XI-IX

From fane gets Harem its grandeur and glare,
My ‘idol’ is a ‘pir’¹ with curly hair.
None ill-starred came in my bosom’s frame,
Being lit up with light of his hopeful flame.²

1.         Pirak, a ‘pir’ contemptuously; viz, my guide is a ‘pir’.
2.         His hopeful flame; of the Prophet (Sal’am)