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1My Husband Lord is not pleased by these clothes, O Beloved; how can the soul-bride go to His bed? ||1||

2I am a sacrifice, O Dear Merciful Lord; I am a sacrifice to You.

3I am a sacrifice to those who take to Your Name.

4Unto those who take to Your Name, I am forever a sacrifice. ||1||Pause||

5If the body becomes the dyer's vat, O Beloved, and the Name is placed within it as the dye,

6and if the Dyer who dyes this cloth is the Lord Master - O, such a color has never been seen before! ||2||

7Those whose shawls are so dyed, O Beloved, their Husband Lord is always with them.

8Bless me with the dust of those humble beings, O Dear Lord. Says Nanak, this is my prayer. ||3||

9He Himself creates, and He Himself imbues us. He Himself bestows His Glance of Grace.

10O Nanak, if the soul-bride becomes pleasing to her Husband Lord, He Himself enjoys her. ||4||1||3||

11Tilang, First Mehla:

12O foolish and ignorant soul-bride, why are you so proud?

13Within the home of your own self, why do you not enjoy the Love of your Lord?

14Your Husband Lord is so very near, O foolish bride; why do you search for Him outside?

15Apply the Fear of God as the maascara to adorn your eyes, and make the Love of the Lord your ornament.

16Then, you shall be known as a devoted and committed soul-bride, when you enshrine love for your Husband Lord. ||1||

17What can the silly young bride do, if she is not pleasing to her Husband Lord?

18She may plead and implore so many times, but still, such a bride shall not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

19Without the karma of good deeds, nothing is obtained, although she may run around frantically.

20She is intoxicated with greed, pride and egotism, and engrossed in Maya.

21She cannot obtain her Husband Lord in these ways; the young bride is so foolish! ||2||

22Go and ask the happy, pure soul-brides, how did they obtain their Husband Lord?

23Whatever the Lord does, accept that as good; do away with your own cleverness and self-will.

24By His Love, true wealth is obtained; link your consciousness to His lotus feet.

25As your Husband Lord directs, so you must act; surrender your body and mind to Him, and apply this perfume to yourself.

26So speaks the happy soul-bride, O sister; in this way, the Husband Lord is obtained. ||3||

27Give up your selfhood, and so obtain your Husband Lord; what other clever tricks are of any use?

28When the Husband Lord looks upon the soul-bride with His Gracious Glance, that day is historic - the bride obtains the nine treasures.

29She who is loved by her Husband Lord, is the true soul-bride; O Nanak, she is the queen of all.

30Thus she is imbued with His Love, intoxicated with delight; day and night, she is absorbed in His Love.

31She is beautiful, glorious and brilliant; she is known as truly wise. ||4||2||4||

32Tilang, First Mehla:

33As the Word of the Forgiving Lord comes to me, so do I express it, O Lalo.

34Bringing the marriage party of sin, Babar has invaded from Kaabul, demanding our land as his wedding gift, O Lalo.

35Modesty and righteousness both have vanished, and falsehood struts around like a leader, O Lalo.

36The Qazis and the Brahmins have lost their roles, and Satan now conducts the marriage rites, O Lalo.

37The Muslim women read the Koran, and in their misery, they call upon God, O Lalo.

38The Hindu women of high social status, and others of lowly status as well, are put into the same category, O Lalo.