63. Taaras Tarem: Sheikh Ul Aalam

تارس تاریم، مارس مارؠم

یارس کھؠواؠم ژوٗنٹی تہٕ ٹنگ

عاصہٕ چھہ اتھہ وۄل، طوٗرس کھارؠم

بیہٕ چھؠم مالہٕ ترٚؠیم زنگ

Taaras tarem, maaras marem,

Yaaras khyavem chooint te tangg.

Aasih chhih athe woal, tuuras khaarem,

Beyi chhem maalih treyim zangg.

In crossing (a river etc) will get me across, in hitting will kill for me,

Will feed my friend, the apples and pears.

The staff is hand-held, will ascend me to the Mount Tuur,

And my dear, it's also my third limb.

Aasih: عاصہٕ : Staff, Stick, Cane

Maalih: مالہٕ : Dear

Explanation:

The use of Staff is Prophetic tradition. The first and line may be hinting towards the episodes of Prophet Musa(AS) wherein he split the river into two by striking it with his Staff and swallowing of serpents of other magicians when he threw his own staff that became bigger serpent. Another use of Staff is that it can be used to get fruit from trees without climbing the one. The Staff is also helpful in ascending any steep cliff or mountain. And finally, the poet brings forth the most essential use of Staff i.e., it becomes one of the limbs in the old age and keeps a man going.