10: Duщkher Sдgore
“In the Ocean of Misery”
Traditional Bangladesh Bhajan
(refrain) duщkher sдgore bhдsiyechi
uttдriye jдni nд
duщkher sдgore—in the ocean of suffering; bhдsiyechi—I am swimming; uttдriye—to be lifted out; jдni nд—I know not.
(refrain) I am swimming in the ocean of material suffering, and I do not know of any way to be lifted out.
(1)
uthдl deu дsiche chuцiyд
ki habe tдhд jдni nд
uthдl deu—please lift me out; дsiche—coming; chuцiyд—raining profusely; ki habe—what will be?; tдhд—that; jдni nд—I know not.
1) O Lord! Please rescue me from the raging storm that is rapidly approaching with torrents of rain. When it reaches me, I do not know what will happen.
(2)
dйna-doyдl tumi bhagavдn
pдr koro дmдi shдmne tuphдn
dйna-doyдl—You are merciful to the fallen; tumi bhagavдn—You are the Supreme personality; pдr koro—please deliver beyond; дmдi—me; shдmne—in front of; tuphдn—the violent storm.
2) You, O Lord, are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is merciful to poor fallen souls. Please save me from the terrible storm that menaces before me.
(3)
tumi jadi prabhu nдhi koro pдr
pдrer дзд rдkhi nд
tumi—You; jadi—if; prabhu—O Lord!; nдhi—do not; koro pдr—allow me to cross; pдrer дзд—hope of going beyond; rдkhi nд—I do not keep.
3) If You do not deliver me, O Lord, then I do not even hope to be saved.