Tibetan Poetry

rikpa chen gyi jöpa tsik, dönden gyi ni dzepar gyur

Words spoken by the wise Are made beautiful by their meaning.

sherab me na rikpa me, rikpa me na dön kyang me

Without wisdom, there is no knowledge; Without knowledge, there is no meaning.

sherab chen gyi nyin re zhin, sardu sarpé sheja tsöl

The wise person, day by day, Seeks ever-fresh knowledge.