Nawruz: Light Upon Light

By Yasmin P Karim

O beloved Nur Mawlana Shah Karim al-al-Hussaini, Imam of the cycle of Qiyamah,
your 68 years of Imamat, unmatched in both worlds, will eternally radiate heavenly blessings.

Your Nurani smile will forever inspire,
encourage, and help us to seek the treasures,
beauty, and manifestations of life – physically, spiritually, and intellectually.
You are Light upon Light, all your spiritual children jubilate with shukarguzari for your renewed Takht Nashini.

Al-hamdu li’llah
O Beloved Nur Mawlana Shah Rahim al-Hussaini Hazir Imam, Your Imamat is the delightful news of Nawruz!
In your Divine essence, we are all reborn and renewed, O beloved Nur Mawlana Shah Rahim al-Hussaini Hazir Imam
Dwelling in the Divine Light upon Light, each moment is filled with the anticipation of being and becoming.

Diwan-i Nasiri
Spiritual Beloved

In different colors of spring,
I witness joyous glimpses of you
May my heart finally rest,
From its unsatiated pursuit.

Your luminous countenance,
In beauty and elegance, dressed;
May it, o blossom-visaged,
In my heart’s mirror, manifest

These tears of my heart’s blood,
That in your love fell from my eyes;
With their color, o blossom-visaged
Let this sage’s robe be dyed

Burushaski Ginān by Allāmah Naṣīruddīn Naṣīr Hunzāī
Translated into English by Hubb-i Ali • Special thanks to Nasir-Khizr Aly Zahir
March 18th, 2023

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