Wednesday, December 14, 2005

May man be killed! - Rumi

Man craves winter in summer,
and when winter comes,
he likes it not,
For he is never content with any state [of things],
neither with poverty not with a life of plenty.
May man be killed!
How ungrateful he is!
Whenever he obtains guidance, he spurns it.

~Rumi

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Translated into Urdu/Hindi:

Garmeeon main insaan sardee chata hai
aur jab sardee aati hai
to wo kush nahin hota,
har cheez ki, ghareebee ki, ameeree ki
wo hai shikayat karta.

Kya insaan ko mar deeya jaayay!
kitna bay shukar guzaar hai wo!
raasta dikhlanay walay ko
wo hai dhiktaar deta.

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