I cannot see any mercy in you; you accept my service and speak not. Let us see what source of strength you have; behind what defence you conceal yourself. We have explored your means of attack and defence; we know, O generous one, all your means of hiding. Now, while we have left but a little consideration for each other, it is well; what is the use of multiplying words? Tuka says, The saints help me, and thus this topic arose in my mind.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 1913
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents