Ismaili Hymns from South Asia: An

A sympathetic introduction to the still largely unexplored tradition of South Asian devotional literature, specifically to the ginans which have historically formed a central element in the religious life of the Ismaili community.

Preface

vii

Conventions

xii

Map of principal places mentioned

xiii

INTRODUCTION

PART I: SOUTH ASIAN ISMAILISM AND THE GINANS

3

(31)

Ismalism in South Asia

3

(11)

Ismailism within Islam

3

(3)

The Pirs and Sayyids

6

(3)

The Aga Khans

9

(1)

The Khojas

10

(2)

Rituals and institutions

12

(2)

The Ginans

14

(20)

Textual transmission

15

(2)

The ginanic repertoire

17

(2)

The ginanic themes

19

(5)

Forms and styles

24

(4)

South Asian parallels

28

(6)

Examples of Khojki script

31

(3)

PART II: SCRIPT AND LANGUAGE

34

(1)

The Khojki Script

34

(1)

Development of the script

34

(1)

The syllabary

35

(2)

Vowel-signs and additional symbols

37

(2)

Transcription

39

(1)

Variant spellings

40

(2)

The Language of the Ginans

42

(1)

General analysis

42

(2)

Masculine/neuter nouns

44

(1)

Feminine nouns

45

(1)

Adjectives

45

(1)

Numerals

46

(1)

Postpositions

46

(1)

Personal pronouns

47

(1)

Other pronouns

47

(2)

Pronominal sets

49

(1)

Other word-classes

49

(1)

Substantive verb

50

(1)

Verb stems and absolutives

50

(1)

Infinitives and gerundives

50

(1)

Present participles

51

(1)

Past participles

51

(1)

Imperatives

52

(1)

Present tenses

52

(1)

Futures

53

(1)

Compound verbs

54

(1)

Bibliography

55

(7)

TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS

Hymns of Instruction

paratham radeh dhoine [So kiria]

62

(6)

Pir Sadruddin

apanun ap pichano

68

(1)

Pir Indr Imamuddin

ava gur-nar sami ne strevie

68

(2)

Pir Sadruddin

sat-gur padharea tame jagajo

70

(2)

Pir Satgur Nur

kesari sinh sarup bhulayo

72

(1)

Pir Shams

bhamar gupha re upar dekhata

72

(1)

Sayyid Muhammad Shah

sat tane mukh mar na hove

72

(2)

Sayyid Qutbuddin

dehi gur ke vaca heje

74

(2)

Pir Tajuddin

piyu piyu to sab jug kare [Saloko nano]

76

(4)

Pir Sadruddin

piyu piyu sab jug kare [Sri sadgor na slok]

80

(2)

Pir Sadruddin

Ritual Hymns

ya ali khub majalas jinat kar-ke

82

(1)

[A Sayyid]

saha na khat aya vira

82

(2)

Pir Indr Imamuddin

sam kun avat jo kahe

84

(2)

Pir Sadruddin

navaroj na din sohamana

86

(1)

Sayyid Fateh Ali Shah

jug men phtre saha ji muneri

86

(2)

Pir Sadruddin

pat mandavine cok puravo

88

(2)

Pir Sadruddin

uth baeth re kiya suta

90

(1)

Sayyid Imam Shah

sat sabad hae gur hamara [Baraham parakas]

90

(4)

Pir Shams

Devotional Hymns

hun re piasi pia tere darasan ki

94

(2)

Pir Mira Sayyid Khan

adam ad ntrinjan [Venati]

96

(2)

Pir Hasan Kabiruddin

venati karun chun saheb mora [Venati]

98

(2)

Sayyid Abdul Nabi

tam kun sadhare so dtn bohotaj hua

100

(2)

Pir Sadruddin

parem patan raja man-sudh

102

(1)

Pir Shams

ek sabad suno mere bhai

102

(4)

Pir Shams

The Cosmic Cycle

a paratham sami ji paeda kia [Muman cit-veni]

106

(2)

Pir Sadruddin

suno suno momano sun man lavana

108

(2)

Pir Shams

avical ala avical khalak

110

(2)

Pir Sadruddin

kaem dayam tun sami

112

(1)

Pir Shams

suno bhai momino [Kalam mola na]

112

(2)

[Imam Ali]

mal khajina bohotaj bhariya

114

(1)

Pir Ghulam Ali Shah

saheb mera ek jo ntralanb

114

(2)

Pir Sadruddin

es duniya de vic kiya ghin aeya

116

(2)

Pir Shams

seth kahe tame sanbhalo vanotar

118

(2)

Pir Sadruddin

bindra re van man sukh care re gavantri

120

(4)

Pir Sadruddin

Tales of the Mission

ad gur btrama nur sat-gur nam [Putala]

124

(2)

Pir Satgur Nur

ramata ramata parabhu [Sat-gur nur na viva]

126

(2)

Pir Hasan Kabiruddin

aj anand pamea man [Garabi]

128

(4)

Pir Shams

tian gure ginan karea

132

(2)

Pir Shams

sat-gur ji tare [Sat-varani vadi]

134

(2)

Sayyid Nar Muhammad Shah

sanvat caud so ne bavan

136

(2)

Pir Hasan Kabiruddin

pir emam saha ginanaj bolea [Janat-puri]

138

(7)

Sayyid Imam Shah

NOTES, GLOSSARY AND INDEXES

Notes: Hymns 1-9A

145

(20)

Notes: Hymns 10-17

165

(10)

Notes: Hymns 18-23

175

(8)

Notes: Hymns 24-33

183

(6)

Notes: Hymns 34-40

199

(11)

Glossary

210

(2)

List of Abbreviations

212

(36)

Subject Index

248

(6)

Index of Names

254

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Ismaili Hymns from South Asia: An Introduction to the Ginans

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