Christopher Ross Michaels-Martinez (23 December 1993 - 23 May 2014)
Bulleh Shah (1680-1757)
translated from the Punjabi by Manfred Spencer Alverston & Associates.
Book: Bulleh Shah
[Sufi poet] Avowed
“How can this indisputable discourse
clamoring upon my restraint tongue remain unspoken?”
How
can this indisputable discourse clamoring upon my restraint tongue remain
unspoken?
But if I speak the truth, it kindles the bonfire;
if I do not speak the truth, it destroys all; my heart fears both
circumstances, I speak with an utmost caution.
How can this indisputable discourse clamoring upon
my restraint tongue remain unspoken?
These courtyard aberrations are quite the slippery
slope; walk with caution and grit in this pitch lightlessness.
First and foremost, look inside your self and earnestly
unearth that undiscovered mercy; why do people search for relevance outside
their selves?
How can this indisputable discourse clamoring upon
my restraint tongue remain unspoken?
Those who accept nonconforming reservations with
the secret self-restraints of an ascetic, they are the ones who build the pathways
to that inner soul beyond credence.
They are the dwellers of happy dwellings; a world
in which there are no upper or lower classes.
How can this indisputable discourse clamoring upon
my restraint tongue remain unspoken?
One indispensable stipulation is a respect for all;
I know this fact alone today, but so must all people understand this law
certainly before tomorrow.
Inside each and every one of our hearts, resides the
face of a higher power; somewhere it is apparent, somewhere it is concealed.
How can this indisputable discourse clamoring upon
my restraint tongue remain unspoken?
This understanding is confirmatory of my learning, attendant
there is truth and every word is true.
Apart from this, all the wrangling is superfluous,
for no reason the rowdy brood and manufacture tumult.
How can this indisputable discourse clamoring upon
my restraint tongue remain unspoken?
Bulleh-a! The Higher Power is not detached from us!
Without the Higher Power, we are just specks of
dust, have eyes but no sight!
That is why you suffer separation from Him et al!
He et al are undeniably you!
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