21. Jagena jagena paran jagena

Jagena jagena paran jagena
Ghum ghor ar bhangena
Kichuto janina shudhu na
Shudhu kare mana nishedh kebal
Pratiti aghat dei naba bal
Mukti shanti labhibo achire
Keha ajo taha janena

Translation

No awakening, no awakening!
My heart is fast asleep —
An endless sleep.
Nothing do I know, nothing do I know.
Someone constantly warns me
And prevents me from doing the right thing.
From each stroke of his
I derive new strength.
I shall soon be inundated
With peace and liberation-light
But nobody knows anything about it.