without the Lord's Name, no one is liberated. ||5||8||21||

Aasaa:

First, the son was born, and then, his mother.

The guru falls at the feet of the disciple. ||1||

Listen to this wonderful thing, O Siblings of Destiny!

I saw the lion herding the cows. ||1||Pause||

The fish of the water gives birth upon a tree.

I saw a cat carrying away a dog. ||2||

The branches are below, and the roots are above.

The trunk of that tree bears fruits and flowers. ||3||

Riding a horse, the buffalo takes him out to graze.

The bull is away, while his load has come home. ||4||

Says Kabeer, one who understands this hymn,

and chants the Lord's Name, comes to understand everything. ||5||9||22||

22 Chau-Padas And Panch-Padas, Aasaa Of Kabeer Jee, 8 Tri-Padas, 7 Du-Tukas, 1 Ik-Tuka:

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

The Lord created the body from sperm, and protected it in the fire pit.

For ten months He preserved you in your mother's womb, and then, after you were born, you became attached to Maya. ||1||

O mortal, why have you attached yourself to greed, and lost the jewel of life?

You did not plant the seeds of good actions in the earth of your past lives. ||1||Pause||

From an infant, you have grown old. That which was to happen, has happened.

When the Messenger of Death comes and grabs you by your hair, why do you cry out then? ||2||

Section 08 - Raag Aasaa - Part 136

You hope for long life, while Death counts your breaths.

The world is a game, O Kabeer, so throw the dice consciously. ||3||1||23||

Aasaa:

I make my body the dying vat, and within it, I dye my mind. I make the five elements my marriage guests.

I take my marriage vows with the Lord, my King; my soul is imbued with His Love. ||1||

Sing, sing, O brides of the Lord, the marriage songs of the Lord.

The Lord, my King, has come to my house as my Husband. ||1||Pause||

Within the lotus of my heart, I have made my bridal pavilion, and I have spoken the wisdom of God.

I have obtained the Lord King as my Husband - such is my great good fortune. ||2||

The angles, holy men, silent sages, and the 330,000,000 deities have come in their heavenly chariots to see this spectacle.

Says Kabeer, I have been taken in marriage by the One Supreme Being, the Lord God. ||3||2||24||

Aasaa:

I am bothered by my mother-in-law, Maya, and loved by my father-in-law, the Lord. I fear even the name of my husband's elder brother, Death.

O my mates and companions, my husband's sister, misunderstanding has seized me, and I am burning with the pain of separation from my husband's younger brother, divine knowledge. ||1||

My mind has gone insane, since I forgot the Lord. How can I lead a virtuous lifestyle?