Din Chaleche Khela Dhulai
Din chaleche khela dhulaiDakbo kabe prabhu tomai
Khelar katha shudhui mane pare
Bidya nai buddhi nai
Murkha bale sabai tai
Jethai dekhe sethai ghrina kare
I am wasting my time in sports and fun.
O Lord, I know not when I shall call You.
Only a life of amusement satisfies me.
No knowledge have I, no intelligence have I;
Therefore, everybody calls me a fool.
Alas, they also do something more unthinkable:
They despise my innocent stupidity,
My innocent ignorance.
Sri Chinmoy, Pole-star promise-light, part 3, Agni Press, 1977