Come hither, the 'fallen', the 'impure', the 'outcastes'! <br />Let us all worship The Holy Mother together! <br /> <br />Only when all castes and all nations <br />Assemble at Her feet, side by side without fear; <br />Only where we are not bound by temple, priest or scriptures <br />Can we properly worship the Goddess <br /> <br />Only when brothers sit side by side, worshiping together <br />Will she embrace those who call Her by name <br />Descending from Her throne in the heavens, <br />Sitting amongst us on the dusty earthly ground. <br />The Goddess' altar will become sacred only when <br />Her holy water is blessed by the touch of us all. <br /> <br />Because we have ignored Her true message, <br />Brother has turned against brother <br />Today, upon seeing the Goddess in Her full splendor, <br />You will realize that we are all children of the same Mother <br /> <br />And heaven, earth and the entire universe will erupt in awe, <br />Awoken by our invocation to the Holy Mother <br />Fearlessly chanted by all in unison. <br /> <br />[Translated by: Udayan Chattopadhyay]<br /><br />Kazi Nazrul Islam<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/come-hither-2/
