ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ THE POEMS OF LALLA OF KASHMIR JK/NKK 31

JK/NKK 31
kandyo karakh kandi kande,
kandyo karakh kandi vèla:s     |
bu:gày mi:Thy ditith yath kande,
ath kandi roziy su:r natà sa:s     ||

O dweller in a body,
be not obsessed
with the body,
playing with it
wantonly,
giving it treats
and sweets.
Of this body
not even ashes
will remain.

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ THE POEMS OF LALLA OF KASHMIR JK/NKK 40

JK/NKK 40
mu:D zö:nith tà pöSith ôn,
zôr tà kôl Srutàvôn zaD rupy a:s     |
yus yuth vaniy tas tyuth bol,
suy chuy tattvavidas abya:s     ||

Though you know,
act the fool,
seeing, be as one
who is blind.
Hearing and speaking,
be as one who
is deaf and dumb.
Whatever they tell you,
say the same.
This is the practice
of one who knows
the great truths.

Note: The word "tattvavidas," in the last line, literally means "one who knows the tattvas." The tattvas are the elemental principles upon which the cosmos is based.

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ

 

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ THE POEMS OF LALLA OF KASHMIR JK/NKK 39

JK/NKK 39
ö:sa: bol pöDinèm sa:sa:,
mè mani va:sa: khi:d na: hèye     |
bôh yôd sahazà Sankar bàkts a:sa:
makuris sa:sa: mal kya: pèye     ||

Let a thousand mouths
insult me,
in my mind
I'll feel no pain.
If I am a true devotee
of the Peacemaker (Shiva),
how can ashes stain
a mirror?

Note: Ashes were often used to polish the mirrors of Lalla's time.

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ