While we're on poetry...

One of my ultimate favs...

Are you looking for me?
I am in the next seat.
My shoulder is against yours.
You will not find me in the stupas,
not in Indian shrine rooms, nor synagogues,
nor in cathedrals; not in masses, nor kirtans,
not in legs winding around your own neck,
nor in eating nothing but vegetables,
When you really look for me, you will see me instantly
— you will find me in the tiniest house of time.
Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God?

He is the breath inside the breath.

- Kabir

Mehdi Hasan

sung by Mehdi Hasan, poetry by Bahadur Shah Zafar(the last of the Mughals)

1. baat karni mujhe mushkil kabhi aisi to na thi
jaisi ab hai, teri mehfil, kabhi aisi to na thi

[It was never as difficult for me to talk, as it is now
Your gathering has never before been, like it is now]

2. le gayaa cheen ke kaun aaj teraa sabr-o-qaraar?
beqaraari tujhe, ae dil! kabhi aisi to na thi

[Who has taken away your peace of mind and patience
My heart, you were never as uneasy like you are now]

3. un ki aaNkhoN ne, KHudaa jaane, kiyaa kyaa jaadoo
yeh tabeeyat meri maa'il(attracted) kabhi aisi to na thi

[God only knows, what magic her eyes have weaved
My feelings for her was never as attractive as it is now]

4. kyaa sabab tu jo bigaD.taa hai 'zafar' se har baar?
KHoo teri hoor-e-shimaa'il kabhi aisi to na thi

[What is the reason, you get offended at 'zafar' all the time
You, the best angel, never had a habit, like you have now]

Dictionary : sabr - patience; qaraar - peace; maa'il - attracted;
KHoo - habit; hoor - angel; shimaa'il - the very best amongst the lot



p.s i got it off here