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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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