Sachal Sarmast--Universal Saint

Here I want to share you the poetry of Great Sindhi sufi Sachal Sarmast (1739-1829) (Sindhi: سچلُ سرمستُ ). Let's dive into mystical ideas and lovely sufi philosphoy of Sachal sarmast.





The brave speak the truth
Let others like it or not;
For the talk of false friendship we care not.

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"Neither did I roll rosary,
nor did I ponder and pray,
I went to no mosque or temple,
nor bow in adoration any,
Sachal is lucky everyday,
love is all around him.
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Truth this way you will attain not,
Oh Sachoo!By just reading and studying the Books.
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I believe not in the outer religion,
I live ever in love.
Say Amen ! when love comes to you.
Love is neither with the infidels nor with the faithful.
Look at the wonder of love.
It obliterates all religions.
From Alif came Adam, after a great deal of noise;
he became Hindu and he became Muslim.Mistake not ! Proclaim this !
Be thou a rose, and let them kill you as they killed Mansur.
Thy first duty is to give up faith, unfaith, Islam and all religions.
The lover ought never to entangle himself in religions.
As long as these towers, temples and musjids be not turned into deserts so long the path of the Master can never be attained.
Sachal Sarmast
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HERESY OF THE TAVERN
Kazi burn thy books.
The Master has instructe me : "Know thyself," He said.
He taught me the path of heresy.
Some go to Kaaba, others go to Kibla,
All these things are mere pretexts.
Why should I run to Kaaba,
When my master in tavern dwells ?
Be thou divinely mad,
Drink deep the wine of madness.
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We are, what are we?
We know not, what we are!
For a moment we are blessed
For a moment we are accursed
Some moment we pray and fast
Some moment we are free spirits
Now we declare, `Only we exist'
Now we declare, 'We don't exist'
For a bit, our heart is calm
In a bit, we weep rivers
Now we say, 'We are self-realized'
Now we ask, 'Who are we?
''Sachal' we are only That eternally
What other contracts can we make here?
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My lord! Again and again may you bless my nation,
You rain your blessings, I recognize my Beloved.
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I hope you enjoy Sufi poetry of Great Sufi Poet and if you are interested to read more and want to listen to Sufi Music and songs,visit following sites.

http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~makhdoom/sachal.html
http://sachalsarmast.org/Home/kalam.html
http://www.worldproutassembly.org/archives/2006/10/sachal_sarmastu.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachal_Sarmast
http://www.freewebs.com/majidbhurgri/sachal.htm