E Jiban Khani Tomare Sampite
E jiban khani tomare sampiteBahubar ami cheyechi
Paini tomar darashan priya
Byatha duksaha barechi
Many a time I have tried
To offer my life to You.
Alas, I have failed to do so;
Therefore, excruciating pangs
Are torturing my heart.
All in vain I try to please You,
To surrender my existence to You,
To You alone.
Sri Chinmoy, Pole-star promise-light, part 2, Agni Press, 1977