Attainment

Those who find love before they die,
what blessed virtue shapes their lives?!

I received only a garland of thorns
seeking flowers...my whole life through!
The more I searched for happiness,
the more I gathered sorrow's dust.

Reaching out with both hands for love's melody,
my entire life filled up with sighs.
Those who companion my grief and pain,
together they only make me weep more...!

When friends stood beside me,
they all left...one by one.
Those at whose door I found small joys,
none remained with me at the end.

These empty hands stay empty still...
no one has time to give to me!
Whatever pride I hold inside
finds solace only in its own shadow!

If you say this is what life means,
then I'm willing to live this life too!
If you wish, swallowing all my tears
I'll spend my remaining years in silence.

Tell me yourself, what should I fear from sorrow,
if all life's gifts come only through suffering!