O Lord of mine, O ruthless One

ওগো দেবতা আমার, পাষাণদেবতা
ogo debota amar pashandebota

O Lord of mine, O ruthless One
You who dwell in my heart
Lord of the temple within
I have offered all my flowers at your feet.
My morning fades into twilight
My sightless eyes grope in the dark.
Will my worship be all in vain
Will this servant retreat in tears?
I have brought as offering this time
All the desires of my life.
Seeing the darkness I have lit
A lamp for my worship.
So be it if the light flickers out
I will stay put at the door
Offering my tears at your service.

Deluge.. my heart..

দাও হে হৃদয় ভরে দাও
dao he hriday bhore dao

Deluge.. my heart..
Fill it to the brim.
Let it overflow..
Waves surge.. and swell.. in the ocean of nectar.
Let my heart.. heave.. in that sweet.. ecstasy.
The nectar that drives the three worlds..
To euphoric exuberant exhilaration
Do bestow.. me.

My heart has cast off it’s veil in joy

হৃদয়-আবরণ খুলে গেল
hridoy-aboron khule gelo

My heart has cast off it’s veil in joy
At the touch of your feet, O benevolent One
I see you within and outside
In each world, in every direction
In light and darkness, in joy and woe
I see you in my home, my heart
All across the whole wide world

One dearest to the heart comes today

আইল আজি প্রাণসখা
aailo aaji pranshawkha

One dearest to the heart comes today
Behold, one and all
The night lays out a place at the edge of the sky
The planets and stars assemble around
The forests and mountains gaze in silence
The earth ceases it’s daily commotion

The muse calls in love

ডেকেছেন প্রিয়তম, কে রহিবে ঘরে
Dekechhen priyotomo, ke rohibe ghore (audio)

The muse calls in love
It is time to show up,
To release from quiescence.
I come to herald everyone
In hustling celebration

Seething souls will find respite
From ache, alienation

The sky will pour it's symphony
The earth will be wrapped
In magnificence.

Creation transforms
To a gorgeous stage for the tryst

My heart is now prepared
To meet the loving face
Reflected within

Release the gates, my playmate

 খেলার সাথি, বিদায়দ্বার খোলো
Khelar shathi, biday-dwar kholo (audio: Suchitra Mitra)

Release the gates, my playmate
As our heyday comes to an end
Bid me goodbye

There is a faraway echo
Urging the tramp to depart
Here, our happy carnival ends

You aren't close by

তুমি কাছে নাই ব’লে
tumi kaachhe naai bole

You aren't close by, my Friend
So they shout “I am great”, “I am great”
You stay beyond sight and reach
You who are the greatest of all
So they all proclaim their own greatness

Lord, do come once
Show your smiling face
Let them turn red with shame
They who try to distract me
They who try to screen you out
Let them turn red with shame

Where is your beloved face?
The smile that lights up the world
Distract me away from this world
Keep me riveted to you
Distract me with your love
With your pleasing form

The “I” in me puffs with pride
Crush, smash, trash its egoism
Smash this ego into smithereens
Crush this pride beneath your feet

I put my heart to worldly matters

আমি সংসারে মন দিয়েছিনু
ami shongshare mon diyechhinu

I put my heart to worldly matters
You took away my heart yourself
In asking for joy I sought woe
You called it woe but gave me joy
It is your mercy that you gave me woe

The heart that scattered itself in a thousand places
Striving after a thousand selfish aims
You gathered it all up and bound it with devotion
You gathered it from a thousand places
You gathered it up from the dirt

You made me roam from pillar to post
In search of happiness
Now you make me understand
How very much you are my very own
You make me understand
You came into my heart to make me understand
Who you are to me, you make me understand

You compassion leads whom down which path to where
All at once I opened my eyes and saw you’d brought me to your door
I knew not, down which path you brought me, I knew not

Do bestow life unto me

আমারে করো জীবনদান
amare koro jibonodaan
(audio)

Do bestow life unto me
Instill in my heart your own bidding

So much has come, so much has gone
Tons I get tons I lose
Let my heart be stoic at your feet

Let me embrace propitious penance
Let my selfish interests be swept far away
Put an end to my futile quest
Awaken true knowledge in my heart

In loss and gain
In pleasure and pain
In light and darkness
Let me be fearless
Let me be steady
Let my heart accept your will

A tranquil evening alights

আইল শান্ত সন্ধ্যা
aailo shanto sandhya

A tranquil evening alights
The weary sun has set
I bow to you, loving mother
I bow to you, benefactor of restful slumber
I bow to the profound peace that remains ever wakeful and vigilant

In the vastness of the universe

মহাবিশ্বে মহাকাশে মহাকালমাঝে
mohabishwe mohakaashe

In the vastness of the universe
In the vastness of the skies
In the vastness of time
Why do I, a solitary mortal
Roam around in bewildered wonder

O Lord of the universe
O Master of melody
You remain veiled in fathomless mystery
In the silent solitude of your abode

I look up to you
Your steadfast eyes look down at me evermore

You who are the deep blue boundless ocean

হে অনাদি অসীম সুনীল অকূল সিন্ধু
hey onadi osheem sunil okul sindhu

You who are the deep blue boundless ocean
That has no beginning
That has no end
I am but a mere teardrop
Swallow me into your cool depths
And then will there be a profound peace
And then just oblivion and forgiveness
Then I will ask no more
When will it be the dark night of new moon
When will the sky light up with the full moon

I will seat you today on the royal throne

আজি রাজ-আসনে তোমারে বসাইব
aaji raj-ashone tomare boshaibo

I will seat you today on the royal throne in my heart
I will offer all my desires at your feet to anoint you as my King
O King of this world, I will keep you within me
As your devotee I can afford that pride
All of creation can roam outside
You will roam within my heart

O my heart, open your eyes and behold Him

হে মন, তাঁরে দেখো আঁখি খুলিয়ে
hey mon, taare dekho aankhi khuliye

O my heart, open your eyes and behold Him
He who ever remains within
Make Him your Lord, leaving everyone
Cede your body, mind, youth and riches to Him

Now I understand my friend

এবার বুঝেছি সখা
ebar bujhechhi shokha

Now I understand my friend
This play is just that, mere play
A sheer neglect of mortal life

Subside won’t lamentations
Till You don’t arrive
How will you pacify yourself?
How will you pass the hour?

Smile in vain the sun and moon
Come in vain the night and day
All at once cries out the heart
Perceiving a void in all directions

I came to look for You
But what am I left with
For what do I wander around
In this vast and great assemblage

Dark is the night overcast with illusions

ঘোরা রজনী, এ মোহঘনঘটা
ghora rojoni

Dark is the night
Overcast with illusions
Where O where is my home!

I sit on the road
Playing all day
The game ends
My heart begs to go home

I’ll tell you no more of my woes

দুখের কথা তোমায় বলিব না
dukher kotha tomay bolibo na

I’ll tell you no more of my woes
Blessed by your touch, I’ve forgotten all pain
I live in joyous content with what you have given

This pleasant world is an abode of happiness
That I am here is a sign of your affection
Your sun and moon emanate a sweet radiance
Each new dawn brings new smiles to the gardens
Each night shines in the glow of
   the planets and stars in your assembly

A mother’s love and the fond favour of friends
Shower sweet nectar in a thousand streaks
The sweetness of this world made sweeter by love
Fills me with the bliss of divine nectar

Puny we are, yet we know not death
In you we have a refuge of fearlessness
Diminishes all sorrow at the sight of your feet

May love keep expanding each day
May the spirit’s thirst be quenched each day
May I be infused with new life
May I be stirred with new hope
In each year ever anew

I sit at the door O Lord

দুয়ারে বসে আছি
duarey boshe aachhi

I sit at the door O Lord throughout the day
Tears roll down unabated

Nothing in this world satiates my heart
I wander from door to door
Carrying my heart’s desire in my heart

Leaving all, I have come here
Pray, do not turn away from this wretched soul
Whatever you do, I will stay put

Submerged who is in His love

তাঁহার প্রেমে কে ডুবে আছে
tahar preme ke dube aachhe

Submerged who is in His love
Yearns not for trifling joys, riches and honour
Feels no pain of separation nor pangs of grief
Never does that love wane

With countless lamps in hand

হাতে লয়ে দীপ অগণন
haatey loye deep

With countless lamps in hand
Whose royal throne is it?
That creation circumambulates

Millions of people all around
With their joys, woes and grief
Gaze upon His feet evermore

The sun keeps telling Him
“Look upon me once,
I’ll flood the earth with light”

The moon sings to Him
“Look upon me with a smile, O Lord,
I’ll spread the sweetness of the full moon night”

The cloud sings at His feet
“Bestow Your kindness, O Lord,
I’ll give shade and showers of rain”

Spring sings in each moment
“Give me Your assurance,
I’ll fill the bare branches with fruit and flower”

Men and women say with folded hands
“Deluge our hearts with Your love,
We’ll spread affection throughout the world”

“Fulfil, O fulfil our longings”
Relentlessly to whom calls out
The wordless voice of this world