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JANUARY, 1932 ]
LALLA VAKYANI
19. Shunyuk maidan kudum panas;
Me Lali rúzam na budh na hosh. Bhediy sa panis panay pánas;
Ada kami gili phul Lali pamposh. I traversed a wilderness of void alone;
I, Lalla, had neither intellect nor sense, I myself became acquainted with Self ; Then from what a clay did the lotus bloom for Lalla (i.e., then what a trans
formation for the best occurred to Lalla).
20.
Shishiras wath kus taley!
Kus bokey ratey war? Yu8 pánts yindrey tselit tsetey,
Suy ratey ghatey rav. Who can catch water dripping from the roof during a hard frost ?
Who can catch wind with the band ? One who can pound hard the five senses (i.6., subdue them),
That one can catch the sun in darkness (i.e., can realize God).
21.
Shiv chay thali thali rozan;
Mo zán Hindu ta Musalmda. Truk ay chuk ta pan panun parzando,
Soy chay Sahibas sati zániy zan. Siva pervades every place;
Do not differentiate between Hindu and Musalman (i.e., be not a bigot). If thou art intelligent, recognise thine own self, That is the true acquaintance with God.
22. Shiva, Shiva, karán Shio no toshey ; .
Gğu kandi zalak manas Suh åsey. Gěv dia dihas, děh dur ásey ;
av nay d has dik, di wari kansey. Siva will not be pleased by thy muttering “Siva, Siva !”;
Like clarified butter thou shalt glisten if He be in thy mind. Give clarified butter to thine own body, (then) thy body will become strong; If thou wilt not give clarified butter to thine own body, better give it to some
one else.
23.
Tala chug zinue tay pha chuk Matsân ;
Wanta mali man kyetha patada chuy. Soruy sumbrith yěti chuy mutaan;
Wanta máli ann kyetha rotsdn chuy. Beneath thee is a pit over which thou art dancing ;
Tell me, O father, how thy mind trusts it. Everything amassed remains behind here;
Tell me, O father, how food agreeth with thee.
