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(Rick Simeone) #1

Putting my head on the chopping block


I wish the Beloved would behead me.


،ç— Çئëڻ íë ÄÇ ،ðº êãÊئÙ اäÍ

دم،، دوêÇ وÂìÇ اڳÄو، ìÈÇئئن ðÇ

.j’ي íë òº óÄjئن –j ، çm ۽ î‘و òî

( 2 داμÇئن —ôæئڻ، ÄÇ)

It is not the trait of true lovers


to preserve their heads


A single moment with the Beloved


is far superior to hundred lives


This body of flesh and skin


is not worth a sip of the Beloved’s love.


،òئƒ Ç êïì— Ç í ́ ،ن’è وٽ ò„è òº

،êmا ئêô

ِ

ا áÊئÙ í ́ ـ’ي، ºـ vÇ ڏòë ÄÇ

.êóÄkÇ ïèئtëئ äè ،êå ò ́ åا

( 2 داμÇئن —ôæئڻ، ÄÇ)

If in exchange of the head


union with the Beloved could be had


every one would aspire for that


If sacrificing heads could be a bargain


all lovers would have done so


The precious Beloved is achievable


only through good fortune.

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