1. | | Laavan (The Wedding Ceremony) |
2. | | Let contemplation and intuitive meditation be your two ear-rings, and true wisdom your patched overcoat. |
3. | | Let each person examine his own mind, O Siblings of Destiny. |
4. | | Let me forget everything, but let me not forget the One Lord. |
5. | | Let me hear some news of You, O Beloved; if only someone would come and sit with me, and tell me. ||1||Pause|| |
6. | | Let me join the Society of the Saints - save me, Lord! |
7. | | Let no one wander in doubt in the world. |
8. | | Let self-control be the furnace, and patience the goldsmith. |
9. | | Let the body be the Brahmin, and let the mind be the loin-cloth; |
10. | | Let your mind remain awake and aware, singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||1||Pause|| |
11. | | Let your minds be imbued with His Love, O blessed and fortunate ones. By His Pleasure, the Guru bestows His Gifts. |
12. | | Life - I have found real life, as Gurmukh, through His Love. |
13. | | Like a fish without water is the faithless cynic, who dies of thirst. |
14. | | Like drops of water in the water of the ocean, and like waves in the stream, I merge in the Lord. |
15. | | Like the child, innocently making thousands of mistakes |
16. | | Like the deer in the night, who hears the sound of the bell and gives his heart - O my mind, love the Lord in this way. |
17. | | Like the poppies, they are dyed in the deep crimson color of Truthfulness. |
18. | | Like the straw figure of a female elephant, fashioned to trap the bull elephant, O crazy mind, the Lord of the Universe has staged the drama of this world. |
19. | | Listen to my prayer, O my Lord and Master. |
20. | | Listen to the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, for a moment, for even an instant, and all your sins and mistakes shall be erased. ||1||Pause||. |
21. | | Listen to the Teachings of the Perfect Guru; |
22. | | Listen, friends: I am a sacrifice to the dust of Your feet. |
23. | | Listen, listen, O my friend and companion, O Beloved of my mind: |
24. | | Listen, madman: be the dust under the feet of those who meditate on God. |
25. | | Listen, madman: gazing upon the world, why have you gone crazy? |
26. | | Listen, madman: gazing upon the world, why have you gone crazy? |
27. | | Listen, O beautiful soul-bride: By the Word of the Holy Saint, you shall be saved. |
28. | | Listen, O my beloved friend: please show me the True Guru. |
29. | | Listen, O my companions - these are the signs on the Path to meet God. |
30. | | Listen, O my companions: let's join together and make the effort, to surrender to our Husband Lord. |
31. | | Listen, O my intimate friend - I have just one prayer to make. |
32. | | Listen, O my mind and body, and let me show you the way to find peace, |
33. | | Listen, O people: I have tasted the elixir of love. |
34. | | Listen, to the way of life of the Saints, O my Siblings of Destiny; |
35. | | Listen: according to the karma of their past actions, each and every person experiences happiness or sorrow; whatever You give, Lord, is good. |
36. | | Listening continually to Your Name, O Beloved God, I yearn to behold You. |
37. | | Listening to Your Words, O True Guru, my mind and body are cooled and soothed. ||1||Pause||. |
38. | | Live, live, live forever. |
39. | | Lord, please, let me meet the beloved servants of the Lord. |
40. | | Love of the enticing Beloved Lord is the most glorious love. |
41. | | Loving the Beloved, the mind is filled with celestial bliss. |
42. | | Loving the Lord, one's sins are taken away. |