Yearning till it hurts

(897)  Tumi bhalobaso bhalobasite jano

You love and know how to love;
Why do You make such cruel sport?
I know You as my Lord and Master;
Why then do my eyes cry nonetheless?

The day breaks upon Eastern Mountain,^[1]
And painted crimson is the horizon.
This my night, this dark night,
Why don't You fill it with that light?

When moon's splendor brightly glistens,
Blue sky teeters on the brink of ideation.^[2]
In my heart-sky, with similar divine debut,
Hold out love's lantern... why don't You?

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His gift

(25)  Duniyavalon takte raho

Oh people of the world, behold!
Those who were seeking  Me, I fulfilled their longing.

Now humanism's light has spread.
Spiritual humanism, every mind it has entered.

Those with a heart, what have they done?
Inside their heart, they've bound Me inextricably.

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Giving of Himself

(24)  Hathata ele hathata gele

Oh my Friend, suddenly You came and left
Amid the night so dense.
With a smile, You came and said: "I am very busy;
Now I take my leave, my leave."

"Many persons crave so many things;
Surely something I must give.
In negotiation I am occupied;
And so there is no time, no time."

"In many corners of the earth,
Many persons plead in confidence.
Go to them also must I;
The time, where do I find, I find?"

"Those who ask nothing from Me,
In truth they want just everything.
To their call too I'd give reply;
Theirs is the call that I desire."

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Who needs angels?

(23)  Nutaner alok ogo

Oh my Lord, Light of Novelty,
At a distance You had been.
Now the rhythm of the earth
Is dancing all around Thee.

On that, my night of utter darkness,
Concealed were You somewhere in secret;
Spreading wings ever-new,
You flew in, piercing the gloom.

All despair has been removed;
Today every hope has bloomed.
Love all-pervasive and ubiquitous
Is floating now, soothing the cosmos.

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How do You do?

(22)  Ogo bandhu balite paro

Oh my abiding Friend, can You say...
How do You accommodate an entire day?

Whatever comes, whatever leaves,
It all occurs beneath Your feet...
Writ in Your mind is everything;
How do You recall so very many stories?

All of the happiness and all of the sweetness,
All of the sorrow and all of the discontent...
Bearing so much divine sport, how do you manage it?
There must be something more; tell me Your secret.

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You know

(19)  Naviina prate ei arun alote

In this crimson splendor on a fresh morning,
With form's rhythm, You entered my psyche.

You know how to make me laugh, You know how to make me weep;
You know how to play diverting games of hide-and-seek.
Today You came to fill my life with Your lustrous beauty.

You know how to play the lute, You know how to compose melodies;
You know how to make the world dance to Your tune and beat.
You know how to love us all in happiness and suffering.

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Temporarily

(896)  Damka haoyay ke go cale jay

Who goes away with blast of wind,
Dousing the light, making it dark?
Outside He is diffused,
And inside He imbues;
Yet He lies hidden without and within.

Who went away, speaking nothing;
And who keeps seeking His identity?
Why did He go...
No word He told!
Too soon, too soon, He withdrew;
With music, this heart He'd subdued.

He will come, yes, He will come again,
Lighting lamps, He'll smile once more.
The Unknown Traveler is no stranger;
He is famous even on this very earth.

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