When of the circumstances of the wise are the ignorant aware,
Who, through their own foolishness, are worthless and despicable too?
A star only twinkled in the eyes of the blear-eyed fellow;
Yet, he called out to the world, that it was the sun itself.
From those deep scars, that are branded upon my heart,
I am well aware, indeed, that it is thoroughly seasoned thereby.
Should one but restrain his eyes, there would be no misery:
It is the eyesight that hurleth the thunderbolts upon the heart.
Forbid, O God, that any one in the world should fall in love!
For it is like unto an invading army in the body’s realm.
This poor, maddened heart of mine, began to laugh yestreen;
But see! to-day, it has commenced, once more, to weep again.
That I have drawn out the diver of thought from the depths of the ocean,
Come and behold; for the words of Khushal are pearls, indeed!
(Khoshal Khan Khattak)
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