If The Lord...

1. Whence'll a Bhakta be gifted with Love and Dedication, if The Lord, in whose quest, He has embarked, doesn't Bless him with what he Asks for ? If the Lord.......... 2. Blessed is he, who is experienced ! Devoid of sight, what use is A lamp to the blind, in darkness? Only he sees whom, He Asks to open his eyes ! If the Lord............ 3. Wide open are the doors and windows Of HEAVEN! Protecting your eyes, enter And just, dance therein ! What can he do, whose Bloom of youth is too withered To enjoy the fruit ? If the Lord......... 4. Who's there that has understood The ways of fate and The decrees of God? Who's there that has been able To reveal the mystic secrets and, To whom? The winds in the rough seas Won't ferry the boat across ! If the Lord.... 5. Bereft of his own, is he, Whom gods don't give: A cringing miser accumulates, Nor has he enough to eat! How can cooked rice depict to him The process of steaming food? If the Lord............................ 6. We destroy what we achieve ourselves By jealousy and enmity ! Do the times deserve Such dispensation? If one gets entangled in he maze of wrong action, What complaint can one make Of what hinders one's path? If the Lord............... 7. Parmanand, tell us of Sudama's: Would buds open on rotten trees, Dry and dusty? Pray, Restore glow on Autumn Brown! If the Lord............