Clouds thicken in the sky! O, listen to the deep voice of their roaring; The rain comes from the east with its monotonous murmur. Take care of the fences and boundaries of your fields, lest the rains overflow them; Prepare the soil of deliverance, and let the creepers of love and renunciation be soaked in this shower. It is the prudent farmer who will bring his harvest home; he shall fill both his vessels, and feed both the wise men and the saints.

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Creator: Kabir
Nationality / cultural background: Indian · North Indian poetic tradition
Work / edition: 1915 translation

Translation: Rabindranath Tagore · English

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In the source: LXXXVII

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