# Cc. Madhya 2.90 > আমি বৃদ্ধ জরাতুর, লিখিতে কাঁপয়ে কর, > মনে কিছু স্মরণ না হয় ৷ > না দেখিয়ে নয়নে, না শুনিয়ে শ্রবণে, > তবু লিখি’ — এ বড় বিস্ময় ॥৯০॥ ## Text > āmi vṛddha jarātura, likhite kāṅpaye kara, > mane kichu smaraṇa nā haya > nā dekhiye nayane, nā śuniye śravaṇe, > tabu likhi'—e baḍa vismaya ## Synonyms *āmi*—I; *vṛddha*—old man; *jarā-ātura*—disturbed by invalidity; *likhite*—to write; *kāṅpaye*—trembles; *kara*—the hand; *mane*—in the mind; *kichu*—any; *smaraṇa*—remembrance; *nā haya*—there is not; *nā dekhiye*—I cannot see; *nayane*—by the eyes; *nā śuniye*—I cannot hear; *śravaṇe*—with the ears; *tabu*—still; *likhi'*—writing; *e*—this; *baḍa vismaya*—a great wonder. ## Translation **I have now become too old and disturbed by invalidity. While I write, my hands tremble. I cannot remember anything, nor can I see or hear properly. Still I write, and this is a great wonder.**