Religion
I Am Poor and Needy
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
No deeds I've done nor thoughts I've thought
Save as thy servant, I am nought.
Guard me, O God, and O, control
The tumult of my restless soul.
Ah, do not, do not cast on me
The guilt of mine iniquity.
My countless sins, I, Tuka, say,
Upon thy loving heart I lay.
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Tukaram. “I Am Poor and Needy.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/41/.
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Tukaram. “I Am Poor and Needy.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/41/.
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