Translation

(1) Me to sukhnā sindhu joī re buddhi mārī tyā būḍī

Sadguru Nishkulanand Swami

Me to sukhnā sindhu joī re, buddhi mārī tyā būḍī;

I saw [Maharaj] as the ocean of bliss, and my intellect drowned in that bliss.

Māre arasparas eh sāthe re, bījī samjaṇ nahi ūnḍī . 1

I do not have any deep knowledge other than my mutual [love] with him.

Hu to kumbhak rechak pūrak re, jāṇu nahi kāī sādhīne;

I do not understand the methods of prānāyām (kumbhak, rechak, purak) as I have not mastered them.

Ame prāṇ apānne rundhī re, samaju nahi samādhine.° 2

I do not understand the way of samādhi by controlling my prān and apān (types of prān).

Mune ānkhya vinchine antar re, jotā nathī āvaḍtu;

I do not know the means of closing my eyes and searching deep within.

Māre pargaṭ mūkī bīju re, chitte kāī nathī chaḍtu. 3

I do not know anything other than the manifest form [Maharaj].

Hu to līlā-charitra laṭkā re, vāramvār vichāru chhu;

I [only] think about the divine actions and gestures of Maharaj over and over again.

Mārā antarmā Albelo re, Shāmaḷiyo sambhāru chhu. 4

I remember Maharaj in my heart.

Māre e sandhyā ne sevā re, rāt divas rudiye rākhu;

(Remembering Maharaj in my heart) is my daily ritual and sevā. I do it day and night in my heart.

Hu to jīvannu mukh joī re, antarmāye abhilākhu. 5

I desire in my heart to see Maharaj's face.

Māre re’ chhe sukh ne shānti re, antarmā eṇī rītye;

My heart remains joyful and peaceful on its own.

Gun gāu chhu Govindnā re, prem karī pūraṇ prītye. 6

I sing Bhagwan’s praises with complete love.

Māre ī chhe vāt antarnī re, bā’rye kaīk bolīne;

I have only revealed a part of what is in my heart (i.e. there is so much more I could say).

Nathī karvu bīju kāī re, bhūdharjīne bhūlīne. 7

I do not want to do anything while forgetting Maharaj!

Sakhī e chhe Nāth amāro re, ame to chhaiye ene;

Friend, Maharaj is our master and we are his.

Niṣhkuḷānandnā Swāmīne re, bhūlīne bhajīe kene. 8

Nishkulanand Swami says, “Other than him, who else could we worship!?”