Thaistil mé i bhfad . . .

Thaistil mé i bhfad  . . .

Thaistil mé i bhfad is mé sa tóir ar Dhia,
ach nuair d’éiríos as fá dheoidh is nuair a chasas ar mo sháil
b’iúd romham É, ionam istigh!

A Lalli,
cén fáth a bhfuil tú ar fán is ar fuaidreamh
ar nós bacaigh?
Cuir cruth éigin ort féin
agus deonóidh Seisean
fís duit De Féin
i bhfoirm aoibhnis
id’ chroí istigh!

I traveled a long way seeking God

Lalla (14ú hAois)

Leagan Béarla le Swami Muktananda

I traveled a long way seeking God,
but when I finally gave up and turned back,
there He was, within me!

O Lalli!
Now why do you wander
like a beggar?
Make some effort,
and He will grant you
a vision of Himself
in the form of bliss
in your heart.


-- from Lalleshwari: Spiritual Poems by a Great Siddha Yogini, Translated by Swami Muktananda