Abdul-Qādir Bedil

250px|thumb|Beauty, which the mirror of creation was beautifying,with a hundred thousand suns each atom caressing. Mirza Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Mawlānā Abul-Ma'ālī Mīrzā Abdul-Qādir Bēdil (or Bīdel), also known as Bīdel Dehlavī (1644– 5 December 1720), was a Sufi saint and a remarkable poet from the Indian subcontinent. Quotes Rubaʿiyat (Quatrains) Stanza It's in your nature to accept advice readilyso don't fail in reaping benefit through me,This collection of our thought is open to all:so, read it and satisfy yourself completely. Bedil: Selected Poems, p. 53 Stanza Beauty, which the mirror of creation was beautifying,with a hundred thousand suns each atom caressing,despite its great glory was behind the unseen's veil...it did not know itself until humanity was blossoming. Bedil: Selected Poems, p. 59 Stanza In this sea where rise up storms of 'me' and 'we',some of the population find escaping not so easy.No one's should be burdened by carrying another,every wave is a bridge, to be crossing over...'me'. Bedil: Selected Poems, p. 62 External links Bedil: Selected Poems, translated by Paul Smith, Victoria (Australia), 2006 Category:1642 births Category:1720 deaths Category:Urdu-language poets Category:Urdu-language writers Category:Persian literature Category:Muslims from India Category:Poets from India Category:Romantic poets Category:Sufi poets