10. Asundarje Bhitar Bahir

Asundarje bhitar bahir
Kebal malin asundar
Jiban nadir bhagna nauka
Dekhbe na je subandar

Translation

My life within, my life without,
Is utterly empty of beauty.
How can the shattered boat of my life-river
Ever reach God’s Beauty-Harbour?

Sri Chinmoy, Sanjher Tara, Part 1, Agni Press, New York, 1983