9. Dudin par phuraye jai
Dudin par phuraye jaiJiban abhinoy
Praner asha maner swapan
Sakali sanchoi
Dhaner gorob jasher gorob
Bhasma haye sabi pure jai
Shudhu thake manob asahai
The life-drama ends
After a short time.
The hope of human heart
And the dream of human mind,
And all that is garnered
In human life —
Pride and self-giving
Pride and self-esteem
Will all end in a fruitless smoke.
Yet man will eternally treasure
The endless chain of hope-life.
Sri Chinmoy, Illumination-Song and Liberation-Dance, part 1, Agni Press, New York, 1976
