Odabrane poeme iz knjige Dvadeset-sedam hiljada izdanaka težnje, deo 147.
Dvadeset-sedam hiljada izdanaka težnje, deo 147
14605.
The outer freedom
Has a short breath.
The inner freedom
Is at once birthless and deathless.
14605.
Spoljašnja sloboda
Kratkog je daha.
Unutrašnja sloboda
Je bez početka i bez kraja.
14638.
Alas, every day
My thought-train
Runs to the wrong destination,
And stops there!
14638.
Avaj, svakog dana
Voz mojih misli
Vozi do pogrešne stanice
I tamo se zaustavlja!
14645.
God does not mind
When He sees in us
Teeming imperfections.
But He does mind
When He sees in us
An iota of unwillingness.
14645.
Bog ne mari
Kad vidi u nama
Obilje nesavršenosti.
Ali ne voli
Da vidi u nama
Makar samo mrvicu bezvoljnosti.
14648.
Humanity weeps
Not because it is neglected
And rejected.
Humanity weeps and has to weep
Because God's Satisfaction with humanity
Is still a very far cry.
14648.
Čovečanstvo plače
Ne zato što je zapostavljeno
I odbačeno.
Čovečanstvo plače i mora da plače
Zato što je Božje Zadovoljstvo čovečanstvom
Još uvek samo vapaj u daljini.
14649.
My Lord Supreme,
I see Your Infinity's blue sky,
But I see not the divinity
Of my soul-bird.
Alas, where is it?
Where is it?
14649.
Moj Gospode Svevišnji,
Vidim plavo nebo Tvog Beskraja,
Ali ne vidim božanstvenost
Moje ptice-duše.
Avaj, gde je?
Gde je?
14656.
Although I am evading my soul
These days,
My soul maintains the same concern,
The same affection
And the same responsibility for me.
14656.
Iako izbegavam moju dušu
Ovih dana,
Moja duša zadržava istu brigu,
Istu naklonost
I istu odgovornost prema meni.
14662.
Play your role!
Make soulful efforts
To build your oneness-bridge
With God.
God will definitely and proudly
Use it.
14662.
Igraj svoju ulogu!
Trudi se duševno
Da sagradiš most tvog jedinstva
S Bogom.
Bog će sigurno i s ponosom
Da ga koristi.
14670.
The blame for humanity's mistakes,
Humanity does not want to take.
My Lord says once a mistake is made,
Somebody has to accept the blame.
Therefore, my Lord is all ready
To accept the blame
For humanity's mistakes.
14670.
Odgovornost za greške čovečanstva,
Čovečanstvo ne želi da prihvati.
Moj Gospod kaže da kad se jednom pogreši,
Neko mora da prihvati odgovornost.
I stoga je moj Gospod sav spreman
Da prihvati odgovornost
Za greške čovečanstva.
14671.
Who says that you do not love God?
You do love God -
Unfortunately, not exactly in His Way.
14671.
Ko kaže da ne voliš Boga?
Ti voliš Boga -
Na žalost, ne baš na Njegov Način.
14673.
Just be positive
In everything that you say and do.
Your mind will escape the poison
Of self-created negativity.
14673.
Samo budi pozitivan
U svemu što govoriš i činiš.
Tvoj um će izbeći otrov
Samostvorene negativnosti.
14678.
The love that can only forgive
But not forget,
According to me,
Is not a perfect love.
14678.
Ljubav koja ume samo da oprosti,
Ali ne i da zaboravi,
Po meni
Nije savršena ljubav.
14680.
No matter how hard we try,
Consciously or unconsciously,
We cannot push God's Patience
Beyond our life's boundary.
14680.
Bez obzira koliko zapinjemo,
Svesno ili nesvesno,
Ne možemo da izguramo Božje Strpljenje
Van granica našeg života.
14682.
Who says that God does not forget?
God does forget
To use His Justice-Hammer
Even when I consciously do a wrong thing.
14682.
Ko kaže da Bog ne zaboravlja?
Bog zaboravlja
Da koristi Čekić Njegove Pravde
Čak i kad ja svesno postupam pogrešno.
Preveo: Dejan Maksimović