Religion
"The World Passeth Away"
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
Who dares call aught his own
As swiftly speed the days?
Time keeps the fatal score,
And not a moment strays.
Hair, ears, and eyes grow old,
As, dullard, grow they must;
The best is nigh thee, yet
Thou fill'st thy mouth with dust.
Dying and yet thou buildst
As for eternity!
Nay, haste to Pandurang!
'Tis Tuka says it: flee!
Cite this poem
MLA
Tukaram. “"The World Passeth Away".” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/64/.
Chicago
Tukaram. “"The World Passeth Away".” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/64/.
Read this poem with the Codex →