bachnee tor mor man maanai jan ka-o pooran deejai. ||1||
ha-o bal bal jaa-o rama-ee-aa kaarnay.
kaaran kavan abol. rahaa-o.
bahut janam bichhuray
thay maaDha-o ih janam tumHaaray laykhay.
kahi ravidaas aas lag jeeva-o chir bha-i-o darsan daykhay. ||2||1||
chit simran kara-o
nain avilokano sarvan baanee sujas poor raakha-o.
man so maDhukar kara-o charan hirday Dhara-o rasan amrit raam naam
bhaakha-o.
There is none as forlorn as I am, and none as Compassionate as You; what need is there to test us now?
May my mind surrender to Your Word; please, bless Your humble servant with this perfection. ||1||
I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Lord.
O Lord, why are You silent? ||Pause||
For so many incarnations, I have been separated from You, Lord; I dedicate this life to You.
Says Ravi Daas: placing my hopes in You, I live; it is so long since I have gazed upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||2||1||
In my consciousness, I remember You in meditation; with my eyes, I behold You; I fill my ears with the Word of Your Bani, and Your Sublime Praise.
My mind is the bumble bee; I enshrine Your feet within my heart, and with my