The days which have passed will never return; I pay no heed to hopes of the future. Virtues and vices assault me; they trouble me sorely, I can see no support from Thee; if thou art the life of the world, says Tuka, then why need we implore Thee for mercy?
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 2297
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents