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Nund Rishi Quotes

1370–1430 India

Nund Rishi (9 April 1378 – 12 March 1439 AD), also known as Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani and by the honorary title Alamdar-e-Kashmir, was a Kashmiri Sufi saint, mystic, poet and Islamic preacher. Nund Reshi was among the founders of the Rishi order, a Sufi tradition of the region.

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"The universe will sustain only if the forests sustain."

Akis ditut narma ta khasay,
Akis jandah palas nay,
Akis ditut barni-nyasay,
Akis tsur ay doran Lhasay.

Arah-balan naga-rada rov
Sadha ror tsuran manz
Muda gharan gora Pandita ror
Ruza hansa ror kuran manz.

Adana archana karay no me Tas
Wuni pyom tsetas greki vizi nun.

Adam akay ta byun byun war —
Ak layi mukhta ta ak layi na har
Tsandun ti dar, arkhor ti dar
Arkhor asi na barkhurdar.

Man is the same [but] of different qualities;
One is worth a pearl, another is not worth a shell.
Sandal is wood, arkhor is wood, [but]
Arkhor is not of any use. 1

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nund Rishi (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.