Modlitwa o wschodzie slonca
Kazdy Twój wyrok przyjme twardy
Przed moca Twoja sie ukorze
Ale chron mnie, Panie, od pogardy
Od nienawisci strzez mnie, Boze
Wszak Tys jest niezmierzone dobro
Którego nie wyraza slowa
Wiec mnie od nienawisci obron
I od pogardy mnie zachowaj
Co postanowisz, niech sie zisci
Niechaj sie wola Twoja stanie
Ale zbaw mnie od nienawisci
Ocal mnie od pogardy Panie...
--Jacek Kaczmarski
Dawn Prayer
To Your harshest judgments I resign myself
I am humbled by Your power
But protect me Lord from hatred
And shield me from contempt
Because You are boundless providence
The ineffable One
So give me refuge from hatred
And give me sanctuary from contempt
May Your wishes be carried out
Let Your will be done
But shield me from hatred
Deliver me from contempt, my Lord .
--translated by Christopher Johnston
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