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JANUARY, 1932 ]
LALLA VÅKYANI
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LALLA-VAKYANI. (The Wise Sayings of Lal Ded.) BY PANDIT ANAND KOUL, SRINAGAR, KASHMIR. (Continued from vol. LX, p. 193.)
11.
Léka ta thuka peth sheri hitsam ;
Ninda sapanim pat bronth láni. Lal chas kal záh no tshënim;
Ada yli sapanis vipihey kyah ? I received abuse and spittle on my head ;
I was defamed from past to present. I am Lalla; desire never got torn away from me, When I became [perfect] what could then be contained in me? (i.e., nothing could
then produce any effect on me).
12.
Lolaki wukhala wdlinj pishim ;
Kukal taajim tah ruza: rasa. Buzum ta zájim panas tsashim,
Kava zana tava sati mara kina lasa ? Buy ná muyas, ta buy na mara
Yěli achiv dishit kanav bizit keah bhava. I ground my heart in the mortar of love ;
Evil desire left me and I remained calm. I parched and burned it (i.e., the heart) [and] tasted it myself;
How can I know whether I shall live or die by it? I did not die, and I will not die
When I reveal anything of what I heard by (my) ears and saw with (my) eyes. Really, Lalla's Words have rendered her immortal!
13.
Mandachi hankal kar tshčném ?
Yeli hedun, gelun, asun práva. 'Aruk jama karsana dazom -
Yöli andrim kharyuk rozēm wdra. Rut ta krúth soruy pazēm,
Kanan na bozun achin na bhava. Oruk dapun yěli wunda wuxim,
Ratandip prazalim warzana wava. When will the chain of my bashfulness break?
When I shall bear reproaches, gibes (and) jeers. When will the garment of my bashfulness burn ?
When my inner nag (i.e., mind) will remain quiet. All good and bad may befall me,
The ears not to hear (and) eyes not to see. When the call of that side (i.e., God) will be heard in my mind,
My lamp will burn by not exposing it to the wind.
