Kabi Karo Shilpi Karo

Kabi karo shilpi karo
Premik karo more
Bandho amai charan tale
Khama kripar dore dore


Make me a divine poet.
Make me a divine artist.
Make me a divine lover.
Let me remain bound
At Your Forgiveness-Feet.
Let me grow and grow
In Your Compassion-Heart.


Sri Chinmoy, Illumination-Song and Liberation-Dance, Part 2. New York: Agni Press, 1976.