Lal Ded

(1320-1392)

(Exercise)

Glossary:

Word	Urdu Meaning	Explaination
Appellation	عہدہ	title
Renunciation	ترک کرنا	The act of abandoning something
Shaivate	بگھوان شیو کو پوجنے والا	A follower of shaivism
Sufi	صوفی وہ ہوتا ہے جو اسلام کی اس قسم کو مانتا ہے جسے تصوف کہا جاتا ہے۔ ایک صوفی کا روحانی مقصد خدا کا براہ راست، ذاتی تجربہ حاصل کرنا ہے۔ ... اصل صوفی سادہ اون کی چادریں پہنتے تھے، اور عربی میں لفظ صوفی کا مطلب ہے "اون کا آدمی"۔	A member of an Idlamic religious group which tries to achieve unity with God by living a simple life and by praying and meditating
Mystic	وہ شخص جو غور و فکر اور خود سپردگی کے ذریعے دیوتا یا مطلق میں اتحاد یا جذب ہونے کی کوشش کرتا ہے، یا جو عقل سے بالاتر سچائیوں کے روحانی اندیشے پر یقین رکھتا ہے۔	A person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity with or absorption into the Deity or the absolute, or who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the intellect.
Harmony	ہم آہنگی	Mutual peace and agreement
emblem	نشان	A symbol or representation
Quest	جستجو	A long search for something
Mouthpiece	ایک شخص یا میڈیا جو کچھ لوگوں یا گروہ کی رائے کا اظہار کرتا ہے۔	A person or media that expresses the opinions of some people or group
Solo	تنہاں	A performance done by one person alone

Working with the text

1. What are the titles given to Lal Ded?

Answer: Lalla, Lal Arifa, Mai Lal Didi, Lalleshwari, Lal Yogeshwari, are the titles given to Lal Ded.

2. Why did she leave her in-laws?

Answer: Because her married life was very miserable.

3. Where did she go and what did she do?

Answer: She became Sanyasi and went to Shaivite and Sufi School. She gave up worldy pursuits to know God.

Q. 4. What is the Vaakh?

Answer: The mystic poetry of Lal Ded is called Vaakh. Vaakhs were usually written in quatrains (four lines) structured around a particular theme.

Q. 5. What are the features of Lal Ded’s poetry?
Answer: Her Vaakhs represent the best teachings for mankind. They inspire to seek unity and harmony among the people of all religions. These Vaakha describe the relationship between man and God and the deepest urge of the human soul to be one with the Almighty. Her poetry is the emblem of humanism and a treasure of the wisdom, love and truth.

Q.6. Who came under the influence of Lal Ded?
Answer: Nund Rishi (Sheikh Nur-ud-Din), came under the influence of Lal Ded.

Q. 7. Who translated her poetry into English?
Answer: Lal Ded’s poetry has been translated into English by Richard Temple, Jaylal Kaul, Coleman Barks, Jaishree Odin and Neerja Mattoo.

Language Work

Match the following to form compound words. Write the new words in the space provided.

Answer:

1. Omni + Present = Omnipresent

2. What + Ever = Whatever

3. Every + Where = Everywhere

4. Your + Self = Yourself

5. Under + Neath = Underneath

Grammar Work

A. Add suffixes to the words in the brackets and fill in the blanks with the new words:

Answer:

1. Polythene is a silent killer for the human race.

2. Smoking is dangerous to health.

3. It is very dreadful to use polythene.

4. The cat is lovely pet.

5. Pahalgam has a good scenic beauty.

6. Some people spend a very joyous life.

7. Junaid is a very admirable guy.

8. Polythene is slowly destroying the earth.

9. That was a wonderful scene.

10. There are many rhyming words in the poem.

B. Add prefixes to the words in the brackets and fill in the blanks with the new words:

1. I am happy and I enjoy life.

2. Rashid can read and write. He is not an illiterate person.

3. Can we control polythene? Yes, nothing is impossible.

4. Aabid is never irregular.

5. We should reuse those things which are harmful.

6. Two and two make five. This is incorrect.

7. Keep your luggage aside and sit down.

8. We should exchange our views with each other.