Ashar Jibane Krandan
Ashar jibane krandan
Swapane parane bandhan
Jibaner bhore maran
Charidike nache bedan
Translation
The life of hope
Is tortured by bitter tears.
The life of dream
Is devoured by wondrous night.
At the dawn of life
Is the stark frown of death.
Destruction-blows are dancing all around.
Sri Chinmoy, Illumination-Song and Liberation-Dance, part 4, Agni Press, New York, 1981