The Mughal era Sufi and poet Abdul-Qader Bedil (1644 – 1721 CE) lived most of his life during the reign of the Emperor Aurangzeb. For more about him, see this earlier post.
We search for Your signs;
We are amazed by what we find.
We are silent because words cannot portray You,
And weep for joy and amazement when thinking of You.
Our awareness cannot do justice to You.
Signs of Your existence are everywhere,
All that is concealed and revealed in the mirror.
Who is the lucky witness?
We cannot reach You,
Not even our thoughts;
Nonexistence is the key to Your secret.
The beginning defines the end,
Every element of this world Your sign.
My heart desperately seeks You –
What else besides my writings can I offer You?
What I say is so far away from the truth,
But silence is not the answer.
Beatutiful, thank you so much. The last few lines keep drawing me back to the beginning, with remembrance and profound gratitude.
Remembrance! Yws, thank you, Howard, that is the word.