se bheek kyun maangti hai tu?

Tu poochti hai, “Ye sab kyun hua?”
Pehle tha tere andar aisa ikhlaas?
Toote baghair tujhe kaise hota
Apni haajat-mandi ka poora ehsaas?

Hum rehmatein baraste gaye;
Tu le kar Humse bhaagti gai-
Yeh bhool kar ke Humaari qurbat
Sab se azeem rehmat thi.

English Translation:

I’ve gathered my pieces together,
And brought them before You.
After being pushed around I’ve finally
Come in front of You.

Just give me one answer, Master,
While I’m lying here at Your threshold:
How and why did all this happen,
And what should I do with these pieces?

The open door was waiting for you,
Why did you only come after being pushed around?
Why did you fill those beautiful empty hands,
and bring these pieces along with you?

You ask, “How did all this happen?”
Wasn’t this world your heart’s desire?
The people of this world are, themselves, helpless;
Why do you beg from people who are (themselves) beggars?

You ask, “Why did all this happen?”
Was this kind of sincerity in you before?
Without breaking, how would you realize
The full extent of your own neediness?

We kept showering down blessings;
You kept taking them and running from Us-
Forgetting that closeness to Us
Was the greatest blessing of all.

Urdu

واپسی

اپنے ٹکڑوں کو سمیٹ کر میں تیرے آگے لائی ہوں

دھکے کھا کر آخرکار میں تیرے سامنے آئی ہوں

بس اک جواب دیدے مالک تیری چوکھٹ پر جب تک پڑی ہوں

یہ سب کیسے اور کیوں ہوا اور ان ٹکڑوں کا میں کیا کروں ؟

کھلا دروازہ انتظار کرتا رہا دھکے کھانے کے بعد کیوں آئی ہے تو ؟

خوبصورت خالی ہاتھوں کو بھرکے ان ٹکڑوں کو اپنے ساتھ لائی ہے کیوں ؟

تو پوچھتی ہے یہ سب کیسے ہوا ؟ کیادنیا نہیں تھی تیرے دل کی آرزو ؟

دنیا والے تو خود محتاجی میں ہیں فقیروں سے بھیک کیوں مانگتی ہے تو ؟

تو پوچھتی ہے یہ سب کیوں ہوا ؟ پہلے تھا تیرے اندر ایسا اخلاص ؟

توٹے بغیر تجھے کیسے ہوتا اپنی حاجتمندی کا پورا احساس ؟

ہم رحمتیں برستے گئے تو لیکر ہم سے بھاگتی گئی

یہ بھول کر کہ ہماری قربت سب سے عظیم رحمت تھی

Previous Post

April 18, 2014

The Grass Isn't Greener

Next Post

April 25, 2014 The Shortcut

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Afterlife Culture Dealing with Others English Faith & Spirituality Inspiration Letters to the Ummah Personal / Life Poetry Ramadan Reality Check Reflections Relationships Religion Society & Culture Uncategorized Urdu Women

Select a Month September 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 January 2020 December 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 March 2016 November 2015 October 2015 June 2015 May 2015 February 2015 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

What is the Jewish ritual bath called?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Mezuzah Matzah Shofar Mikveh