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1Malaar, The Word Of The Devotee Ravi Daas Jee:

2One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

3O humble townspeople, I am obviously just a shoemaker.

4In my heart I cherish the Glories of the Lord, the Lord of the Universe. ||1||Pause||

5Even if wine is made from the water of the Ganges, O Saints, do not drink it.

6This wine, and any other polluted water which mixes with the Ganges, is not separate from it. ||1||

7The palmyra palm tree is considered impure, and so its leaves are considered impure as well.

8But if devotional prayers are written on paper made from its leaves, then people bow in reverence and worship before it. ||2||

9It is my occupation to prepare and cut leather; each day, I carry the carcasses out of the city.

10Now, the important Brahmins of the city bow down before me; Ravi Daas, Your slave, seeks the Sanctuary of Your Name. ||3||1||

11Malaar:

12Those humble beings who meditate on the Lord's Lotus Feet - none are equal to them.

13The Lord is One, but He is diffused in many forms. Bring in, bring in, that All-pervading Lord. ||Pause||

14He who writes the Praises of the Lord God, and sees nothing else at all, is a low-class, untouchable fabric-dyer by trade.

15The Glory of the Name is seen in the writings of Vyaas and Sanak, throughout the seven continents. ||1||

16And he whose family used to kill cows at the festivals of Eed and Bakareed, who worshipped Shayks, martyrs and spiritual teachers,

17whose father used to do such things - his son Kabeer became so successful that he is now famous throughout the three worlds. ||2||

18And all the leather-workers in those families still go around Benares removing the dead cattle

19- the ritualistic Brahmins bow in reverence before their son Ravi Daas, the slave of the Lord's slaves. ||3||2||

20Malaar:

21One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

22What sort of devotional worship will lead me to meet my Beloved, the Lord of my breath of life?

23In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have obtained the supreme status. ||Pause||

24How long shall I wash these dirty clothes?

25How long shall I remain asleep? ||1||

26Whatever I was attached to, has perished.

27The shop of false merchandise has closed down. ||2||

28Says Ravi Daas, when the account is called for and given,

29whatever the mortal has done, he shall see. ||3||1||3||