Only he knows the bitterness of love <br /> <br />Who has deeply felt its pangs. <br /> <br />When you are in trouble <br /> <br />No one comes near you: <br /> <br />When fortune smiles. <br /> <br />All come to share the joy. <br /> <br />Love shows no external wound. <br /> <br />But the pain pervades every pore <br /> <br />Devotee Mira offers her body <br /> <br />As a sacrifice to Giridhara for ever. <br /> <br />[Translated by A.J. Alston]<br /><br />Mirabai<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/only-he-knows-the-bitterness-of-love/
