A Merchant Has Arrived
I heard a merchant has arrived, dear friend,
Selling a ruby bright and rare.
From door to door he calls aloud,
Awakening hearts everywhere.
He himself glows like crimson light,
Like sacred color in the air.
Whoever longs for that priceless gem,
May come and claim it then and there.
A thought arose within my heart,
“I too shall buy that ruby fair.”
So I went forth and humbly said,
“Please open the cloth and let me stare.”
He gently smiled and softly spoke,
“This treasure is beyond compare.
Its price is great, you cannot pay,
Why ask of things so rich and rare?”
“You know not yet the worth of it,
Though many years have passed in care.”
Still door to door he calls aloud,
Awakening souls everywhere.
“Offer your head in loving faith,
Only then this gem you may share.”
Hearing the secret of this trade,
My heart rejoiced beyond repair.
If giving one’s head brings such wealth,
Then cheap indeed this bargain fair.
I heard a merchant has arrived, dear friend,
Selling a ruby bright and rare.
He walks from door to door of hearts,
Spreading divine crimson everywhere.
heard a merchant has arrived,
Selling a precious ruby, dear friend.
From door to door he awakens souls,
He himself is crimson like sacred color, dear friend.
Whoever desires that priceless ruby,
Should come and receive it at once, dear friend.
I too thought in my heart one day,
“I will go and buy that ruby,” dear friend.
When I went and humbly asked him,
“Please open the cloth and show the ruby,” dear friend.
He quickly replied and said,
“This treasure is very costly,” dear friend.
“You cannot pay its price,” he said,
“Why ask such questions in vain, dear friend?
You do not yet know the value of this ruby,
Though many years have passed,” dear friend.
From door to door he awakens souls,
He himself is crimson like sacred color, dear friend.
“Offer your head in complete surrender,
Only then can you receive this ruby,” dear friend.
Hearing this condition of the trade,
My heart felt deeply blessed, dear friend.
If giving one’s head brings such treasure,
Then it is a cheap bargain indeed, dear friend.
I heard a merchant has arrived,
Selling that beautiful ruby, dear friend.
From door to door he awakens souls,
He himself is crimson like sacred color, dear friend.
