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1Drink in the sublime elixir of the Lord, O deceitful one. ||3||4||

2Aasaa:

3One who recognizes the Supreme Lord God, dislikes other desires.

4He focuses his consciousness on the Lord's devotional worship, and keeps his mind free of anxiety. ||1||

5O my mind, how will you cross over the world-ocean, if you are filled with the water of corruption?

6Gazing upon the falseness of Maya, you have gone astray, O my mind. ||1||Pause||

7You have given me birth in the house of a calico-printer, but I have found the Teachings of the Guru.

8By the Grace of the Saint, Naam Dayv has met the Lord. ||2||5||

9Aasaa, The Word Of The Reverend Ravi Daas Jee:

10One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

11The deer, the fish, the bumble bee, the moth and the elephant are destroyed, each for a single defect.

12So the one who is filled with the five incurable vices - what hope is there for him? ||1||

13O Lord, he is in love with ignorance.

14His lamp of clear wisdom has grown dim. ||1||Pause||

15The creeping creatures live thoughtless lives, and cannot discriminate between good and evil.

16It is so difficult to obtain this human incarnation, and yet, they keep company with the low. ||2||

17Wherever the beings and creatures are, they are born according to the karma of their past actions.

18The noose of death is unforgiving, and it shall catch them; it cannot be warded off. ||3||

19O servant Ravi Daas, dispel your sorrow and doubt, and know that Guru-given spiritual wisdom is the penance of penances.

20O Lord, Destroyer of the fears of Your humble devotees, make me supremely blissful in the end. ||4||1||

21Aasaa:

22Your Saints are Your body, and their company is Your breath of life.

23By the True Guru-given spiritual wisdom, I know the Saints as the gods of gods. ||1||

24O Lord, God of gods, grant me the Society of the Saints, the sublime essence of the Saints' conversation, and the Love of the Saints. ||1||Pause||

25The Character of the Saints, the lifestyle of the Saints, and the service of the servant of the Saints. ||2||

26I ask for these, and for one thing more - devotional worship, which shall fulfill my desires.

27Do not show me the wicked sinners. ||3||

28Says Ravi Daas, he alone is wise, who knows this:

29there is no difference between the Saints and the Infinite Lord. ||4||2||

30Aasaa:

31You are sandalwood, and I am the poor castor oil plant, dwelling close to you.

32From a lowly tree, I have become exalted; Your fragrance, Your exquisite fragrance now permeates me. ||1||

33O Lord, I seek the Sanctuary of the company of Your Saints;

34I am worthless, and You are so benevolent. ||1||Pause||

35You are the white and yellow threads of silk, and I am like a poor worm.

36O Lord, I seek to live in the Company of the Saints, like the bee with its honey. ||2||

37My social status is low, my ancestry is low, and my birth is low as well.

38I have not performed the service of the Lord, the Lord, says Ravi Daas the cobbler. ||3||3||

39Aasaa:

40What would it matter, if my body were cut into pieces?

41If I were to lose Your Love, Lord, then Your humble servant would be afraid. ||1||

42Your lotus feet are the home of my mind.

43Drinking in Your Nectar, I have obtained the wealth of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

44Prosperity, adversity, property and wealth are just Maya.