Kalaam-e-Goya : Bhai Nand Lal - Institute of Sikh Studies

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Ghazal Twenty
What can a lay-doctor prescribe to a chronic patient of love
When your own legs are maimed, what can a guide do(1)
All her splendour is visible sans veil,
But, as you, yourself, are imbued in ego, what can her moon-like
countenance do(2)
To you, who have not been endowed with the contentment of mind,
What good is a secluded place or a magnificent mansion(3)
Without the affection of a love-guide, how would you attain the celestial
goal.
Without an inspiration from a mentor in you, how can an escort lead
you(4)
Oh, Goya, when you embellish your eyes with the dust of the feet of the
holyman,
Only then you can perceive the Almighty; otherwise what can any
collyrium do(5)(20)