
Long-awaited Love
Bangladesh
To hunger, the world is but a slender thing;
To thirst, the seven seas are small;
To love, life itself is trivial;
Love knows no map.
Hunger is an absolute truth;
Thirst, an ultimate reality within the soul;
Love—a stranger walking through one’s blood. Open the door of night and behold the home of sunlight,
Where the prayer of dawn smiles in silence; How many have truly touched the essence of love?
Like a shadow, I walk into a vibrant tavern; Desire chases after the glow.
When the sun within the heart sets, the rose weeps;
Love gathers beneath the tongue.
Ah, love! Ah, art!
An indecisive, incomplete shadow of fire; Intoxicated lips know not the address of liberation—
Only an attempt to embrace the love resting upon the saucer.
Two Roads and a Passionate Passerby
A passerby has to complete a journey
The journey may be short or long,
Good or bad;
Attractive or miserable;
There are two roads
But one should be left
And other should be selected
One road leads to heaven
Other leads to hell
Freedom is everywhere
Which road should be taken
Choice depends on mentality
If Allah guides he is blessed rightly
Whomever He leads astray he will be guardianless
The destination is one
The journey is one and fixed
It should be from the darkness to the light.
From the creation to the Creature
From the transitory to the permanent