Saturday, May 12, 2012

Kahat kabir sono bhai sadho - Guru sam data koi nahin


दाता नदियाँ एक सम, सब काहू को दे 
जिसके जैसा कुंभ हो, वैसा ही भर ले 

Givers and rivers are alike
They give fully to one and all
Takers draw their fill
Each to their own vessel

गुरु सम दाता कोई नहीं

There's no giver like a Guru

जग मांगण हारा, गुरु सम दाता कोई नहीं 
कोई नहीं हो ऐसा कोई नहीं 

कागज़ की एक नाव बनी, जिन में लोहा अपारा
सतगुरु पार लगाविया कोई संत पुकारा 



क्या राजा क्या बादशाह, हो सबने हाथ पसारा
सात द्वीप नौ खंड में सत गुरु का ही पसारा 



अपराधी तीरथ चल्या, क्या तीरथ तारे 
कपट दाग छूट्य नहीं, बहु अंग पखारया

कहें कबीर क्या खो गया, क्या ढून्ढन  हारा ?
अंधे को सूझे नहीं,  थारा घट मांही उजाला 

The world is full of beggars, there's no giver like a Guru
No one, oh no one. 

A boat made of paper, was filled with a ton of iron
A true guru will get it across, a saint's words are calling out to you

What to talk of kings and emperors? They all have their hands outstretched
The true guru's wisdom stretches, In seven continents and nine regions

A sinner takes off for a holy dip, will that get him across?
The dark stains didn't wash away, he scrubbed his limbs so hard

Says kabir, what have you lost? What are you searching for? 
Oh blind one, don't you see? The light is in your own body

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