Ginan 8 By Pir Satgur Nur
(Collection, vol. III: 118-119)




1. O dear brother, sprinkle saffron colour on the golden bed, O dear brother, sprinkle saffron colour on the ruler of Arab des (country) whose marriage is imminent.

2. O dear brother, it is the invitation of the bridegroom Naklank, who has travelled in twenty-four countries; O the wedding!

3. O dear brother, everyone is offering plates of gold, bringing them into piles on the throne: O the wedding!

4. O dear brother, heap the plates with rubies and pearls, O dear brother, let us go and greet the ruler of the fourteen worlds; O the wedding!

5. O dear brother, hang coconuts over the entrance, O dear brother, let virtuous damsels sing happy choruses: O the wedding!

6. O dear brother, let us plead with the progeny of the Divine Lord: Lord, come with four Vedas speedily: O the wedding!

7. O dear brother, the musical instruments play in concert, the drums are beating damak damak: O the wedding!

8. O dear brother, the Lord comes also with the army, bedecked, the talks will take place openly in the wedding crowd: O the wedding!

9. The Virgin Earth pleads: listen with open ears O my lover: O the wedding!

10. 0 dear brother, deck with all the colours the throne where the royal bridegroom sits: 0 the wedding!

11. 0 dear brother, spread a canopy that pleases my heart, there I am to wed my valiant Master: 0 the wedding!

12. 0 dear brother, cover the canopy with fragrant flowers and plants, the abode is filled of musk: 0 the wedding!

13. 0 dear brother, we shall wed as husband and wife: 0 dear brother, the Divine Guide (Gur Brahma) will read the Vedas there: 0 the wedding!

14. 0 dear brother, the golden bracelet looks goodly on the Lord. It is also the Divine Symbol: 0 the wedding!

15. 0 dear brother, the crown of his head is studded with diamonds, the Lord's earrings glitter in his ears: 0 the wedding!

16. 0 dear brother, Husband and Wife are wedded fully, it is the Lord master's wedding: 0 the wedding!

17. 0 dear brother, Nur Satgur says: the Divine Guide has sung the wedding song: 0 the wedding!


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