dariya wich ajay baaD aaya nahin
main taan pehley hi paani naal bhig gaya haaN
kaid khana ajay banDiya nahin
main taan pehlay hi kaidi bun gaya haaN
chess taan ajay khedi nahin
main taan pehlay hi checkmate bun gaya haaN
teri shrab da ajay ik pyala vi peeta nahin
main taan pehlay hi nashay wich choor ho gayan haaN
laDaee de maidan wich ajay main paunchayha vi nahin
main taan pehlay hi zakhmi ho k kaatil ho gaya haaN
mainu hun kuj vi patta nahin lagada
asli roop ki hai tay chitar ki hai
main taan hun ik parcHawaN haaN
tay nahin vi haaN
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Rumi
I Am and I Am Not
I'm drenched
in the flood
which has yet to come
I'm
in the prison
which has yet to exist
Not having played
the game of chess
I'm already the checkmate
Not having tasted
a single cup of your wine
I'm already drunk
Not having entered
the battlefield
I'm already wounded and slain
I no longer
know the difference
between image and reality
Like the shadow
I am
And
I am not
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Great selection from the Master. " Like the shadow I am And I am not" .