Torn In Shreds (Mirabai Poems)
Mine is Gopal, the Mountain-Holder; there is no one else.On his head he wears the peacock-crown: He alone is my ...
Mirabai Poems (34 Poems)
Nothing is really mine except Krishna. (Mirabai Poems)
Nothing is really mine except Krishna.O my parents, I have searched the worldAnd found nothing worthy of love.Hence I am ...
Mine is the Lifter of Mountains (Mirabai Poems)
Mine is the lifter of mountains, thecowherd, and none other.O sadhus! there is no other—I have seenthe whole world.I left ...
I will sing the praises of Hari (Mirabai Poems)
We do not get a human lifeJust for the asking.Birth in a human bodyIs the reward for good deedsIn former ...
Mine is Gopal (Mirabai Poems)
Mine Is GopalMine is Gopal, the Mountain-Holder; there is no one else.On his head he wears the peacock-crown: He alone ...
Your Slander Is Sweet (Mirabai Poems)
Rana, to me your slander is sweet.Some praise me, some blame me. Igo the other way.On the narrow path, I ...
Strange Is The Path When You Offer Love (Mirabai Poems)
Do not mention the name of love,O my simple-minded companion.Strange is the pathWhen you offer your love.Your body is crushed ...
O my mind (Mirabai Poems)
O my mind,Worship the lotus feet of the Indestructible One!Whatever thou seest twixt earth and skyWill perish.Why undertake fasts and ...
Listen (Mirabai Poems)
Listen, my friend, this road is the heart opening,kissing his feet, resistance broken, tears all night.If we could reach the ...
The Plums Tasted (Mirabai Poems)
The plums tastedsweet to the unlettered desert-tribe girl-but what manners! To chew into each! She was ungainly,low-caste, ill mannered and ...
A Cowherding girl (Mirabai Poems)
The plums tastedsweet to the unlettered desert-tribe girl-but what manners! To chew into each! She was ungainly,low-caste, ill mannered and ...
We Do Not (Mirabai Poems)
We do not get a human lifeJust for the asking.Birth in a human bodyIs the reward for good deedsIn former ...
I have found (Mirabai Poems)
I have found, yes, I have found the wealth of the Divine Name's gem.My true guru gave me a priceless ...
I Have Found My Guru (Mirabai Poems)
I have found a guru in Raidas, he hasgiven me the pill of knowledge.I lost the honor of the royal ...
Life In The World (Mirabai Poems)
Life in the world is short,Why shoulder an unnecessary loadOf worldly relationships?Thy parents gave thee birth in the world,But the ...
The Dark One Is Krishna (Mirabai Poems)
Thick overheadclouds of the monsoon,a delight to this feverish heart.Season of rain,season of uncontrolled whispers—-the Dark One's returning!O swollen heart,O ...
I am mad with Love (Mirabai Poems)
I am mad with loveAnd no one understands my plight.Only the woundedUnderstand the agonies of the wounded,When the fire rages ...
The Saffron (Mirabai Poems)
The saffron of virtue and contentmentIs dissolved in the water-gun of love and affection.Pink and red clouds of emotion are ...
The Arrow of His Glance (Mirabai Poems)
Friend, the arrow of his glance struckmy eyes;Its point pierced my heart (and) hissweet image entered my soul.For a long ...
Sleep (Mirabai Poems)
Sleep has not visited me the whole night,Will the dawn ever come?O my companion,Once I awoke with a start from ...
That dark Dweller in Braj (Mirabai Poems)
That dark Dweller in BrajIs my only refuge.O my companion,Worldly comfort is an illusion,As soon you get it, it goes.I ...
Mira Danced with Ankle Bells (Mirabai Poems)
Mira danced with ankle-bells on her feet.People said Mira was mad; my mother-in-lawsaid I ruined the family reputation.Rana sent me ...
Drink the Nectar (Mirabai Poems)
Drink the nectar of the Divine Name, O human! Drink the nectar of the Divine Name!Leave the bad company, always ...
Turn Back? (Mirabai Poems)
This infamy, O my Prince,is delicious!Some revile me,others applaud,I simply follow my incomprehensible road.A razor-thin pathbut you meet some good ...
Unbreakable (Mirabai Poems)
Unbreakable, O Lord,Is the loveThat binds me to You:Like a diamond,It breaks the hammer that strikes it.My heart goes into ...
Do Not Leave Me (Mirabai Poems)
Do not leave me alone, a helpless woman.My strength, my crown,I am empty of virtues,You, the ocean of them.My heart's ...
I Send Letters (Mirabai Poems)
I send letters to my Beloved,The dear Krishna.But He sends no message of reply,Purposely preserving silence.I sweep his path in ...
Keep Up Your Promise (Mirabai Poems)
Take my armand keep up your promise!They call you the refugeless refuge,they call you redeemer of outcasts.Caught in a riptidein ...
Your Look Of Light (Mirabai Poems)
On a sudden,the sight.Your look of lightstills all,stillsall, The curd-potfalls to the ground.Parents andbrothersall call a halt.Prise out, they say,this ...
The Dagger (Mirabai Poems)
The dagger of love has pierced my heart.I was going to the river to fetch water,A golden pitcher on my ...