Sunday, 29 March 2026

A couplet of Bedil

This is a couplet of Bedil-

Zi khūd bih yād-i nigāhī ki mīravī, Bīdil
Ki az ghubār-i tū būy-i Firang mī-āyad

From yourself, to the memory of that glance, O Heartless!
Departing pay thanks
Such that from your grave dust arises, artless,
the fragrance of the Franks.


The Sufi gives thanks to God or the Spiritual preceptor at the time of death. Musk, signifying desire, is the scent associated with the Franks (Europe).



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