Religion

"Thee, Lord of Pity, I Beseech"

by Tukaram 1608–1649

Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)

Religion

Thee, Lord of Pity, I beseech,
Come speedily and set me free.
Yea, when he hears my piteous speech,
All eager should Narayan be.

Lo, in the empty world apart
I hearken, waiting thy footfall:
Vitthal, thou father, mother art,
Thou must not loiter at my call.

Thou, thou alone art left to me
All else when weighed is vanity.

Now, Tuka pleads, thy gift of grace complete;
Now let mine eyes behold thy equal feet.

MLA

Tukaram. “"Thee, Lord of Pity, I Beseech".” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/7/.

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Tukaram. “"Thee, Lord of Pity, I Beseech".” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/7/.

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