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Malaar, The Word Of The Devotee Ravi Daas Jee:

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

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O humble townspeople, I am obviously just a shoemaker.

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In my heart I cherish the Glories of the Lord, the Lord of the Universe. ||1||Pause||

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Even if wine is made from the water of the Ganges, O Saints, do not drink it.

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This wine, and any other polluted water which mixes with the Ganges, is not separate from it. ||1||

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The palmyra palm tree is considered impure, and so its leaves are considered impure as well.

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But if devotional prayers are written on paper made from its leaves, then people bow in reverence and worship before it. ||2||

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It is my occupation to prepare and cut leather; each day, I carry the carcasses out of the city.

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Now, the important Brahmins of the city bow down before me; Ravi Daas, Your slave, seeks the Sanctuary of Your Name. ||3||1||

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MALAAR:

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Those humble beings who meditate on the Lord's Lotus Feet - none are equal to them.

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The Lord is One, but He is diffused in many forms. Bring in, bring in, that All-pervading Lord. ||Pause||

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He who writes the Praises of the Lord God, and sees nothing else at all, is a low-class, untouchable fabric-dyer by trade.

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The Glory of the Name is seen in the writings of Vyaas and Sanak, throughout the seven continents. ||1||

Continued...

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And he whose family used to kill cows at the festivals of Eed and Bakareed, who worshipped Shayks, martyrs and spiritual teachers,

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whose father used to do such things - his son Kabeer became so successful that he is now famous throughout the three worlds. ||2||

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And all the leather-workers in those families still go around Benares removing the dead cattle

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- the ritualistic Brahmins bow in reverence before their son Ravi Daas, the slave of the Lord's slaves. ||3||2||

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Malaar:

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

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What sort of devotional worship will lead me to meet my Beloved, the Lord of my breath of life?

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In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have obtained the supreme status. ||Pause||

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How long shall I wash these dirty clothes?

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How long shall I remain asleep? ||1||

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Whatever I was attached to, has perished.

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The shop of false merchandise has closed down. ||2||

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Says Ravi Daas, when the account is called for and given,

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whatever the mortal has done, he shall see. ||3||1||3||

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