Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1552

Am I not ashamed to write poems any more?
The princes of devotion will laugh at me. A
day for decision has now arrived; without experience
of the truth a man forgets its savour. With
experience of the truth who would be so sinful?
Ineffectual plans bring shame on a man. Tuka
says, I cannot be patient any more; my soul is
unsettled within me.

Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents