When it was day [German translation]

When it was day

they came into my house and said,

'We shall only take the smallest room here.'

They said,

'We shall help you in the worship of your God

and humbly accept

only our own share in his grace';

and then they took their seat in a corner

and they sat quiet and meek.

But in the darkness of night I find

they break into my sacred shrine, strong and turbulent,

and snatch with unholy greed the offerings from God's altar.

• Artist:Rabindranath Tagore