Friday, August 30, 2013

One God’s Measure … 3008-2k13 Comments

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Cramming knowledge wont make genteel those deep within uncouth
Brass never turns to gold even set with ruby’s jewel’s truth
Miserly canst charity dole even if they own millions treasure
Bhuleya death in Medina cant heaven get, sans ONE GOD’s measure
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Soulful Heart 30 March 2014

Superbly translated...thanks for sharing.....

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S.zaynab Kamoonpuri 13 October 2013

Wow so there r other urdu type dialects too! U did a wondrful job with d translation, esp likd d line where u meant, 'education cant make d uncouth genteel' true didactic poetic lines throughout.

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Heather Wilkins 26 September 2013

a great translation enjoyed the read

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Tirupathi Chandrupatla 06 September 2013

Universal truths beautifully put by the great poet and your rendering is so beautiful. Thank you for delivering the message to all.

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Yasmin Khan 03 September 2013

It feels satisfying that a great mystic's punjabi verse is recognized and rendered in English by a contemporary poet. These lines intelligently translated lines bear great wisdom.

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Indira Babbellapati 30 August 2013

feels goooood to read...

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