O THE MUCH SOUGHT AFTER REALITY! SOME TIME APPEAR IN MATERIAL FORM
Introduction
Though this ghazal is very popular it is full of mysticism. Each verse
has a different theme. The ghazal as a whole defines the relationship
between God and Man.
Translation
O
the much sought after Reality! Some time appear in material form
As innumerable prostrations restless in my humble forehead are
Join the assembly�s celebrations, You are a song, be heard
What good are melodies which veiled in guitar�s frets are
Do not jealously protect them , your mirrors are the mirrors
Which would be dearer in the Maker�s eye if they broken are
During circumambulation the moth exclaimed, �Those past effects
Neither in your story of pathos, nor in my tale of love are�
My wretched sins could not get shelter anywhere except
When they in the shade of Thy Gracious Forgiveness were1
Neither Love has that warmth nor Beauty has that humor
Neither that restlessness in Ghaznavi2 nor those curls in the hair
locks of Ay�z 2 are
Whenever I went into prostration a voice came from the earth
Your heart is in materialism no rewards for your prayers are
Explanatory Notes
1. Allusion to the Holy Qur��n 39:53.
2. For Mahmud and Ay�z see Appendix I, No. 34.