"অধম যবনকুলে কেন জন্ম হৈল ।
বিধি মোরে হিন্দুকুলে কেন না জন্মাইল ॥ ১৮১ ॥
"adhama yavana-kule kena janma haila
vidhi more hindu-kule kena na janmaila
adhama-low; yavana-kule-in the family of a Mohammedan; kena-why; janma haila-there was birth; vidhi-providence; more-me; hindu-kule-in the family of a Hindu; kena-why; na-not; janmaila-caused to be born.
The governor then submissively asked,"Why was I born in a Mohammedan family? This is considered a low birth. Why didn't supreme Providence grant me a birth in a Hindu family?