Dec 10, 2009

On this harp of finitude

সীমার মাঝে অসীম তুমি
sheemar majhe awsheem tumi

On this harp of finitude
You play the tune of Infinite,
O Boundless!
And so it is that your joy in me
Is so sweet

In varied smells and colours
And music of manifold rhythms
The ecstasy of your infinite beauty
Illuminates my heart,
So grand is your revelation in me!

The perfect union of us two
Lets down all bars,
And the world with its ocean and sky
Becomes rampant in mirth

Your crystal luster is a formless halo
In the confines of my finite comprehension
It assumes various forms
And to it my tears impart exquisite beauty
So sweet is your revelation in me!

(Translation: Subrata Majumdar)

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