la’alan de Kan/لعلاں دی کان

Mehrab Khawar (محراب خاور) is a distinguished poet whose poetry (شاعری) holds a prominent place in literature (ادب). I have been acquainted with his remarkable personality for the past ten years. It is said that a verse (شعر) is a reflection of a poet’s true self.

The philosophy (فلسفہ) and mysticism (تصوف) in Mehrab Khawar’s (محراب خاور) poetry contain unique symbols and deep meanings that set him apart from all other poets (except for great poets like Allama Iqbal (علامہ اقبال)). For instance, when Mehrab Khawar (محراب خاور) wrote about “Adam” (آدم), he depicted dust/clay (خاک) in such a way that every reader could vividly experience their own greatness (عظمت), rise and fall (بلندی و پستی), and the mysteries of creation (تخلیق), as if these were living images before them.Mehrab Khawar (محراب خاور) presents Adam from every era in the form of the eternal Adam (ازلی آدم). His spiritual poetry (روحانی شاعری) is reminiscent of how Allama Iqbal (علامہ اقبال) infused the essence of Rumi (رومی) into his work. His book “Lalaan Di Kaan” (لعلاں دی کان) is a literary masterpiece (ادبی شاہکار) that, when read with an open heart and mind, reveals that the poet has transcended his own existence into another spiritual (روحانی) form.He crafts pearls of wisdom (حکمت) from dark soil and presents them to the seekers of spiritual wisdom (عرفان). My prayer is that Allah Almighty (اللہ تعالیٰ), for the sake of Prophet Muhammad PBUH (سرکارِ دو عالم صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم), elevates his thought-provoking verses (فکر انگیز کلام) and makes them a source of Sufism and Gnosis (تصوف و معرفت) for true seekers. Ameen (آمین).

Qazi Zia-ul-Haq Qazi (قاضی ضیاء الحق قاضی)
(Changa Mera (چنگا میرا), Gujar Khan (گوجر خان))