What shall a silly woman do if she please not her Spouse?
However much she implore, she may not enter His
chamber.
Without God's grace she obtaineth nothing, howsoever
she may strive.
Intoxicated with avarice, covetousness, and pride, she is absorbed in mammon.
It is not by these means the Bridegroom is obtained;
silly is the woman who thinketh so.
Go and ask the happy wives[1] by what means they obtained
their Spouse—
'Whatever He doeth accept as good; have done with
cleverness and orders.
'Apply thy mind to the worship of His feet by whose love what is most valued is obtained. [2]
'Do whatever the Bridegroom biddeth thee; give Him thy body and soul; such perfumes apply.'[3]
Thus speak the happy wives: [4] O sister, by these means the Spouse is obtained.
'Efface thyself, so shalt thou obtain the Bridegroom;
what other art is there?
Only that day is of account when the Bridegroom looketh with favour; the wife hath then obtained the wealth of the world.
She who pleaseth her Spouse is the happy wife; Nanak,
she is the queen of them all.
She is saturated with pleasure, intoxicated with happiness, [5] and day and night absorbed in His love.
She is beautiful and fair to view, accomplished, and it is she alone who is wise. [6]
- ↑ Who have God for their spouse.
- ↑ That is, salvation. Also translated—from whom the wealth of love is obtained.
- ↑ That is, let these be thy blandishments.
- ↑ This is the reply of the favourite wives showing how they won God as their Spouse.
- ↑ Sahij. This word has many meanings in the Granth Sahib. It means natural disposition, easily, slowly, divine knowledge, divine tranquillity, God, &c. In some of its meanings it is derived from sah, with, and ja, born.
- ↑ Tilang.
