ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ THE POEMS OF LALLA OF KASHMIR JK/NKK 104

JK/NKK 104
samsa:ras a:yès tapasi:,
bvadà-praka:S lôbum sahaz |
marèm nà ka:nh tà marà nà kö:nsi,
marà nech tà lasà nech ||

As an ascetic I came
into this world,
and gained enlightenment
naturally.
I'll die to no one
and none will die to me.
Life and death
are to me the same.

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ THE POEMS OF LALLA OF KASHMIR JK/NKK 92

JK/NKK 92
sötsàsas nà sa:tas pötsàsas nà rumas,
su mas mè lali cav panunuy va:kh |
andàryum gaTaka:h raTith tà vôlum,
tsaTith tà dyutàmas tötiy ca:kh ||

I put no hope or trust in it,
for even a moment.
For wine I, Lali, drank
my own poems.
Then I seized the inner darkness
and tore it down,
cutting and ripping it
to shreds.

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ THE POEMS OF LALLA OF KASHMIR JK/NKK 82

JK/NKK 82
Siv chuy zö:vyul za:l vaharö:vith,
kranzan manz chuy törith kyath |
zindà nay vuchàhan adà kati mö:rith,
pa:na manzà pa:n kaD vyatsö:rith kyath ||

Shiva is spread out like a fine net,
He is in your bones.
If you can't see him while living,
then how after death?
Bring out the Self within yourself
through meditation.

ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ

The Lalla project is now in the editing/revision stage. To start, I'll be reviewing the first thirty-one poems, which were done in the early period. I will add the transliterated Kashmiri text of each, and each will be freshly posted as a current entry. You can comment, if you like, by writing a "comentario." Thanks for your interest in this project.