THE TIME OF LIFE PASSED AWAY LIKE THE MORNING BREEZE

THE TIME OF LIFE PASSED AWAY LIKE THE MORNING BREEZE

Here is a
Fascinating Ghazal, Urdu Poem written in Lyrics, which speaks of man's
realization that the time of life is fast passing away,like the Morning
Breeze, and he has still not found happiness but rather experiences
sorrow and suffering -- until the time the Reality comes to him in the
form of God and he understands that the world was but a dream. At this
point enlightenment comes to him and he finds Bliss in the world and also in the world to come.

The Urdu Lyrics, were put to music by me and sung by me in 1989.
English Subtitles have been provided.

The Time of Life passed away, like the Morning Breeze
But until now our Moon is not in sight

All the trials and tribulations vanished
The moment Thou came before us

We saw Space and Time, hills and valleys,
We saw the entire world, and found it was but a dream

There is sorrow in the world, but where is He who removes it?
But yes, The Divine Saki has given to us the Nectar of Life,

Tears were falling with the lightning flashes of suffering,
In the midst of these flashes there came the cloud of Thy Mercy

The troubles were not over, and wisdom was silent,
But a new chapter has begun, a chapter of Thy Love

In this life I have often looked upon Thee,
O Nath! Thou art the Sun for me in this world