haad maas naarheeN ko pinjar pankhee basai bichara.|1|
paraanee ki-aa mayraa ki-aa tayraa.
jaisay tarvar pankh basayraa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
raakho kanDh usaarahu
neevaaN.
saadhay teen haath tayree seevaan. ||2||
bankay baal paag sir
dayree.
ih tan ho-igo bhasam kee dhayree. ||3||
oochay mandar sundar
naaree.
raam naam bin baajee haaree. ||4||
mayree jaat kameenee
paaNt kameenee ochhaa janam hamaaraa. tum sarnaagat raajaa raam chand
kahi ravidaas chamaaraa. ||5||6||
The body is a wall of water, supported by the pillars of air; the egg and sperm are the mortar.
The framework is made up of bones, flesh and veins; the poor soul-bird dwells within it. ||1||
O mortal, what is mine, and what is yours?
The soul is like a bird perched upon a tree. ||1||Pause||
You lay the foundation and build the walls.
But in the end, three and a half cubits will be your measured space. ||2||
You make your hair beautiful, and wear a stylish turban on your head.
But in the end, this body shall be reduced to a pile of ashes. ||3||
Your palaces are lofty, and your brides are beautiful.
But without the Lord's Name, you shall lose the game entirely. ||4||
My social status is low, my ancestry is low, and my life is wretched.
I have come to Your Sanctuary, O Luminous Lord, my King; so says Ravi Daas, the shoemaker. ||5||6||