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Song
34
How could the love between Thee
and me sever?
As the leaf of the lotus abides on the water: so
thou art my
Lord, and I am Thy servant.
As the night-bird Chakor gazes all night at the
moon: so Thou art
my Lord and I am Thy servant.
From the beginning until the ending of time, there
is love
between Thee and me; and how shall such love be
extinguished?
Kabīr says: "As the river enters into the ocean, so
my heart touches Thee."
Song 35
My body and my mind are grieved
for the want of Thee;
O my Beloved! come to my house.
When people say I am Thy bride, I am ashamed; for I
have not
touched Thy heart with my heart.
Then what is this love of mine? I have no taste for
food, I have
no sleep; my heart is ever restless within doors and
without.
As water is to the thirsty, so is the lover to the
bride. Who is
there that will carry my news to my Beloved?
Kabīr is restless: he is dying for sight of Him.
Song 36
O friend, awake, and sleep no
more!
The night is over and gone, would you lose your day
also?
Others, who have wakened, have received jewels;
O foolish woman! you have lost all whilst you slept.
Your lover is wise, and you are foolish, O woman!
You never prepared the bed of your husband:
O mad one! you passed your time in silly play.
Your youth was passed in vain, for you did not know
your Lord;
Wake, wake! See! your bed is empty: He left you in
the night.
Kabīr says: "Only she wakes, whose heart is pierced
with the arrow of His music."
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