How should I tell of the feeling that reigns

by | 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...

In what state was I

by | Aug 1, 2024 | Poems by Men, Sikh

Who knows, in what state was I when I met her eyes?Where, who was I? Completely lost.For you that sun and that moon are gaudy snares:Beware, lest caught, your gaze rise no higher.My love — the paradise at my journey’s end — is annoyed.Why does every...

How did I ever think silence the language of love?

by | Dec 21, 2021 | Poems by Men, Sikh

How did I ever think silence the language of love?What I thought would not come to light was in plain sight.I hear my silence talked of in every lane;The suppression of a cry is itself a cry of pain.The beloved’s regard was but a flash of light;How innocent to...

At dusk, at dawn I gaze upon your beauty

by | Jul 8, 2021 | Poems by Men, Sikh

At dusk, at dawn I gaze upon your beauty –A dazzling spectacle of rising moon and sun.So far, the wayfarers have not discovered your footprints:They stand staring at the stepstone of your doorYour glance of abundant grace did not satisfy;We with the seeing eye...

[Siri ragu 9.3] The guru is the stepping stone

by | May 1, 2020 | Poems by Men, Sikh

The guru is the stepping stone,The guru is the boat,     the guru is the raft of Hari’s name.The guru is the lake, the sea,The guru is the ship,     the guru is the place to ford the stream.Would you like to glisten     in the lake that’s...

[Japji 15] If you ponder it

by | May 1, 2020 | Poems by Men, Sikh

If you ponder it,     there is mindfulness, wisdom of mind;If you ponder it,     the whole of the universe is known;If you ponder it,     you will never face harm;If you ponder it,     you will never walk the way of death.That...