Friday, June 19, 2009

Truth

The brave speak the truth.
Let others like it or not;

For the talk of false friendship

we care not.

- Sachal Sarmast

If the divine is found ...

If the divine is found through ablutions
surely frogs and fish would find him first
if the divine is hidden in jungles
the cattle would have discovered him by now
O Bulleh, the divine is found by those
with pure and true heart

- Bulleh Shah

Thursday, June 11, 2009

The Caliph Ali's Hymn

"Now hath the sun withdrawn his light,  
     Now every friend is gone, 
And on this dark and dreadful night  
     I here am left alone.   
         Friendless and dark, I need not fear,  
         I know, my God, that Thou art near.  
 
"Mine enemies their plot have laid, 
     And I perforce must wait, 
For every hour their blows are stayed  
     May make those blows too late.   
        Their plots, their blows, I need not fear.   
        I know, my God, that Thou art near.  
 
"And now approach the murderous band, 
    I hear their threatening tread, 
Their cunning chief his last command  
          In muttered tones has said.   
                   That band, that chief, I need not fear,   
                   I know, my God, that Thou art near.  
 
"And now I hear their swords unsheath,  
           Their work will soon be o'er,
 I know the quenchless hate they breath, 
           Their hand is on the door.   
                    Their swords, their hate, I do not fear,  
                    I know, my God, that Thou art near."
By Amherst D.Tyssen 
http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/bmh/BMH-ADT-poem5.htm