daykhai daykhai sunai bolai da-ori-o firat hai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
jab kachh paavai tab garab karat hai.
maa-i-aa ga-ee tab rovan lagat hai. ||1||
man bach karam ras kaseh
lubhaanaa.
binas ga-i-aa jaa-ay kahoo-aN samaanaa. ||2||
kahi ravidaas
baajee jag bhaa-ee.
baajeegar sa-o mohi pareet ban aa-ee. ||3||6||
How does the puppet of clay dance?
He looks and listens, hears and speaks, and runs around. ||1||Pause||
When he acquires something, he is inflated with ego.
But when his wealth is gone, then he cries and bewails. ||1||
In thought, word and deed, he is attached to the sweet and tangy flavors.
When he dies, no one knows where he has gone. ||2||
Says Ravi Daas, the world is just a dramatic play, O Siblings of Destiny.
I have enshrined love for the Lord, the star of the show. ||3||6||