Prayer for Strength
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Glossary
Penury - अत्यंत गरीबी Here कठोरता, निर्दयता, करुणा का अभावFruitful - फलदायक, लाभदायक, सफल
Insolent - उद्दंड, अभद्र
Might - शक्ति, सामर्थ्य
Trifles - तुच्छ बातें, मामूली चीज़ें
Thee (old English for “you”) - तुझे, तुम्हें, आपका, आपको
Disown - अस्वीकार करना, त्याग देना, अपनाने से इंकार करना
Thy - तेरा, तुम्हारा, आपका
Surrender - आत्मसमर्पण करना, हार मान लेना
Questions
Q1. Why does the poet want God to strike at his heart?Ans: The poet asks God to strike at his heart so that the hardness and lack of compassion within him may be removed. He wishes to become a loving, sensitive, and caring human being.
Q2. What does the poet want the strength for?
Ans: The poet seeks strength to bear both joy and sorrow with balance, without being overwhelmed , भावनाओं से भर जाना by either.
Q3. How can love be made meaningful in one’s life?
Ans: Love becomes meaningful when it is expressed through service to others and used for the welfare of humanity.
Q4. What should be our attitude towards the poor?
Ans: We should never look down on the poor. Since they are also the children of God, we should treat them with kindness, respect, and a sense of brotherhood.
Q5. What does “bend my knees” signify?
Ans: The expression “bend my knees” signifies a willingness to submit before God and to humbly accept His authority. अधिकार, सत्ता, प्राधिकार
Q6. Why does the poet want to raise his mind high above “daily trifles”?
Ans: The poet wants his mind to rise above everyday trivial तुच्छ, महत्वहीन, छोटा-मोटा matters so that he may cultivate noble qualities such as love, compassion, patience, and obedience आज्ञापालन, अनुशासन का पालन. He feels this will help strengthen his heart.
Q7. Why does the poet ask for strength to surrender his will to God’s will?
Ans: Human desires are strong and can weaken a person. The poet therefore asks for strength to submit his own will to God’s will, believing that this alignment will guide him towards the right path.
Language Work
1. Make some other words with dis -Ans:
distrust, disagree, disrespect, disorder, displease, dissimilar, discomfort, dishonour, disobey, dishonest, disappear, etc.
2. Read the poem again and find the words and expressions that have been repeated in the poem.
Ans:
Give me the strength, my, strike, etc.