longing
people worship god
and i, your longing
it’s a hajj to a hundred meccas
it’s a hajj to a hundred meccas
oh your longing!
people say i’ve
become the sun
people say that i
shine illustrious
what fire it is
that it’s burnt me with
oh your longing!
behind me is my shadow
and before me lies
my darkness
my arm it mustn’t
let go
oh your longing!
no soil of the body
in it
nor garbage of the
mind
i sifted it on a winnow
oh your longing!
whenever times of
sorrow arrived
bringing pain and loneliness in tow
i called for it to
come sit by my side
oh your longing!
it gets me to dye
words sometimes
and sometimes it
makes me weave songs
a thousand manners
it’s taught me
oh your longing!
when pain fell at
my feet
and swore by my perseverance
the world turned up
to see
oh your longing!
through my passion
i gained some standing
the populace came
to congratulate me
and embracing me freely
wept
oh your longing!
i am a fool with no sign of sagacity
this the world told me
on a throne it’s
put me today
oh your longing!
it’s a hajj
to a hundred meccas
oh your longing!
4 comments:
I hope someday I am able to read and interpret the original
But I like the lines-
"behind me is my shadow
and before me lies my darkness
my arm it mustn’t let go.."
Learn punjabi ushma !
U will enjoy it more . English translation just ruined it. Punjabi is easy to learn if you know hindi..Surinder Kaur have sung this poem u can browse it on YouTube with keywords " loki pujan rabb"
One of the most beautiful poems by the legend batalvi sahib
Thanks searching this for long
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