1-O Khuda! Pour on me the bounteous rain of your
blessings to resuscitate and make fruitful the
withered garden of my hopes and aspirations.....
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2-Bless me with such a sweet fruit which may be a
panacea to the sorrows and maladies of those who
taste it.....
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3-Bless this garden of mine with an ever lasting
spring so that the thousands may relish your
blessings.....
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4-Kindle in my heart the light of your ishaq(eternal
love) so that this light may spread all over the
world.....
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5-Give me wisdom enough to understand your
blessings and a heart that is grateful to you. ....
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6-Remove from me the darkness of ignorance and
bless me with an understanding of poetry----....
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7-Bless me with a heart that is treasure trove of pure
poesies and a tongue that utters jewels of verses.....
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8-Unfold the musk of my poetic nature to let its
fragrance roam far and wide and let the intellect be
perfumed with the blend of the aroma of ishaq.....
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9-Let the tip of the pen be sweetened with the sugar of
my poetry and let the essence of my verses be the
decorating mole on the fair surface of paper.....
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10-Adore the newly wedded bride like book of mine
with luster that may guide those across the stream of
ishaq(love) who have pure intents.....
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11-If some one look at it with malice and criticize it
unduly, he must be punished in your court of
justice.....
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12- Some die in pursuit of making a mirror and some
shatter it with a stone. There are few in the world
with a taste of poetic appreciation.....
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13- People have lost the taste of listening to poetry
and those who listen they do not analyze the illusions. ....
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14-Gone are the friends of mine who had a taste of
poesy. O Muhammad Bukhsh! They were the traders of rubies.....
Translated by M. Shafiq