There’s no road to tread,
No traveler ahead,
Neither a beginning, nor an end.
There’s no water, no boat, no boatman, no cord;
No earth is there, no sky, no time, no bank, no ford.
You have forgotten the Self within,
Your search in the void will be in vain;
In a moment the life will ebb
And in this body you won’t remain.
Be ever conscious of this, O friend,
You’ve to immerse within your Self;
Kabir says, salvation you won’t then need,
For what you are, you would be indeed.
Trust comes not without seeingNor understanding without wordsThe wise comprehends with knowledgeTo the ignorant it is but a wonderSome worship the formless GodSome worship His various formsIn what way He is beyond these attributesOnly the Knower knowsThat music cannot be writtenHow can then be the notesSays Kabir, awareness alone will overcome illusion
If I say that He is within me, the universe is ashamed:If I say that He is without me, it is falsehood.He makes the inner and the outer worlds to be indivisibly one;The conscious and the unconscious, both are His footstools.He is neither manifest nor hidden,He is neither revealed nor unrevealed:There are no words to…
When I gave up tying my garment, still I covered my body in its folds.So, when I give up passion, I see that anger remains;And when I renounce anger, greed is with me still;And when greed is vanquished, pride and vainglory remain;When the mind is detached and casts Maya away, still it clings to the…
I won’t liveI won’t dieI’ll keep utteringThe nameAnd lose myselfIn itI’m bowlAnd I’m platterI’m manAnd I’m womanI’m grapefruitAnd I’m sweet limeI’m HinduAnd I’m MuslimI’m fishAnd I’m netI’m fishermanAnd I’m timeI’m nothingSays KabirI’m not among the livingOr the dead.
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…
Lo! I am beside thee.I am neither in temple nor in mosque:I am neither in Kaaba nor in Kailash:Neither am I in rites and ceremonies,nor in Yoga and renunciation.If thou art a true seeker, thou shalt at once see Me:thou shalt meet Me in a moment of time.Kabir says, ‘ O Sadhu! God is the…
