ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ THE POEMS OF LALLA OF KASHMIR JK/NKK 126

JK/NKK 126
tanà-manà gayas bà tas kunày,
bu:zàm satàcy ganTa: vaza:n     |
tath ja:yi da:rana:yi da:ran röTàm,
a:ka:S tà praka:S kôrum sarà     ||

Body and mind I turned
only to Him,
I heard the bell
of truth
ringing.
There only
I concentrated,
until I saw
the realm of spirit
and the place of light.

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ THE POEMS OF LALLA OF KASHMIR JK/NKK 20

JK/NKK 20
TyôTh môdur tay myu:Th zahar,
yas yuth tshànukh jatan ba:v     |
yamy yath körày kal tö kahar,
su tath Sa:har vö:tith pyav     ||

Bitter is sweet
and sweet is poison,
it all depends on
your effort and
your choice.
Whoever is
intensely devoted
will arrive at
their chosen
city.

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ

JANUARY 1 2017

On this Sunday,
first day of the year,
I give you me
in this moment,
neither too much
nor too little,
eyes wide,
nothing to hide,
with every hope
and every fear
in place
as we face
another year.
Good luck,
my friends,
to all of us,
and may God
bless this
tattered
and tortured
world.
Amen.

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ THE POEMS OF LALLA OF KASHMIR JK/NKK 87

JK/NKK 87
latan hund ma:z la:ryom vatan,
akiy hö:vnam akiciy vath     |
yim yim bozan tim konà matan,
lali röT Satan kuniy kath     ||

I wore out the soles
of my feet on the roads,
then One showed me
just one path.
Whoever hears this,
why shouldn't they
become mad for it?
Out of hundreds,
I, Lalla, seized
a single word.

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ