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Bless us Oh Lord
Bless us Oh Lord
Bless us Oh Lord, bless us all.
Let other love us and let us love others.
Let there be no hatred or malice or physical pain or m…
Beware My Captain
Beware My Captain
You have to cross the darkness of the night
A desert vast and a hill of great height,
And an ocean, fathomless and dark.
…
Baby Sparrow
Baby Sparrow
From its nest behind the termite-eaten
wooden beams of the huge building
a baby sparrow cried out for its mother.
The mother…
Be Ever Stronger!
Be Ever Stronger!
Inside and outside, equally always
be stronger, ever!
The more bad times approach,
be firm and don't yield. Never!
At My Gaze No Longer Laughs the Rose
At My Gaze No Longer Laughs the Rose
At my gaze no longer laughs the rose,
At the music of my words no longer blossoms forth the flowers
…
Anwar
Anwar
[A dark prison-house guarded by sentries at Constantinople. Thc mid-night of a new
moon with silence prevailing everywhere, except occasion…
Alone
Alone
My eyes don't go by forbidding;
so does my mind
neither by forbidding nor by weeping.
Over the ages I have …
All Midnight I Suddenly Wake Up
All Midnight I Suddenly Wake Up
At midnight I suddenly wake up hearing someone's voice
is that you, is that you?
I feel the load of some …
A Parting
A Parting
It was no passing encounter on the street,
dear friend.
It was no momentary conversation
on the side-walk.
It was no ca…
A Tribute From the Poet
A Tribute From the Poet
Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
From Allah comes today
Rahmat, Kauthar.
Those of whom Allah is patron
…
The wide ocean of tears overflow,
The wide ocean of tears overflow,
His frantic thunder will make a
volcano burst forth
Mountain and ocean and sky and air
will encircle him in a c…
A Call from Behind
A Call from Behind
Dear! Wilt thou remember me in thy new home?
There dost thou begin the world under
new auspices with new offerings
Where do you search me
Where do you search me
Moko Kahan Dhundhere Bande
Mein To Tere Paas Mein
Na Teerath Mein, Na Moorat Mein
Na Ekant Niwas Mein
Na M…
Within this Earthen Vessel
Within this Earthen Vessel
WITHIN this earthen vessel are bowers and groves,
and within it is the Creator:
Within this vessel are the seven ocean…
When The Day Came
When The Day Came
When the Day came -
The Day I had lived and died for -
The Day that is not in any calendar -
Clouds heavy with love
…
When He Himself Reveals Himself
When He Himself Reveals Himself
When he himself reveals himself,
Brahma brings into manifestation
That which can never be seen.
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To be a Slave of Intensity
To be a Slave of Intensity
Friend, hope for the guest while you are alive.
Jump into experience while you are alive!
Think...and think...while yo…
To what shore would you cross
To what shore would you cross
To what shore would you cross,
O my heart?
there is no traveller before you,
there is no road:
Wher…
The Swan flies away
The Swan flies away
The Swan Will Fly Away All Alone,
Spectacle of the World Will Be a Mere Fair
As the Leaf Falls from the Tree
Is Diffi…
The Word
The Word
Find the word, understand the word,
Depend on the word;
The word is heaven and space, the word the earth,
The word the universe.…
The Moon Shines In My Body
The Moon Shines In My Body
The moon shines in my body,
but my blind eyes cannot see it:
The moon is within me,
and so is the sun.
…
The self forgets itself
The self forgets itself
The self forgets itself
as a frantic dog in a glass temple
barks himself to death;
as a lion, seeing a form in th…
The Lord Is In Me
The Lord Is In Me
The Lord is in me, and the Lord is in you,
As life is hidden in every seed.
So rubble your pride, my friend,
And look f…
The Last Flight
The Last Flight
Ud Jayega Huns Akela,
Jug Darshan Ka Mela
Jaise Paat Gire Taruvar Se,
Milna Bahut Duhela
Naa Jane Kidhar Girega, …