He chants the Lord's Name, clapping his hands to keep the beat; he has spoiled all the other students. ||1||

He chants the Lord's Name,

and he has enshrined meditative remembrance of the Lord within his heart."||1||Pause||

"Your father the king has conquered the whole world", said his mother the queen.

"O Prahlad my son, you do not obey him, so he has decided to deal with you in another way."||2||

The council of villians met and resolved to send Prahlaad into the life hereafter.

Prahlaad was thrown off a mountain, into the water, and into a fire, but the Sovereign Lord God saved him, by changing the laws of nature. ||3||

Harnaakhash thundered with rage and threatened to kill Prahlaad. "Tell me, who can save you?"

Prahlaad answered, "The Lord, the Master of the three worlds, is contained even in this pillar to which I am tied."||4||

The Lord who tore Harnaakhash apart with His nails proclaimed Himself the Lord of gods and men.

Says Naam Dayv, I meditate on the Lord, the Man-lion, the Giver of fearless dignity. ||5||3||9||

The Sultan said, "Listen, Naam Dayv:

let me see the actions of your Lord."||1||

The Sultan arrested Naam Dayv,

and said, "Let me see your Beloved Lord."||1||Pause||

"Bring this dead cow back to life.

Otherwise, I shall cut off your head here and now."||2||

Naam Dayv answered, "O king, how can this happen?

No one can bring the dead back to life. ||3||

I cannot do anything by my own actions.

Whatever the Lord does, that alone happens."||4||

The arrogant king was enraged at this reply.

He incited an elephant to attack. ||5||

Naam Dayv's mother began to cry,

and she said, "Why don't you abandon your Lord Raam, and worship his Lord Allah?"||6||

Naam Dayv answered, "I am not your son, and you are not my mother.

Even if my body dies, I will still sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord."||7||

The elephant attacked him with his trunk,

but Naam Dayv was saved, protected by the Lord. ||8||

The king said, "The Qazis and the Mullahs bow down to me,

but this Hindu has trampled my honor."||9||

The people pleaded with the king, "Hear our prayer, O king.

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Here, take Naam Dayv's weight in gold, and release him."||10||

The king replied, "If I take the gold, then I will be consigned to hell,

by forsaking my faith and gathering worldly wealth."||11||

With his feet in chains, Naam Dayv kept the beat with his hands,

singing the Praises of the Lord. ||12||

"Even if the Ganges and the Jamunaa rivers flow backwards,

I will still continue singing the Praises of the Lord."||13||