Amai Tumi Dekhecha Ma (1)
Amai tumi dekecha maAmai tumi dekecha
Andhar rate jariye dhare
Bhalo tumi besecho
Tabu tomai rakhi dure
Katobar je kendecho
Mukti dite amar prane
Katobar je tenecho
Pashan diye gara e pran
Taito dure rekhechhi
Tomar sakal sneha bibhav
Agyanatai rekhechi
Mother, You have called me,
You have called me.
In the darkness-night You have loved me,
You have loved me.
I know not why I keep You away from me.
To give me liberation, how many times
You have brought me close to You, the ocean.
A stone-heart is mine;
Therefore, I do not care for You,
I keep You aside.
I place You far, farther, farthest from me
And I abide in the life of darkness-night.
Sri Chinmoy, Pole-star promise-light, part 3, Agni Press, 1977