Faith
My eyes were blind, were blind completely,
Translated from Uzbek · Original text
My eyes were blind, were blind completely,I put my trust in someone I thought great.I called his words both right and true,I even kept his name with care within my heart.Today it's revealed at last, revealed —What, like the blind, I failed to see, I've learned:I took it for a mountain, O my Lord,And suddenly I came face to face with an ant.Perhaps my failing to see was not for nothing,For I'm a feeble, lowly man in glasses.Small things, after all, cannot be seenUntil one kneels and bends down low.“Do not get tangled up in petty things” —I knew my God was holding me by the hand.I'd poured water on a withered root and watched,I knew, waiting for it to bloom and bear fruit.O Lord, protect me from becoming small,Don't leave me like a cat among the mice.Place me in the company of lions, O Lord,Even if in that circle I'm but a pup.Should I be a beggar in Your great caravan,I'm content, O Lord, though You hand me plain broth.Even if I cling like dust to the cloakOn the shoulders of Your friends — I'm content, O Lord!Akrom MALIK
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