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Saying | Saying he would return, he went away; | ||
Still | Still my dear friend has not come back. | ||
With harp's flourish, | With harp's flourish, he left, telling me: | ||
Observe simplicity, set aside deceit. | Observe simplicity, set aside deceit. | ||
Forgetting the goal, I walked down many roads; | Forgetting the goal, I walked down many roads; | ||
The bright surface of the upright path I | The bright surface of the upright path I did not follow. | ||
With bewitching beckonings was I enticed, | With bewitching beckonings was I enticed, | ||
Neglecting | Neglecting the crucial dictum, seek the truth. | ||
Today, in every direction sparkles the light. | Today, in every direction sparkles the light. |