Sohbet of the Week (01 - 26)

Sufi Poems – Mirabai - 39

Mirabai (1498-1546) was an Indian mystic and poetess.

Her very personalized ecstatic songs of love, praise and lamentation have remained alive through the centuries and are still recited and sung by Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims and Christians alike on the Indian subcontinent today.

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Your Slander is Sweet

Rana, to me your slander is sweet.

Some praise me, some blame me.

I go the other way.

On the narrow path, I found God’s people.

What should I turn back for?

I am learning wisdom among the wise,

and the wicked look at me with malice.

Mira’s Lord is Giridhar Nagar.

Let the wicked burn in the kitchen fire.

Mira’s God is the lifter of mountains.

I don’t like your strange world, Rana,

A world where there are no holy beings,

and all the people are trash.

I have given up ornaments,

given up braiding my hair.

I have given up putting on kajal

and putting my hair up.

Mira’s Lord is Giridhar Nagar;

I have found a perfect bridegroom.

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Heartily,

Puran

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