Religion
God's Counterfeit
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
Is there a man who says of all,
Whether upon them sorrow fall,
Or whether joy — "These, these are mine"?
That is the saint: mark well the sign.
God dwells in him. The good man's breast
Is of all men's the tenderest.
Is any helpless or undone?
Be he a slave, be he a son: —
On all alike he mercy shows,
On all an equal love bestows.
How oft must I this tale repeat!
That man is God's own counterfeit.
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MLA
Tukaram. “God's Counterfeit.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/47/.
Chicago
Tukaram. “God's Counterfeit.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/47/.
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