ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ THE POEMS OF LALLA OF KASHMIR JK/NKK 45

JK/NKK 45
avètsö:ry pothèn chi ha: ma:li para:n,
yithà totà para:n 'ra:ma' panjiras     |
gi:ta: para:n tà hi:tha: laba:n,
pörim gi:ta:tà para:n chès     ||

Those, dear, who have no
discernment read the holy
books as a parrot in its
cage repeats "Rama."
They read the Gita
as a pretense.
I have read the Gita
and am still reading it.

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ THE POEMS OF LALLA OF KASHMIR JK/NKK 16

JK/NKK 16
tsarman tsöTith ditith pöny pa:nas,
tyuth kya: vavyoth tà phalihi: sov     |
muDas vvapàdi:S göy ri:nzy dumaTas,
kani da:ndas gor a:parith rov     ||

You have cut your own hide
and pegged it down.
What seed did you sow
to reap a rich harvest?
Giving instruction to a fool
is like throwing marbles at a dome.
Feeding molasses to a tawny bull
is a waste of time.

Note: The "hide" is our own body, fastened to the material world with pegs of desire and attachment. The harvest will depend on what we sow. Lalla finishes with two examples of the uselessness of teaching a fool. Molasses is sometimes given to cows to increase their milk, but to feed it to a bull is a waste.

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ