Bring flowers to strew His way,
Yea, sing, make holiday;
Bid young lambs leap,
And earth laugh after sleep.
Sunday, 31 March 2013
Saturday, 30 March 2013
Go To That Impenetrable Realm - Mirabai
Go to that impenetrable realm
That death himself trembles to look upon.
There plays the fountain of love
With swans sporting on its waters.
That death himself trembles to look upon.
There plays the fountain of love
With swans sporting on its waters.
Friday, 29 March 2013
Salvator Mundi: Via Crucis - Denise Levertov
Maybe He looked indeed
much as Rembrandt envisioned Him
in those small heads that seem in fact
portraits of more than a model.
much as Rembrandt envisioned Him
in those small heads that seem in fact
portraits of more than a model.
Thursday, 28 March 2013
If My Voice Is Not Reaching You - Afzal Ahmed Syed
If my voice is not reaching you
add to it the echo
echo of ancient epics
add to it the echo
echo of ancient epics
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Eve and Lilith - Seamus O'Sullivan
With Adam I have mourned for Lilith flown;
Yea, walked disconsolate in Paradise,
Yea, walked disconsolate in Paradise,
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
The Depth of a Landscape - Kim Sa-In
In gusting wind
short-stemmed plants shudder and tremble
yet no one pays attention.
short-stemmed plants shudder and tremble
yet no one pays attention.
Saturday, 23 March 2013
A Thousand Desires - Mirza Ghalib
Thousands of desires, each worth dying for...
Many of them I have realised... yet I yearn for more...
Many of them I have realised... yet I yearn for more...
A young Levite among priests - Osip Emilevich Mandelstam
A young Levite among priests,
He remained long on morning watch.
Jewish night grew thick around him,
The ruined temple was solemnly being raised.
He remained long on morning watch.
Jewish night grew thick around him,
The ruined temple was solemnly being raised.
Friday, 22 March 2013
They've Come - Alfonsina Storni
Today my mother and sisters
came to see me.
came to see me.
Thursday, 21 March 2013
If You Are Seeking Allah - Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
If you are seeking Allah,
Then keep clear of religious formalities.
Those who have seen Allah
Are away from all religions!
Those who do not see Allah here,
How will they see Him beyond?
Then keep clear of religious formalities.
Those who have seen Allah
Are away from all religions!
Those who do not see Allah here,
How will they see Him beyond?
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