(Based on a Verse of Faizi) Extremely excessive is the heat of current civilization’s wine; the clay body of the Muslim has exploded into flames.

It made the speck into fire-fly by giving it borrowed light; just look at what the trickery of the splendid sun is.

The nature of the young generation has found new ways: This beauty, this alertness, this freedom, this fearlessness.

Such a change has come about in planning and thought; bursting of the garden’s flower-buds in Love is considered trivial.

The newly flying birds have lost their nests but a pretty sight has been shown by magician’s cunningness.

The new life brought with it ever changing pleasures: Rivalry, selling conscience, impatience, greed.

Muslim’s assembly is glittering with the new candle’s light, but my old time wisdom is saying this to the moths:

‘O moth! You have derived this warmth from the assembly’s candle: Burn in your own fire like me if you have the warmth of the heart.