Swapane Shuni Hriday Bane
Swapane shuni hriday baneTaba nupur dhwani
Jagile dekha paina kena
Ogo nayan mani
Din dupure swap mor
Satya hok satya
Ogo arup amar majhi
Rahibe tumi nitya
In my heart-forest
I heard the jingling of Your ankle-bells.
I see You in my dreams.
But alas, when I am awake,
I see You not.
How I wish to see You during the day
And not at night in my dreams!
May the dream-reality be manifested
In my outer life of existence.
O Beauty unparalleled,
May Your Beauty be manifested
In my day-to-day activities
At every moment of my wakeful life.
Sri Chinmoy, Pole-star promise-light, part 2, Agni Press, 1977