Wisdom
Poetry, surely, is the work of two people,
Translated from Uzbek · Original text
Poetry, surely, is the work of two people,The shared work of the poet and the reader.If the poet is a master of his art,The one who understands is as deep as the poet.To write poetry is to suffer pain, to sigh and moan,And the one who understands it is called a fellow sufferer.If to be stricken with pain is a rank,The rank of the one who shares the pain is ten times higher.Whoever understands poetry has a sound nature,Whoever feels poetry has an upright mind.One may be skilled, another may be learned,But if he does not know poetry, what is he to be called?!If wisdom did not resound so loudly in verse,Would the Truth have said that His own verses are not poetry?!After all, if they did not resemble each other in some way,Would there be any need to set them apart?!Which is beautiful poetry, and which is mere whispering —A perfect mind and a pure heart will surely tell apart.Whoever has the insight and unveiling of the saintsWill surely explain the secrets of poetry.If poetry brings the true word to light,It will lead the poet and the reader to the light.But if poetry becomes the praiser of lies,It will cast the poet and the reader into a pit.O you who write poetry, you who love poetry,Hate falsehood, and love the true word.O you whose hearts have burned in the fire of love,So that on the Day of Gathering we may open our eyes smiling.Akrom MALIK
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