Ekti Katha Balar Lagi
Ekti katha balar lagiTomar kache jai
Bhaye lage tomar pane
Kabhu nahi chai
Ami ki ma tomai chahi
Na ki tumi chao
Hriday bane mukti giti
Kahar tumi gao
Just to tell only one small thing
I often come to You.
But when I come to You
Through fear and through shame,
I fail to look at You
At Your Face.
Mother, is it I who want You
Or You who want me?
Tell me,
For whom and in whose heart
Do You sing the liberation-song?
Sri Chinmoy, Pole-star promise-light, part 3, Agni Press, 1977