Is this me to me,
me to you,
you to you,
or you to me?

The dam holds back the river,
Look! The water has been held up-
the fish are darting in all directions
the strain is building,
the force increasing.
O Lord, when will the blessed release come?
Is the time soon or far away?
O Guru, please forgive this fool;
please quickly open the floodgates
so that the river may rush to where it must-
the ocean.

O Great Being,
O Beloved of the Lord:
Let this fool not have a doubt.
O embodiment of the Lord,
O light of every eye
O breath of breath
O embodiment of the holy Word.

Blessed, blessed is my destiny
that I have seen you, O great Saint.
O Creator of the World,
I forever fall at your feet.
Please save me, please save me!

This egoistic being has tightly clasped your feet, O Gurdev-
Please reveal your feet in my heart.

Khuda hun Khud aa
Khud'on rakh na juda
Rabba ab labb aa
Kab Kaaba jaha sab aa
Shaahah ka tu Shaah aa
Kaaha tu kaaha aa?

Please prick the donkey,
if the need be,
O Master.

Some stay away
for what I am,
Some come close,
for what I am.
The closest ones are far
The farthest ones are close.
For those who stay away
believe I'm fanatic.
For those who come close
believe I follow your way.

O Lord, I cannot see you
I talk to you here and now.
I know you know what I am saying.
Am I really close to you?
Am I really walking in your path?

We are all deluded except a few,
I wonder if I am too.
O Lord, listen to my prayer today,
I wish to please you
and no one else.
Please hold me by my arm, O Father,
and make me realise you.

You are the life of my heartbeat
You have taken care of me
O Lord, I cannot write down enough
of what you have done for me.
I am nothing,
and if I am not, please make me, Father.
Please show me the reality.

I am a beggar.
Wherever you are, O Lord,
I fall at your feet.
Please intoxicate me with love for you
So that I may look for you and find you, O Master.

Players upon players
Layers upon layers
Prayers upon prayers.