ataa tor.


jab ham ayko ayk kar jaani-aa.
ham aptah apunee pat kho-ee.
I am dishonored; I have lost my honor.
hamrai khoj parahu mat ko-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
ham manday manday man maahee.
I am bad, and bad in my mind as well.
pat apat taa kee nahee laaj.
I have no shame about honor or dishonor.
kaho kabeer pat har parvaan.
Says Kabeer, honor is that which is accepted by the Lord.
nagan firat jou paa-ee-ai jog.
ki-aa naagay ki-aa baaDhay chaam.
jab nahee cheenas aatam raam. ||1|| rahaa-o.
mood mundaa-ay jou siDh paa-ee.
bind raakh jou taree-ai bhaa-ee.
kaho kabeer sunhu nar bhaa-ee.
sanDhi-aa paraat isnaan karaahee.
ja-o pai raam raam rat naahee.
tay sabh Dharam raa-ay kai jaahee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
kaa-i-aa rat baho roop rachaahee.
chaar charan kaheh baho aagar.
kaho kabeer baho kaa-ay kareejai.
Says Kabeer, why do you perform so many rituals?
kabeer jee ga-orhee.
ki-aa jap ki-aa tap ki-aa barat poojaa.
ray jan man maaDha-o si-o laa-ee-ai.
chaturaa-ee na chaturbhuj paa-ee-ai. rahaa-o.
parhar lobh ar lokaachaar.
kaho kabeer bhagat kar paa-i-aa.
Says Kabeer, He is obtained only by devotional worship.
garabh vaas meh kul nahee jaatee.
In the dwelling of the womb, there is no ancestry or social status.
kaho ray pandit baaman kab kay ho-ay.
baaman kahi kahi janam mat kho-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
baraahman barahmanee jaa-i-aa.
tum kat baraahman ham kat sood.
kaho kabeer jo barahm beechaarai.
anDhkaar sukh kabeh na so-ee hai.
In the darkness, no one can sleep in peace.
ja-o pai rasnaa raam na kahibo.
upjat binsat rovat rahibo. ||1|| rahaa-o.
jas daykhee-ai tarvar kee chhaa-i-aa.
jas jantee meh jee-o samaanaa.
hansaa sarvar kaal sareer.
Like the swan on the lake, death hovers over the body.
jot kee jaat jaat kee jotee.
kavan so ghar jo nirbha-o kahee-ai.
bha-o bhaj jaa-ay abhai ho-ay rahee-ai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
tat tirath nahee man patee-aa-ay.
paap punn du-ay ayk samaan.
kabeer nirgun naam na ros.
jo jan parmit parman jaanaa.
naa jaanaa baikunth kahaa hee.
I do not know where heaven is.
jaan jaan sabh kaheh tahaa hee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
kahan kahaavan nah patee-a-ee hai.
By mere talk, the mind is not appeased.
jab lag man baikunth kee aas.
kaho kabeer ih kahee-ai kaahi.
Says Kabeer, unto whom should I tell this?
upjai nipjai nipaj samaa-ee.
We are born, and we grow, and having grown, we pass away.
laaj na marahu kahhu ghar mayraa.
How can you not die of shame, claiming, "This world is mine"?
ant kee baar nahee kachh tayraa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
anik jatan kar kaa-i-aa paalee.
cho-aa chandan mardan angaa.
kaho kabeer sunhu ray gunee-aa.
avar moo-ay ki-aa sog kareejai.
Why do you cry and mourn, when another person dies?
mai na mara-o maribo sansaaraa.
ab mohi mili-o hai jee-aavanhaaraa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
i-aa dayhee parmal mahkandaa.
koo-ataa ayk panch panihaaree.
There is one well, and five water-carriers.
kaho kabeer ik buDh beechaaree.
Says Kabeer, through contemplation, I have obtained this one understanding.
asthaavar jangam keet patangaa.
aisay ghar ham bahut basaa-ay.
jab ham raam garabh ho-ay aa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
jogee jatee tapee barahamchaaree.
I was a Yogi, a celibate, a penitent, and a Brahmchaaree, with strict self-discipline.
saakat mareh sant sabh jeeveh.
The faithless cynics shall die, while the Saints shall all survive.
kaho kabeer parabh kirpaa keejai.
Says Kabeer, O God, have mercy on me.
ga-orhee kabeer jee kee naal ralaa-ay likhi-aa mehlaa 5.
aiso achraj daykhi-o kabeer.
Kabeer has seen such wonders!
daDh kai bholai birolai neer. ||1|| rahaa-o.
haree angooree gadhaa charai.
maataa bhaisaa ammuhaa jaa-ay.
The bull is intoxicated, and runs around wildly.
kaho kabeer pargat bha-ee khayd.
raam ramat mat pargatee aa-ee.
Chanting the Lord's Name, my intellect is enlightened.
ga-orhee kabeer jee panchpaday.
ji-o jal chhod baahar bha-i-o meenaa.
ab kaho raam kavan gat moree.
Now tell me, Lord, what will my condition be?
tajee lay banaaras mat bha-ee thoree. ||1|| rahaa-o.
sagal janam siv puree gavaa-i-aa.
bahut baras tap kee-aa kaasee.
kaasee maghar sam beechaaree.
Kaashi and Magahar - I consider them the same.
kaho gur gaj siv sabh ko jaanai.
is tan Dhan kee kavan badaa-ee.
Why should anyone take pride in this body or wealth?
Dharan parai urvaar na jaa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
raat je soveh din karahi kaam.
haath ta dor mukh khaa-i-o tambor.
gurmat ras ras har gun gaavai.
kirpaa kar kai naam darirhaa-ee.
kahat kabeer chayt ray anDhaa.
Says Kabeer, remember Him, you blind fool!
ga-orhee kabeer jee tipday chaartukay.
jam tay ulat bha-ay hai raam.
I have turned away from death and turned to the Lord.
dukh binsay sukh kee-o bisraam.
Pain has been eliminated, and I dwell in peac and comfort.
bairee ulat bha-ay hai meetaa.
My enemies have been transformed into friends.
ab mohi sarab kusal kar maani-aa.
Now, I feel that everything brings me peace.
t bha-ee jab gobid jaani-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Peace and tranquility have come, since I realized the Lord of the Universe.
O mind, hold your breath