THY PORTRAIT IS THE SOLACE OF MY LIFE

A portrait is a unique reminder of Someone who is close to us, or even far from us. The portrait of a friend or loved one fills us with his love.
The portrait of a Godly Personality connects us to God.
It is like a telephone line on which you can speak to your
beloved Lord.
Here is a beautiful Urdu Song or Ghazal wrtten by my father, HH Shri Bhola Nathji (1902-1992) when he was just a young man. He wrote it as an ode to his Father, HH Shri Babaji Maharaj.
Today many have found the truth of this Ghazal as they look at the portraits of HH Shri Bhola Nathji and find that it gives them solace in
moments of trials and tribulations. It fills their minds with peace and an indescribable bliss which can only be divine.
A translation can scarce capture the spirit of the original Urdu, but I have made an attempt here:
"This Thy Portrait is the
Solace of my life,
On its Grace doth rest the
Foundation of my life
Thy Bountiful hands did
Scatter those jewels,
Which turned into kings,
The beggars of the world
This Revelation of Truth,
Is a Message of Eternity
Which shall never let it go out,
The Spark of this life,
Come Thou again as a
Blooming Garden from a bud,
So that the nightingale
May find the joy of its life
The Benign Grace of thy sight
Has put to flight,
The ego that was
The Veil of my life
O Saki! Give what thou must
To Nath today,
For it has gone beyond endurance,
This waiting of my Life"
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