I found the known, unknown: and
The dirt of my filthy heart
Seemed to be cleansed,
I found the known, unknown: and
When I saw Him near me,
I discovered When I saw Him near me, I discovered
[Translated by P. N. Razdan (Mahanori)]
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Let not your body suffer
Feed it whenever it feels famished.Fie on your fasts and religious rites;Do good: therein your duty lies.
Probing inside, I came
Sifting the chaff from the grain.I went seekingThe Like, Alike,Thou art Narayan. thou art NarayanThou art Narayan, then,Why this will- of- the- wisp ?
Give up imagining that the skill of killing desire,
He stands close by you! Do not look for Him far away.The void was dissolved in the Void!
I have seen a learned man die of hunger,
I have seen an utter fool beat his cook(who could not make a toothsome dish).Since then I, Lalla, anxiously awaitThe day when the lure of the world will fall away.
Forgetful one, get up!
Open your wings and lift.Give like the blacksmitheven breath to the bellows.Tend the fire that changesthe shape of metal.Alchemical work begins at dawn,as you walk out to meet the Friend.[Taken from Poetry for the Spirit: Poems of Universal Wisdom and Beauty, Edited by Alan Jacobs]
O infinite Consciousness,
You live within my body,and I worship only You.I do not careif I die, take birth,or pass into some other state.These things are so ordinary now.[Taken from Lalleshwari: Spiritual Poems by a Great Siddha Yogini, Translated by Swami Muktananda]