I Cannot Be Patient Any Longer

O my Lord, I cannot be patient any longer;
 Soothe me with your vision.

I am dying to see your form,
 I am as uneasy as a fish out of water.
Please let me know how I can obtain you.

As a chakor bird waits for the full moon
 And a daughter waits
 For an invitation from her parents,
As a hungry child awaits its mother,
So am I eagerly waiting day and night
 To see your beautiful face.

I am suffering so much in my desire to meet you
 That not a wink of sleep do I get,
And tears flow continuously from my eyes.
 Fulfil your promise and meet me, O Lord.

O breath of my life,
 Please remove the curtain
 And grant me your true vision.
_{Tukaram, The Ceaseless Song of Devotion}