Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
आतां मी देवा पांघरों काइऩ । भिकेचें तें ही उरे चि ना ॥1॥
सदैव दुबळें नेणें चोर । देखोनि सुनाट फोडितो घर ॥ध्रु.॥
नाहीं मजपाशीं फुटकी फोडी । पांचांनीं घोंगडी दिली होती ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे जना वेगळें जालें । एक चि नेलें एकल्याचें ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Now what shall I cover myself with, O God? I have nothing left, not even what I got from begging. A poor wretch has been robbed by an ever-fortunate thief who breaks into the house upon seeing it unguarded. I had nothing to my name, not even a broken shell. The five elements had given me a blanket, and even that single possession of this solitary soul has been carried away. Says Tuka, I have been set apart from everyone.
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