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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Tilang, First Mehl:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Tilang, First Mehl:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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