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XI

I. 131. nis' din khelat rahî sakhiyân sang

I played day and night with my comrades, and now I am greatly

afraid.

So high is my Lord's palace, my heart trembles to mount its

stairs: yet I must not be shy, if I would enjoy His love.

My heart must cleave to my Lover; I must withdraw my veil, and

meet Him with all my body:

Mine eyes must perform the ceremony of the lamps of love.

Kabîr says: "Listen to me, friend: he understands who loves. If

you feel not love's longing for your Beloved One, it is vain

to adorn your body, vain to put unguent on your eyelids."