“Ba Khubi Ham Cho Mah Tabinda Baashi” is a kalam by Hazrat Amir Khusrau in praise of Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya. It is one of the many examples of praise and prayer that takes on the form of a romantic love poem, which is to be interpreted in a spiritual way.
Lyrics: Bakhubi hamcho meh tabinda baashi; Bamulk-e dilbari paayindah baashi. Man-e darvish ra kushti baghamzah; Karam kardi Ilahi zindah baashi. Jafaa kam kun ki farda roz-e mehshar; Baru-e aashiqan sharmindah baashi. Ze qaid-e dojahan azad baasham; Agar tu hum-nashin-e bandah baashi. Barindi-o bashokhi hamcho Khusrau; Hazaran khanuman barkandah baashi.
Translation: “With your amorous glance, you have killed a poor man like me; How magnanimous of you! May God give you a long life. May your charming face forever shine like the full moon; May you hold eternal sway over the domains of beauty. Pray do not be cruel lest you should feel ashamed of yourself Before your lovers on the day of judgment. I shall be set free from the bonds of the two worlds If you become my companion for a while. With your wanton playfulness, you must have destroyed Thousands of hearts of lovers like that of Khusrau.”
