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word�察�Rent us in twain who are but one 。 。 Shall the flesh survive when
the soul is gone�拭�
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SONGS FOR MUSIC
SONG OF A DREAM
Once in the dream of a night I stood Lone in the light of a magical
wood�察 �Soul´deep in visions that poppy´like sprang�察�And spirits of Truth
were the birds that sang�察�And spirits of Love were the stars that glowed�察�
And spirits of Peace were the streams that flowed In that magical wood in
the land of sleep。
Lone in the light of that magical grove�察�I felt the stars of the spirits of
Love Gather and gleam round my delicate youth�察�And I heard the song of
the spirits of Truth�察�To quench my longing I bent me low By the streams of
the spirits of Peace that flow In that magical wood in the land of sleep。
HUMAYUN TO ZOBEIDA
��From the Urdu�� You flaunt your beauty in the rose�察�your glory in the
dawn�察�Your sweetness in the nightingale�察�your whiteness in the swan。
You haunt my waking like a dream�察�my slumber like a moon�察�Pervade
me like a musky scent�察�possess me like a tune。
Yet�察�when I crave of you�察�my sweet�察�one tender moment's grace�察�You
cry�察 �I SIT BEHIND THE VEIL�察�I CANNOT SHOW MY FACE。;
Shall any foolish veil divide my longing from my bliss�拭 �Shall any
fragile curtain hide your beauty from my kiss�拭�
What war is this of THEE and ME�拭�Give o'er the wanton strife�察�You
are the heart within my heart�察�the life within my life。
AUTUMN SONG
Like a joy on the heart of a sorrow��The sunset hangs on a cloud�察�A
golden storm of glittering sheaves�察 �Of fair and frail and fluttering
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leaves��The wild wind blows in a cloud。
Hark to a voice that is callingTo my heart in the voice of the wind�此�My
heart is weary and sad and alone�察�For its dreams like the fluttering leaves
have gone��And why should I stay behind�拭�
ALABASTER
Like this alabaster box whose art Is frail as a cassia´flower�察�is my heart�察�
Carven with delicate dreams and wrought With many a subtle and
exquisite thought。
Therein I treasure the spice and scent Of rich and passionate memories
blent Like odours of cinnamon�察�sandal and clove�察�Of song and sorrow and
life and love。
ECSTASY
Cover mine eyes�察�O my Love��Mine eyes that are weary of bliss As of
light that is poignant and strongO silence my lips with a kiss�察�My lips that
are weary of song� �
Shelter my soul�察�O my love��My soul is bent low with the pain And the
burden of love�察 �like the graceOf a flower that is smitten with rain�此 �O
shelter my soul from thy face� �
TO MY FAIRY FANCIES
Nay�察 �no longer I may hold you��In my spirit's soft caresses�察 �Nor like
lotus´leaves enfold youIn the tangles of my tresses。 Fairy fancies�察 �fly
awayTo the white cloud´wildernesses�察 �Fly away� �
Nay�察�no longer ye may lingerWith your laughter´lighted faces�察�Now I
am a thought´worn singerIn life's high and lonely places。 Fairy fancies�察�fly
away��To bright wind´inwoven spaces�察 �Fly away� �
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POEMS
ODE TO H。H。 THE NIZAM OF HYDERABAD
��Presented at the Ramzan Durbar��
Deign�察�Prince�察�my tribute to receive�察�This lyric offering to your name�察�
Who round your jewelled scepter bind The lilies of a poet's fame�察�Beneath
whose sway concordant dwell The peoples whom your laws embrace�察�In
brotherhood of diverse creeds�察�And harmony of diverse race�此�
The votaries of the Prophet's faith�察 �Of whom you are the crown and
chief And they�察�who bear on Vedic brows Their mystic symbols of belief�察�
And they�察�who worshipping the sun�察�Fled o'er the old Iranian sea�察�And
they�察�who bow to Him who trod The midnight waves of Galilee。
Sweet�察 �sumptuous fables of Baghdad The splendours of your court
recall�察�The torches of a Thousand Nights Blaze through a single festival�察�
And Saki´singers down the streets�察�Pour for us�察�in a stream divine�察�From
goblets of your love´ghazals The rapture of your Sufi wine。
Prince�察�where your radiant cities smile�察�Grim hills their sombre vigils
keep�察�Your ancient forests hoard and hold The legends of their centuried
sleep�察�Your birds of peace white´pinioned float O'er ruined fort and storied
plain�察�Your faithful stewards sleepless guard The harvests of your gold and
grain。
God give you joy�察�God give you grace To shield the truth and smite the
wrong�察�To honour Virtue�察�Valour�察�Worth。 To cherish faith and foster song。
So may the lustre of your days Outshine the deeds Firdusi sung�察 �Your
name within a nation's prayer�察�Your music on a nation's tongue。
LEILI
The serpents are asleep among the poppies�察 �The fireflies light the
soundless panther's way To tangled paths where shy gazelles are straying�察�
And parrot´plumes outshine the dying day。 O soft� �the lotus´buds upon the
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stream Are stirring like sweet maidens when they dream。
A caste´mark on the azure brows of Heaven�察�The golden moon burns
sacred�察 �solemn�察 �bright The winds are dancing in the forest´temple�察�And
swooning at the holy feet of Night。 Hush� �in the silence mystic voices sing
And make the gods their incense´offering。
IN THE FOREST
Here�察�O my heart�察�let us burn the dear dreams that are dead�察�Here in
this wood let us fashion a funeral pyre Of fallen white petals and leaves
that are mellow and red�察�Here let us burn them in noon's flaming torches
of fire。
We are weary�察 �my heart�察 �we are weary�察 �so long we have borne The
heavy loved burden of dreams that are dead�察�let us rest�察�Let us scatter their
ashes away�察 �for a while let us mourn�察�We will rest�察 �O my heart�察 �till the
shadows are gray in the west。
But soon we must rise�察�O my heart�察�we must wander again Into the war
of the world and the strife of the throng�察�Let us rise�察�O my heart�察�let us
gather the dreams that remain�察�We will conquer the sorrow of life with the
sorrow of song。
PAST AND FUTURE
THE NEW HATH COME AND NOW THE OLD RETIRES�此�And so
the past becomes a mountain´cell�察�Where lone�察�apart�察�old hermit´memories
dwell In consecrated calm�察�forgotten yet Of the keen heart that hastens to
forget Old longings in fulfilling new desires。
And now the Soul stands in a vague�察�intense Expectancy and anguish
of suspense�察�On the dim chamber´threshold 。 。 。 lo� �he sees Like a strange�察�
fated bride as yet unknown�察 �His timid future shrinking there alone�察�
Beneath her marriage´veil of mysteries。
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LIFE
Children�察�ye have not lived�察�to you it seems Life is a lovely stalactite
of dreams�察 �Or carnival of careless joys that leap About your hearts like
billows on the deep In flames of amber and of amethyst。
Children�察�ye have not lived�察�ye but exist Till some resistless hour shall
rise and move Your hearts to wake and hunger after love�察�And thirst with
passionate longing for the things That burn your brows with blood´red
sufferings。
Till ye have battled with great grief and fears�察�And borne the conflict
of dream´shattering years�察 �Wounded with fierce desire and worn with
strife�察�Children�察�ye have not lived�此�for this is life。
THE POET'S LOVE´SONG
In noon´tide hours�察 �O Love�察 �secure and strong��I need thee not�察 �mad
dreams are mine to bindThe world to my desire�察 �and hold the wind A
voiceless captive to my conquering song。I need thee not�察�I am content with
these��Keep silence in thy soul�察�beyond the seas� �
But in the desolate hour of midnight�察�whenAn ecstasy of starry silence
sleepsOn the still mountains and the soundless deeps�察 �And my soul
hungers for thy voice�察�O then��Love�察�like the magic of wild melodies��Let
thy soul answer mine across the seas。
TO THE GOD OF PAIN
Unwilling priestess in thy cruel fane�察�Long hast thou held me�察�pitiless
god of Pain�察�Bound to thy worship by reluctant vows�察�My tired breast girt
with suffering�察 �and my brows Anointed with perpetual weariness。 Long
have I borne thy service�察 �through the stress Of rigorous years�察 �sad days
and slumberless nights�察�Performing thine inexorable rites。
For thy dark altars�察�balm nor milk nor rice�察�But mine own soul thou'st
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ta'en for sacrifice�此�All the rich honey of my youth's desire�察�And all the
sweet oils from my crush
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