Raga Of Fall Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

In no hurry
The storms are past
From all over the universe
What if I did not
Understand the meaning
So deep and make
Hell out of heaven
In heaven with houris
Will I fall in love
In my first glance
What for the lovers
In perpetual pain
Addicted to love
Ah, so easy are they
In abundance

You grieve not my love
I bade farewell to the houries
Come hand in hand
Who was my love
In earth and in hell
Of pleasure I seek not
Of love I am mad

When your door
I knock in heaven
From the balcony I want
That red linen hanging
The key to open
With smiles of youth
Of age I detest
But love you are
When we grow in age
Be in my arms
Sing for me
The raga of fall
From earth to heaven
29/12/2008