So it has been done by God Gopal,
that nothing is sacred or profane any more.
Though the bush of ketaki is thorny,
inside grows the kewada.
The jack-fruit bears thorns on the body,
but conceals within life-giving water.
Though Sheikh Mohamad is a non-Hindu,
God Govind pervades his heart.
Translated from the Marathi by Pradeep Gopal Deshpande