1
Although a spinner, not depend
upon yourself entirely;
The knowing buyer faults at end
may find within your thread.
2
As long as you can spin, spin on,
work-season soon declines;
All spinners are...but work of all
is not in favour lines-
She ne'er breaks thread, nor for rest pines
who has realized the truth.
3
This phase will end so soon, as long,
you acn spin, spinning keep-
For your Eid do prepare a work
of art, and success reap.
That scorching tears you may not weep
'midst your girl friends tomorrow.
4
Toil on and feel not proud, or else
your Lord offended be-
The wheel turn...round your neck hang scarf
Of sweet humility...
You little faulty one-then see
your work is not in vain.
II
5
When connoisseurs arrived, they found,
the flaws that did not please.
They called to spinner...in their way
they asked: "How made you these?"
"Untidy I, have failed to tease
the lumps from out the yarn."-
6
With rancour in their hearts, although
with fine yarn spools they fill,
Not even an ounce the expert will
Of their product accept.-
7
Wondrous devotion spinners have,
who tremble, spin and spin;
For earning good, in spinning yard
at sun-rise they begin-
Such soul-beauty the connoisseurs
even for themselves would win
Yarn spun by spinners so genuine
without weighing they buy.-
III
8
Who in themselves the cotton thrash
their thread,s without compeer;
The 'whirr' of spinning wheel, they would
not let their life's breath hear,-
Secretly, tremlingly they go
on spinning so sincere-
Those that refuse the jewels here,
priceless themselves they are.
9
Now yesterday you did not spin-
Today you have no time to spend;...
You silly one, how long the friend
shall overlook your faults?
10
The spinners, spinning, spinning were-
but now not one I spy-
Spinning wheels in disorder lie,
and sitting huts are closed.-
11
I neither see same cotton-pods
nor spinners are the same-
So empty the bazar become
to see it, breaks my hearts!
12
Wool in my tunic, I proceed
to spinning-yard...alas,
No single spinner breathing was
they'd gone to sleep for aye.
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