The Heavenly man

Humanity is so kind and so this man is....

Speak only as godlike of the man who feels another's pain

Who shares another's sorrow and pride does disdain

Who regards himself lowliest of the low

Speaks not a word of evil against anyone

Blessed is the mother who gave birth to such a son

Who looks upon everyone as his equal,

Lust he has renounced 

Who honours women like he honours his mother 

Whose tongue knows not the taste of falsehood

nor covets another's worldly goods

Who longs not for worldly wealth (or fame)

for he treads the path of renunciation

Ever on his lips is Ram's holy name 

All places of pilgrimage are within him

He has conquered greed, is free of deceit, lust and anger

Through him Narsinh has godly vision

And his generation to come will attain salvation.

Author's Note

cortsey - vaishnav jan to tene kahiye ji ( by bhakt narsi mehta ) . This is not my poem so please dont credit me, this is the translated version of the courtsied hindi poem . I wanted to share it with you all to make you feel the greatness of this literary work ... so i have posted it here ...

Reviews

[livetowrite]

A very powerful write. thank you for sharing

[Manpreet]

I Like the innovation here. A nice tribute to share the story of a Great Man of our time.

[Barbie]

its good though

[Enigma]

I have heard the original bhajan (it IS a bhajan, I guess) and it full of soul. Now I read this translation of yours and I think, you brought out the spirit of the original into your work as well. The use of font and the over-all wordplay was excellent. Loved it. Keep it up! :)

[Ruth]

And I am glad you shared it :) Beautiful and thought provoking..
xoxo

It's wonderful to find something, then work on it to be shared with the world so that the world will be moved by such inspiring works also.
This is definitely a piece of poetry which I can say is better for the eyes and both the mind. Not only does it come with the luxury of smooth style changes in font, but it also comes with the good morals which one should find themselves taking contemplation on. It's an excellent piece. Wonderful indeed.
Also, nice image choice, this is definitely Ghandi-like stuff, although Ghandi's life was more political motivated, but back with pure intentions and a calm mending hand towards humanity such as what's represented within this poem's messages on how man should be.

[Shy Girl]

This is a very inspiring work. Thank you for sharing. You can feel the power in the words that you have written down. Meaning, within the different fonts of the puter generation, you are able to place a great deal more umph to the transcription you have done. (I think that came out right) Sorry, sometimes I am just at a loss for words or wording well, and this would be one of those times. Thank you for sharing this with us. :)

[Poetic Beauty]

This is a great poem and thanks for sharing it.

[MetBySunlight]

This poem is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing (: