Uth hun dhol mana
A Shah Hussain poem urging the soul to reconcile with the divine beloved before regretting the fleeting nature of youth, beauty, and wealth.
Kabir Ji Bhairon Di War (Ai Dhan Mere Har Kay Naon)
A Kabir hymn declaring devotion to God’s name as one’s only true wealth, crop, family, and companion.
Sajjna Asan MorioN Langh Payia Se
A Shah Hussain kafi using the metaphor of slipping through a narrow gate to describe freedom from worldly attachments and distractions.
Ainve Gujri Raat
A short Shah Hussain kafi mourning a night that passed without play or union, reflecting on the humble, childlike station of faqirs.
Dil Dardan Keeti Poori Ni
A Sufi kafi by Shah Hussain on how sorrow fulfills the heart, contrasting worldly wealth with the humble truth of the faqir’s path.
Ni Sayio Asan Naina de Aakhe Lagge
A Sufi kafi by Shah Hussain on the purity of true love, faithful eyes, and martyrdom for one’s beloved.
Notes on Ozu and Bresson
Notes from a film discussion comparing the minimalist transcendental styles of directors Yasujiro Ozu and Robert Bresson.
ਦੀਨੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ਦਿਵਾਨੇ ਦੀਨੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥
A Kabir shabad from the Guru Granth Sahib warning against forgetting faith and squandering human life in base, animal-like pursuits.
These are the hands
Michael Rosen’s poem honoring the hands of NHS healthcare workers who care for patients from first touch to last, translated into Punjabi.
ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਏ ਲੰਮਾ ਲਾਰਾ
A poem likening migrant workers' desperate exodus during the COVID-19 lockdown to a long caravan of the poor and displaced.