Do Not Lose Hope

Aum Sairam

If the clouds have hidden the sun,
And life is full of gloom,
And the good done to others
has brought only criticism,
Still do not lose hope.

If the burden of responsibilities
has increased manifold,
the net of desires woven since childhood,
now feels suffocating,
Still do not lose hope.

If no one understands you,
difficulties increase beyond tolerance,
fate seems to bring misfortune,
loneliness overpowers you,
Still do not lose hope.

If all the worship, devotion,
tapasya, austerities,
and love for God,
bring no response
Still do not lose hope.

All the good done in this life
or the life before,
all the struggle and effort
to move towards God,
never goes in vain. So do not lose hope.

Allah Malik