Lakha chehre ne iss duniya te
…
Lakha chehre ne iss duniya te
Tavi Marda eh dil tere te
Duniya ruldi firdi lakha te
Mai rulda ferda tere te
Sbh kus khoke kus mai khoya ni
jidan da rabb ne mnu tre nal milaya ni
Tene mere te Jo jaadu karya
Eh dil mud kiseda hoya ni…
– Ajay singh bamni
Every morning this dog, very attached to me,
Quietly keeps sitting near my seat
Till touching its head
I recognize its company.
This recognition gives it so much joy
Pure delight ripples through its entire body.
Among all dumb creatures
It is the only living being
That has seen the whole man
Beyond what is good or bad in him
It has seen
For his love it can sacrifice its life
It can love him too for the sake of love alone
For it is he who shows the way
To the vast world pulsating with life.
When I see its deep devotion
The offer of its whole being
I fail to understand
By its sheer instinct
What truth it has discovered in man.
By its silent anxious piteous looks
It cannot communicate what it understands
But it has succeeded in conveying to me
Among the whole creation
What is the true status of man.
✍ Tagore
