Symmetry

(500)  Tumi je phul diyacho bhariya

Those flowers that You've packed
Into my flower basket—
With them, I have strung a garland.
Your smiles that have rained
Down upon my heart—
All my troubles they have allayed.

My hopes, around You they reel;
My speech but focuses on Thee.
All of my activities,
All of my accessories,
Are motivated by Your affinity.

In my mental blossom there is honey;^[1]
With it, my life-pollen has been smeared.
Having given everything,
Keeping nothing in arrears,
My wicker tray^[2] is arrayed carefully.

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Bittersweet

(499)  Mor nahi je samay

I am out of time;
No more time is mine.
At close of day, why did You arrive?
Oh Gracious Lord, this was ill-timed.

The bakul blooms^[1] of my mind have fallen down;
My jasmine flowers^[2] have dropped to the ground.
On the lampstand, my mental candle has gone out.
Having delayed, why did You arrive?
Oh Soulful Lord, this was ill-timed.

Lost to the great beyond are my companions;
Love, to what place has it drifted off?
My buds of hope, they have all shriveled up.
Why then, with tender smile, did You come sit by my side?
Hey, Omniscient Lord, this was ill-timed.

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A love song

(498)  Jhum jhumajhum

Jingle, jangle;
Jingle, jangle...
A song of love has rung out; so let's proceed.
All of you, move... to the woods, let's hurry!

Inside the forest, kadam flowers^[1] are there;
Night-jasmine^[2] and screwpine^[3] blossoms are falling.
On arms we'll wear bangles, on hair we'll tie garlands...
Round and around God's land we will dance.

In our rhythmic dance beat and lyric melody,
At a great distance our Deity won't keep.
Humans, animals, and birds, we agree;
With tears we did weep, we'll wash His holy feet.

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Children of God

(497)  Surja utheche tamah nashiyache

The sun has risen, gloom has disappeared;
The sky is bright with lustrous beauty.
A hundred ages laden with humiliation
Have faded away in that effulgence.

In the sea of light, a storm has come;
All inertia has silently withdrawn.
All stigmata have hidden their face,
Lord of Light, on seeing Your play.

In this light the dark shroud is consumed;
Black sky has morphed into deep blue.
Every injustice and every corruption,
Sheepishly views that brilliant splendor.

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Victory

(496)  Nutana rupete asiyacho tumi

With a fresh hue You have come;
I sing the triumph of the new.
My heart's despair You've removed;
No dark granules remain.

On mountain and sea, and in the dense jungle,
You are resplendent in every conception.
Getting or not the pain of frustration,
Nowhere am I dispossessed.

That which was secret, in my mind concealed,
A hand You did reach even to there.
To suppress anything, to screen my feelings—
There's never any possibility.

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On the shore

(495)  Amay dure rekho nako

Please don't keep me at a distance;
I want to be in Your presence.
My melody is attuned to Thine,
In Your heart and soul, I survive.

On sands by a river's landing stage,
Musing on You, I pass my days.
Even among countless afflictions,
Going on living, in joy I dance.

Pervaded by the desert's cruelty,
My sky is dried up by a fiery heat.
Amid this too is Your azure blue;^[1]
I pray for shade in thoughts of You.

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On Your path

(494)  Tomar bhavti bheve meteche je man

In thought of You my mind is consumed;
It pays no heed to any taboo.
On Your path I will move.

At the end of darkest night,
In a song of dawn, from life to life,
I will be with Thee.

Regarding my blooms that have fallen,
Never will I think of all those tales.
The barred doors of my memory are open;
Oh Lord,^[1] I will invoke You always.
At every blunder, with sincerity,
In my meditation I will cling to Thee.

Dearest Friend,^[2] my heart's sweetness
I will dispense per Your will.

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