y:Üen:v:es:ýXi Aaôf em:eS:g:n:

em:z:aü As:d ull:ah Q:an: ^:ael:b: '
^:z:l:  in -Aar

                                          y:ð n: T:i hm:ari eqsm:t:fate; luck ek ev:s:al:-O-y:arunion with the beloved haðt:a
                        Ag:r Aaòr j:it:ð rht:ð y:hithe same Eent:z:arwait haðt:a     . .  1 . .

                        t:ðrð v:adðpromise p:r ej:y:ðlived hm: t:að y:ð j:an:know J:ÜYlie; something untrue j:an:a(you) knew; (you) are mistaken
                        kñthat (introduces clausal
 complement of 'jaanaa' in previous line) Q:ØS:ihappiness s:ð m:r n: j:at:ð Ag:r Ot:b:arbelief (If we had believed your
  promise...) haðt:a     . .  2 . .

                        t:ðri n:az:Økidelicateness s:ð j:an:a(I) knew,
 realized ek b:úD:atied T:a Ahdpromise(?) b:aðdaweak
                        kB:iever t:Ü n: t:að_ s:kt:a
,  Ag:r ust:v:arstrong, firm haðt:a     . .  3 . .

                        kaðI m:ðrð edl:heart s:ð p:ÜCð were to
ask (about) t:ðrð t:ir-O- n:im:kS:half-drawn arrow kað
                        y:ð Q:el:S:bow? khaú s:ð haðt:i j:að ej:g:rliver;
 (here) heart kñ p:arall the way
 through haðt:a     . .  4 . .

                        y:ð khaú kiwhat kind
 of daðst:ifriendship hò ek b:n:ðbecome, turn into hòø daðst: n:aes:hmoralizers
                        kaðI c:aras:az: haðt:a
,  kaðI ^:m:g:Øs:ar haðt:a     . .  5 . .

                        rg:-O-s:øg:the vein in the stone s:ð Xp:kt:awould drip v:að l:hÜblood kñ ePr n: T:m:t:awould never have stopped
                        ej:s:ð ^:m:sorrow s:m:J:take to be, think of as being rhð hað y:ð Ag:r S:rarspark? haðt:a     . .  6 . .

                        ^:m: Ag:rc:ðeven if j:aú-g:Øes:l:life-giving? hò p:ð khaú b:c:ðøshould survive? kñ edl:heart
                        ^:m:
-O-ESqsorrow of love g:rif n: haðt:a ^:m:-O-raðz:g:arworldly sorrow, difficulty of making a living haðt:a     . .  7 . .

                        khÜúshould I say eks:s:ð m:òø kñ Vy:a hò,  S:b:-O-^:m:night of sorrow b:Øribad; awful b:l:acurse; torment
                        m:ØJ:ð Vy:a b:Øra T:a m:rn:adeath Ag:r Ok b:ar(only)
 once haðt:a     . .  8 . .

                        hØO m:rkñafter death hm: j:aðif; when ,sv:adisgraced,  hØO Vy:aðø n: g:qý-O-dery:adrowned at sea ?
                        n: kB:i j:n:az:abier; funeral haðt:a
,  n: khiø m:z:ar(here) grave haðt:a     . .  9 . .

                        us:ð kaòn: dðK: s:kt:a,  kñ y:g:an:a?? hò v:að y:Vt:aunity; (here) the One ?
                        j:aðif dØIduality ki b:Üscent;
 (here) the least bit or whiff B:i haðt:i
,  t:að khiø daðc:armet
up with haðt:a     . .  1 0 . .

                        y:ð m:s:aEl:-O-t:s:vv:Øfphilosophical
 riddles !  y:h t:ðra b:y:an:words, thoughts, ' ^:ael:b: ' !
                        t:ØJ:ð hm: v:l:ian
adept, a Sufi master s:m:J:t:ð j:að n: b:adaQv:ardrinker; drunkard haðt:a     . .  1 1 . .

To unglossed version of ^:z:l: in  Aar

To Fran Pritchett's annotated version in "Desertful of Roses".

To index of poetry.

To index of  m:lhar.

Keyed in 17 Oct 2001. Posted 21 Oct 2001. Corrected 24-25 Oct 2001.