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Kṛpānivāsa · Song 13

The fakir intoxicated by love

Unit 13 of 40 · printed source page 11

Original · Devanagari

कोई प्यार फकीर दिवाने। इश्क अमलदा प्याला पीवत आठ पहर मस्ताने॥ १ ॥ घुमत खरे चलति मतिवारे बोलत मन बौराने। कहर मेहर में सदा खुशाली दिलभर देखि लुभाने॥ २ ॥ चस्म अरी सूरत साँवलदी साजन हाथ बिकाने। गई हँसे रोदे बरराव चुप ज्यों रहत अपाने॥ ३ ॥ वे महरम घरबार के सब हाँसे हासदे दे ताने। कृपानिवास हुए दुनियाँ बिच कोई घायल पहिचाने॥ ४ ॥ १३ ॥

Fresh English translation

Some lover is a mad fakir, drinking love’s intoxicating cup and remaining drunk through all eight watches. He roams, stands, walks in ecstasy, speaks with a crazed mind; whether wrath or mercy comes, he stays in joy, his heart enticed by what it sees. O eyes, you have been sold into the hands of the dark-hued Beloved’s form. One moment he laughs, another he weeps or raves, then sits silent as though lost to himself. The intimates of the household all laugh and taunt him. Says Kripanivasa: only another wounded person in this world can recognize him.