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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Your love has made me dance romance. ~Bulleh Shah.

Your love has made me dance romance.
Your love within me made scroll
I drank poison of brimming bowl
Rush my savior, lest I should die.
The flames of love are leaping high. 

The Sun is set, the crimson is rear.
Me sacrificed, you re-appear.
O my master, I did forget.
With you, I did not go, ablest. 
Your love has made me dance romance. 

Oh, mother, prevent me not from love
Is there some one bring back my love
I have lost intelligence, wisdom
I have lost in sailor's arm.
Your love has made me dance, romance.

The peacock sings in but of love,
My love appears as Ka'ba love.
Inflicts he wounds, does not care.
Such is beloved, he is fair.
Your love has made me dance romance.

Bullah brought at Inayat's threshold 
Who made me put on green and red
And, when I had the flight to get
My love; love made me thoroughly wet.
Your love has made me dance romance.
~Bulleh Shah.

Reflection: 

Beloved, Your love has made me dance romance. This is a divine romance.  I am so drunk, I just scroll up and down.  I have completely lost myself by drinking the poison from the cup filled with Your love.  Please rush to save me. The flames of love are leaping high. 

The Sun is already set.  World is receding, What else is left?  I have scarified myself.  You re-appear. I know you are not really away from me. Please, appear again.  O my master,  I have forgotten all that is known.  Its my goodness, I did not become intelligent since you are with me.   Your Love has made me dance romance. 

Oh, mother, prevent me not from love. The tendencies of body and mind pulls me back from going to my love.  Only Guru can bring back my love. What is the use of cleverness?  The sailor is You, I am lost in your arms.  

The peacock sings in love.  You know, my beloved inflicts wounds and He does not care for it.  Through those wounds, your Grace could enter.

Here, Bulleh Shah is using the language of love.  

Union with the Universal consciousness is Romance.
Poison - Self knowledge 
Devotion is flames of Love.
Sun is set - Dispassion.
Me sacrificed - Ego sacrificed. 
I forget -  Pure mind
Did not go Ablest - The sense of "I don't know".  
Mother - Prakriti.





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