When a daughter is born into an Indian family, the parents bring her up with love and concern, but always remind themselves that their daughter's real home is her husband's house; that she has taken birth in their home only to be reared and looked after till the object of her birth, namely getting married and going to her own home, is achieved. Using this analogy, Kabir says that the soul has taken birth in the human body for the single purpose of attaining union with her true husband, the Lord. The 'marriage' has already taken place, for the soul and God — the bride and Bridegroom — reside within the same body, although the two have never met nor seen each other. The agony felt by the separated soul is depicted by Kabir in this plaintive song of a bride yearning for her husband.

When will that day dawn, O mother,
When the One for whom I have taken birth,
With ardent love will clasp me to his heart?
I long for the bliss of divine union,
I long to lose my body, mind and soul
And become one with my beloved Lord.

When will that day come, O mother?

Beloved, pray fulfil my longing of eons,
For nothing is beyond you, Almighty Lord.
In lonely moments laden with sorrow
I yearn and yearn for you,
I spend sleepless nights looking for you,
Looking with unblinking, covetous eyes.

When will that day dawn, O mother?
When will my Lord clasp me to his heart?

The vacant couch, like a hungry tigress,
Devours me whenever I try to rest.
Heed your pining slave's prayer, O Lord,
Come and allay the fire of separation
That consumes my being.

When will He clasp me to his heart?
When will that day dawn, O mother?

Says Kabir: If once I meet my Beloved,
I'll cling firmly to Him
And sing auspicious songs of union —
Jubilant songs of everlasting bliss.

When will that day dawn, O mother,
When the One for whom I have taken birth,
With ardent love will clasp me to his heart?

K.G., p. 143:306
Vai din kab āvainge māi