In this poem Kabir uses the imagery of a loving wife whose husband has come home after many years' absence. She is grateful that he has come of his own accord, but is anxious that they should not be separated again. Now she will cling to his feet and entreat him with all humility not to leave her again; she will even try to entice him with a woman's artifice.

The devotee has met the radiant form of the Master within the temple of his heart, the eye center, and like the anxious wife longs to be always with him. Like her, he will try to hold his Master within through humble entreaties and will use the stratagems of surrender, devotion and love to keep the Beloved from going away. Identifying himself with the loving wife, Kabir asks the Beloved, with a tinge of irony, not to be lured elsewhere but to remain always with him.

My beloved lord,
Now I'll not let thee go.
Whatever pleases thee I will do;
Pray become mine, remain with me.

After endless days of separation,
Beloved lord, I have at last met thee.
I am fortunate indeed
For thou hast come within my home
Of thine own accord.

My beloved lord,
I'll not let thee go.

I will cling to thy feet
And insist upon thy staying;
With all the stratagems
At my love's command
I will hold thee ensnared.
Pray rest with joy
In the temple of my heart.

Lord, my beloved lord,
I will not let thee go.

Kabir, O Lord, begs of Thee:
Do not be enticed elsewhere,
Become mine, remain with me.

K.G., p. 69:3
Ab tohi jān na daihun