Note: The poem is very long, hence I am posting only a few stanzas here.
I kneel before you
O Almighty Lord.
Punish me ! Behead me !
With your furious sword.
For I am the sinner
of the supreme kind
I praised you upfront
But stabbed from behind.
A culprit in the true sense
I deserve to die.
For nothing but a hypocrite
a hypocrite am I.
I worshiped your idol
Raised a temple in your glory
Ignored the goddess at my home
Tortured her for dowry.
With rosary beads in hand
I chanted all the time
Killed unborn girl for honor
I am such a filthy swine !
Lies demon in my laughter
Lies devil in my cry
For nothing but a hypocrite
a hypocrite am I.
I fast in your name
I gave away the alms
With no feelings of love
No tenderness, no warmth.
I offered you the flowers
Even burned the sandalwood
But kicked away the hungry
When he asked me for food.
I deserve not remorse
I neither want to try
For nothing but a hypocrite
a hypocrite am I.
I sprinkled holy water
I threw coins in the lake
My heart is full of filth
My devotion is all fake.
I read the holy books
Wore precious stones as rings
Superstitions I followed
Of truth I knew nothing
When others laugh, I laugh
When others sigh, I sigh
For nothing but a hypocrite
a hypocrite am I.
