A poem (Kabit) by Bhai Gurdass, the 18th century Sikh scholar.and its English translation.
कबित्त भाई गुरदास भल्ला जी का :- तोसो ना नाथ अनाथ ना मोसर तोसो ना दानी ना मोसो भिखारी मोसो ना दीन दयालु ना तोसर मोसो अज्ञान ना तोसो बिचारी मोसो ना पतित ना पावन तोसर मोसो बिकारी ना तोसो उपकारी मेरे है अवगुन तू गुनसागर जात रसातल ओट तिहारी (528) Kabitt ( a poetic form) by Bhai Gurdass Bhalla, the great Sikh scholar of 18 th century translated into English Like thee there is no great master and none like me, the wretched, abandoned Like thee there is no great donor and like me none a beggar so dependent Like me there is none more despondent Like thee there is none so benevolent Like me there is none as ignorant Like thee there is none so conversant Like me there is none so decadent Like thee there a purifier efficient Like me there is none so malignant Like thee there is none so benignant full of sins me,O Lord virtuous! Falling ever in deep pit of vices Be my...