He answers prayer

(2872)  Tomay ami ceyechilum, cander alor majhe

For You I had longed,
In the midst of moonbeams,
At ebon's other shore, at the sea of beauty,
Like a partridge entreats.

You heard not that call of mine;
Either You stay deaf-disguised,
Or the atom's pain You did not realize,
Maybe with chores busy.

Closer came a dark and dismal night;
Beneath it went my craving entire.
In that gloom You displayed a sight,
The Formless in fascinating clothing!

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By music we commune

(2871)  Shata dakileo sara daoni

Even having called a hundred times, You did not reply;
After many a song, You accorded a swing.
Speechless had You become, unmoved unchangingly;
But through cadence and beat You came near.

By that swing of Yours, the earth You excited greatly;
Life You infused into an inert body.
You arrayed with a girdle of beauty,
With sky and air in hues ultramarine.

Once having come, You were not going away;
Willingly the world You could not forsake.
Bringing a sweetness mid heart's nave,
Therein every moment You went on staying.

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To attain Thee

(2870)  Tomari sathe jyotsna rate

On moonlit nights with only Your company,
Intimate mental secrets
I go on speaking in songs aplenty (Dear).
Through the whole world, in minds each and every,
A story is hidden;
I will tell You privately.

I know Your hearing is extended;
To reports on all sides You listen.
Heartaches of all nevertheless,
I will go on singing everywhere.

Even when You stay most remotely,
You have kept getting caught on mirror of psyche.
With tunes brightly painted, closer yet will I reach;
In mind this is my firm belief.

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The Holy Grail

(2869)  Ganera tarii mor tomake smari

My boat of song, invoking You,
To which far horizon it sails?
It wants not to pause, no halt it craves;
With motion's delight, forward does it gaze.

Holy sites, townships, and cities aplenty,
On both shorelines they remain, shade-ringed dwellings.
They are stationary, fixed on Earth, roots down deep;
Boat in tandem they don't move, parked by feet are they.

Lord of remote heaven, suited for everyone's meditation,
Amid the inmost core You exist, dear and auspicious.
Having given inspiration, on the path supplied provisions,
Playfully it flashes, Your divine game.

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Bliss amorphous

(2868)  Katha diye gele kena nahi ele

Giving word You left; why did You not visit?
Decoration of my house turned out in vain.
With heap of green leaves and wreath of flowers,
Wasted went the welcome gate.

The floral pollen drifts on crying;
On this new-moon night, hard gets understanding
In my mental anguish, with a deluge of tears
Shed in torrents by a fickle brain.

You'll come yet, with this hope tied to breast,
Upon this thought alone, all sorrow I forget...
Applying this thought, the mist is dismissed;
With You to the formless sea, myself You take.

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As He takes a look

(2867)  Kena je navlo badal o kajal cokh

Why did the dark and cloudy eyes burst
Into a tearful current?
Tell Me please openly, without hesitation,
What you think each moment.

I remain with everybody;
Inner secrets I keep hearing.
Now from your mouth that narration,
Anxious am I to listen.

Along I dance through the cosmos
With each mind, conscious or unconscious.
None has a thing hid; I go on knowing all,
The heavens and the nether realms.

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Looking for a reason

(2866)  Ogo priya balte paro, kon se deshe thako

Oh Darling, can You advise
In which country You abide?
Smile sweet and pipe charming,
Them You keep along, but why?

I seek You in the dense forest
And at mountain cave in secret.
You don't look at me afresh,
But why do You veil eyes?

Afar I've gone, gone to the ocean;
I have bathed in sacred waters.
Only inside was not quest;
So You don't arrive?

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