Kabir

Now I’ll burn down the house of anyonewho wants to follow me.

My grandmother,Mother,Son-in-law,Two brothers-in-law,And father-in-law(His big family included)In that order,And had for dessertThe town’s inhabitants,Did I find, says Kabir,The beloved that I’ve becomeOne with.

When the wave rises,it is the water;and when it falls,it is the same water again.Tell me, Sir, where is the distinction?Because it has been named as wave,shall it no longer be considered as water?Within the Supreme Brahma,the worlds are being told like beads:Look upon that rosary with the eyes of wisdom.

Jaise Paat Gire Taruvar Se,Milna Bahut DuhelaNaa Jane Kidhar Girega,Lageya Pawan Ka RelaJub Howe Umur Puri,Jab Chute Ga Hukum HuzuriJum Ke Doot Bade Mazboot,Jum Se Pada JhamelaDas Kabir Har Ke Gun Gawe,Wah Har Ko Paran PaweGuru Ki Karni Guru Jayega,Chele Ki Karni ChelaEnglish TranslationThe Swan Will Fly Away All Alone,Spectacle of the World Will Be…

Many hopedbut no one foundHari’s heart.Where do the senses rest?Where do the Ram-chanters go?Where do the bright ones go?Corpses: all goneto the same place.Drunk on the juiceof Ram’s bliss,Kabir says,I’ve said and I’ve said,I’m tired of saying.

and Thou didst awaken me;striking me with Thy voice, O Fakir!I was drowning in the deeps of the ocean of this world, andThou didst save me: upholding me with Thine arm, O Fakir!Only one word and no second-and Thou hast made me tear off allmy bonds, O Fakir!Kabîr says, ‘Thou hast united Thy heart to…

Patrol a cityWhere the butcher shopsAre guarded by vultures;Where bulls get pregnant,Cows are barren,And calves give milkThree times a day;Where mice are boatmenAnd tomcats the boatsThey row;Where frogs keep snakesAs watchdogs,And jackalsGo after lions?Does anyone knowWhat I’m talking about?Says Kabir.

the same way?Other women who managed to get up early havealready found an elephant or a jewel…so much was lost already while you slept…and that was so unnecessary!The one who loves you understood, but you did not.You forgot to make a place in your bed next to you.Instead you spent your life playing.In your twenties…

Conduct NOT yourself in manner suchThat they laugh when you are goneKabir’s mind got cleansed like the holy Ganges waterNow everyone follows, saying Kabir KabirGuru the washer man, disciple is the clothThe name of God liken to the soapWash the mind on foundation firmTo realize the glow of TruthAlive one sees, alive one knowsThus crave…

The dropp merged with the Sea –Who can find it now?Looking and looking for HimI lost myself;The Sea merged with the dropp –Who can find it now?