Amal dhabal charan kamal
    Kemane pujibo balo aji balo
    Kemane gahibo sumadhur sure
    Tomar bijoy gan
Nai bhav bhasha chhanda o tal
Nai parijat marma maral
Ache shudhu hai katha balibar
    Sutibra byakulata

Pure, unalloyed Lotus-Feet of Yours,
How can I wash You?
Do tell me today.
How can I sing Your Victory-Song
With a sweet, melodious voice?
I have no tune, no words,
No metre, no rhyme,
No flowers, no heart’s want.
I have only a quenchless inner urge.