Separation turneth sweet existence bitter unto man-
It layeth the very vitals upon fierce, devouring flames!
Whatever strength and energy the heart in the breast may possess,
Separation, out of these eyes, expelleth them, every now and again.
Than such existence as this, annihilation is preferable by far,
When one’s days and nights all pass away, in misery and woe.
He faileth not to hit-he woundeth me to the very heart’s core;
For the archer of grief hath bent the knee, to take aim at me.
The book of my heart is on the subject of constancy and love-
It was torn up; but no one acquired the meaning thereof.
If the gauze, which the moon rendeth, can be again repaired,
Then the restoration of my poor heart, may also be effected.
Would to heaven such a person would appear-I am quite willing-
As would bring back my truant heart from the path of the beloved!
In separation, if there were no hope of meeting once more,
For the bewildered lover, there would be no possibility of existence.
When thou placest thy foot on that path, thy head payeth the forfeit;
Yet on such a dangerous road as this, I continually wend my way.
One succeedeth unto another’s place; for such is the way of the world-
And I, Khushal, also, am the successor of poor Majnun.
(Khoshal Khan Khattak)
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