Shah Hussain: Kafi (poem) about Mothers: "Maaye ni mein kinnu aakhaaN"

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One of the masterpieces of Punjabi poetry by one of the greatest Saints of all time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v85NAAmmIQ

"O' Mother to whom shall I tell the story of my separation's grief.

The fire lit inside me by the teacher smolders and smokes

As I stir the ambers, I see the red Jewel

The pain of separation has driven me mad

Suffering is the bread I eat

Pain is my curry dip, sighs of grief my cooking fire

I roam the jungles and deserts in vain

Says Hussain, the God's fakir:

How happy I will be to find my prince!"