Wear the robe of wisdom

by Lalla

English version by Ranjit Hoskote
Original Language Kashmiri

Wear the robe of wisdom,
brand Lalla's words on your heart,
lose yourself in the soul's light,
you too shall be free.

-- from I Lalla: The Poems of Lal Ded, Translated by Ranjit Hoskote

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