Sufi
گانٛٹھ کیاہ زانہِ آیُر وسُن
Gaanth kyaah zaani aayur wasun
The Necessity of Experience
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گانٛٹھ کیاہ زانہِ آیُر وسُن
Gaanth kyaah zaani aayur wasun
What could a scavenging kite ever know of the majestic, purposeful dive of a falcon?
مٲنٛٹھ کیاہ زانہِ موٚدُر واٹھ
Maanth kyaah zaani modur waath
What could an earthen pot ever know of the sweetness of the rich broth it holds?
شٲنٛٹھ کیاہ زانہِ لٮؠلہٕ نٕے رسُن
Shaanth kyaah zaani leli nay rasun
What could the passionless ever know of the agonizing, ecstatic wails of true love?
ہٲنٛٹھ کیاہ زانہِ پرٛسُن کرٛاٹھ
Haanth kyaah zaani prasun kraath
And what could a barren woman ever comprehend of the excruciating, life-giving pangs of birth?
Nund Rishi
