永忆偈
Verses [On] Eternal Recollection
弥陀慈悲,
哀悯众生。
十劫以来,
如母忆子。
Āmítuófó, [with] loving-kindness [and] compassion,
[is] sympathetically mindful [of all] sentient beings.
[For] ten kalpas since,
like [a] Mother recollecting [her] children.
子不忆母,
母仍忆子。
永劫不断,
待子忆母。
[The] children, [although] not recollecting [the] Mother,
[the] Mother still recollects [her] children.
[For] eternal kalpas uninterrupted,
awaiting [her] children [to] recollect [the] Mother.