saaval sundar raam-ee-aa

gauVI kbIr jIau(335-8)
ga-orhee kabeer jee-o
Gauree, Kabeer Jee-o


eyk joiq eykw imlI ikMbw hoie mhoie ]
ayk jot aykaa milee kimbaa ho-ay maho-ay.
When one light merges into another, what becomes of it then?

ijqu Git nwmu n aUpjY PUit mrY jnu soie ]1]
jit ghat naam na oopjai foot marai jan so-ay. ||1||
That person, within whose heart the Lord's Name does not well up - may that person burst and die! ||1||

swvl suMdr rwmeIAw ]
saaval sundar raam-ee-aa.
O my dark and beautiful Lord,

myrw mnu lwgw qoih ]1] rhwau ]
mayraa man laagaa tohi. ||1|| rahaa-o.
my mind is attached to You. ||1||Pause||

swDu imlY isiD pweIAY ik eyhu jogu ik Bogu ]
saaDh milai siDh paa-ee-ai ke ayhu jog ke bhog.
Meeting with the Holy, the perfection of the Siddhas is obtained. What good is Yoga or indulgence in pleasures?

duhu imil kwrju aUpjY rwm nwm sMjogu ]2]
duhu mil kaaraj oopjai raam naam sanjog. ||2||
When the two meet together, the business is conducted, and the link with the Lord's Name is established. ||2||

logu jwnY iehu gIqu hY iehu qau bRhm bIcwr ]
log jaanai ih geet hai ih ta-o barahm beechaar.
People believe that this is just a song, but it is a meditation on God.

ijau kwsI aupdysu hoie mwns mrqI bwr ]3]
ji-o kaasee updays ho-ay maanas martee baar. ||3||
It is like the instructions given to the dying man at Benares. ||3||

koeI gwvY ko suxY hir nwmw icqu lwie ]
ko-ee gaavai ko sunai har naamaa chit laa-ay.
Whoever sings or listens to the Lord's Name with conscious awareness

khu kbIr sMsw nhI AMiq prm giq pwie ]4]1]4]55]
kaho kabeer sansaa nahee ant param gat paa-ay. ||4||1||4||55||
- says Kabeer, without a doubt, in the end, he obtains the highest status. ||4||1||4||55||