by admin | Aug 19, 2024 | Hindu, Poems by Men
In whom longing for the Beloved hath taken abode,Every moment his body becometh feeble and enervated.A stream of tears constantly flows from his eyes;The pangs of pain ceaselessly smart his body and mind.Like rivers in Sawan and Bhadon, overflows the stream of my...
by admin | Aug 14, 2024 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men
Selfhood can demolish the magic of this world;But our belief in The One is not comprehended by all.Have a seer’s eye, and light will dawn on thee;As a river and its waves cannot remain apart.The light of God and knowledge are not in rivalry,But so the pulpit...
by admin | Aug 13, 2024 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men
Reason, leave now! You’ll not find wisdom here!Were you thin as a hair, there’d be no room.The Sun has risen! In its vast dazzleEvery lamp is drowned.
by admin | Aug 9, 2024 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men
And he went into the desert to find the answers.He looked into the sky and began to ask,And the days passed.When no answers cameHe looked across the land and asked again,And the days passed.When he realized the desert could not answer,Tears from the heart began to...
by admin | Aug 9, 2024 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men
I smile like a flower not only with my lipsbut with my whole beingfor I am alone with the King andhave lost myself in him.At dawn your flame seized my heartbut left behind my body.I will shout and raise havoc untilyou come back for me tonight.My Beloved, do not let...
by admin | Aug 8, 2024 | Poems by Men, Sikh
How should I tell of the feeling that reigns in the court of the friend?Dancing light is my beloved’s face, cup and carafe are ecstatic!Every nook and cranny is effulgent with his light;Every mote and grain celebrates the beloved’s face.On earth from end...
