| ਚਿਰਗਟ ਫਾਰਿ ਚਟਾਰਾ ਲੈ ਗਇਓ ਤਰੀ ਤਾਗਰੀ ਛੂਟੀ ॥੫॥੩॥੧੬॥ |
| chiragatt faar chattaaraa lai gaeiou tharee thaagaree shhoottee ||5||3||16|| |
| Breaking the bird cage, death takes the bird away, and only the torn threads remain. ||5||3||16|| |
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| ਆਸਾ ॥ |
| aasaa || |
| Aasaa: |
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| ਹਮ ਮਸਕੀਨ ਖੁਦਾਈ ਬੰਦੇ ਤੁਮ ਰਾਜਸੁ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ॥ |
| ham masakeen khudhaaee bandhae thum raajas man bhaavai || |
| I am Your humble servant, Lord; Your Praises are pleasing to my mind. |
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| ਅਲਹ ਅਵਲਿ ਦੀਨ ਕੋ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਜੋਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਫੁਰਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ |
| aleh aval dheen ko saahib jor nehee furamaavai ||1|| |
| The Lord, the Primal Being, the Master of the poor, does not ordain that they should be oppressed. ||1|| |
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| ਕਾਜੀ ਬੋਲਿਆ ਬਨਿ ਨਹੀ ਆਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| kaajee boliaa ban nehee aavai ||1|| rehaao || |
| O Qazi, it is not right to speak before Him. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਰੋਜਾ ਧਰੈ ਨਿਵਾਜ ਗੁਜਾਰੈ ਕਲਮਾ ਭਿਸਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥ |
| rojaa dhharai nivaaj gujaarai kalamaa bhisath n hoee || |
| Keeping your fasts, reciting your prayers, and reading the Kalma, the Islamic creed, shall not take you to paradise. |
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| ਸਤਰਿ ਕਾਬਾ ਘਟ ਹੀ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਜੇ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨੈ ਕੋਈ ॥੨॥ |
| sathar kaabaa ghatt hee bheethar jae kar jaanai koee ||2|| |
| The Temple of Mecca is hidden within your mind, if you only knew it. ||2|| |
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| ਨਿਵਾਜ ਸੋਈ ਜੋ ਨਿਆਉ ਬਿਚਾਰੈ ਕਲਮਾ ਅਕਲਹਿ ਜਾਨੈ ॥ |
| nivaaj soee jo niaao bichaarai kalamaa akalehi jaanai || |
| That should be your prayer, to administer justice. Let your Kalma be the knowledge of the unknowable Lord. |
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| ਪਾਚਹੁ ਮੁਸਿ ਮੁਸਲਾ ਬਿਛਾਵੈ ਤਬ ਤਉ ਦੀਨੁ ਪਛਾਨੈ ॥੩॥ |
| paachahu mus musalaa bishhaavai thab tho dheen pashhaanai ||3|| |
| Spread your prayer mat by conquering your five desires, and you shall recognize the true religion. ||3|| |
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| ਖਸਮੁ ਪਛਾਨਿ ਤਰਸ ਕਰਿ ਜੀਅ ਮਹਿ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਣੀ ਕਰਿ ਫੀਕੀ ॥ |
| khasam pashhaan tharas kar jeea mehi maar manee kar feekee || |
| Recognize Your Lord and Master, and fear Him within your heart; conquer your egotism, and make it worthless. |
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| ਆਪੁ ਜਨਾਇ ਅਵਰ ਕਉ ਜਾਨੈ ਤਬ ਹੋਇ ਭਿਸਤ ਸਰੀਕੀ ॥੪॥ |
| aap janaae avar ko jaanai thab hoe bhisath sareekee ||4|| |
| As you see yourself, see others as well; only then will you become a partner in heaven. ||4|| |
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| ਮਾਟੀ ਏਕ ਭੇਖ ਧਰਿ ਨਾਨਾ ਤਾ ਮਹਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਛਾਨਾ ॥ |
| maattee eaek bhaekh dhhar naanaa thaa mehi breham pashhaanaa || |
| The clay is one, but it has taken many forms; I recognize the One Lord within them all. |
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| ਕਹੈ ਕਬੀਰਾ ਭਿਸਤ ਛੋਡਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੋਜਕ ਸਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਾ ॥੫॥੪॥੧੭॥ |
| kehai kabeeraa bhisath shhodd kar dhojak sio man maanaa ||5||4||17|| |
| Says Kabeer, I have abandoned paradise, and reconciled my mind to hell. ||5||4||17|| |
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| ਆਸਾ ॥ |
| aasaa || |
| Aasaa: |
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| ਗਗਨ ਨਗਰਿ ਇਕ ਬੂੰਦ ਨ ਬਰਖੈ ਨਾਦੁ ਕਹਾ ਜੁ ਸਮਾਨਾ ॥ |
| gagan nagar eik boondh n barakhai naadh kehaa j samaanaa || |
| From the city of the Tenth Gate, the sky of the mind, not even a drop rains down. Where is the music of the sound current of the Naad, which was contained in it? |
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| ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰ ਮਾਧੋ ਪਰਮ ਹੰਸੁ ਲੇ ਸਿਧਾਨਾ ॥੧॥ |
| paarabreham paramaesur maadhho param hans lae sidhhaanaa ||1|| |
| The Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, the Master of wealth has taken away the Supreme Soul. ||1|| |
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| ਬਾਬਾ ਬੋਲਤੇ ਤੇ ਕਹਾ ਗਏ ਦੇਹੀ ਕੇ ਸੰਗਿ ਰਹਤੇ ॥ |
| baabaa bolathae thae kehaa geae dhaehee kae sang rehathae || |
| O Father, tell me: where has it gone? It used to dwell within the body, |
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| ਸੁਰਤਿ ਮਾਹਿ ਜੋ ਨਿਰਤੇ ਕਰਤੇ ਕਥਾ ਬਾਰਤਾ ਕਹਤੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| surath maahi jo nirathae karathae kathhaa baarathaa kehathae ||1|| rehaao || |
| and dance in the mind, teaching and speaking. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਬਜਾਵਨਹਾਰੋ ਕਹਾ ਗਇਓ ਜਿਨਿ ਇਹੁ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਕੀਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ॥ |
| bajaavanehaaro kehaa gaeiou jin eihu mandhar keenhaa || |
| Where has the player gone - he who made this temple his own? |
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| ਸਾਖੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਉਪਜੈ ਖਿੰਚਿ ਤੇਜੁ ਸਭੁ ਲੀਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ॥੨॥ |
| saakhee sabadh surath nehee oupajai khinch thaej sabh leenhaa ||2|| |
| No story, word or understanding is produced; the Lord has drained off all the power. ||2|| |
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| ਸ੍ਰਵਨਨ ਬਿਕਲ ਭਏ ਸੰਗਿ ਤੇਰੇ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਕਾ ਬਲੁ ਥਾਕਾ ॥ |
| sravanan bikal bheae sang thaerae eindhree kaa bal thhaakaa || |
| The ears, your companions, have gone deaf, and the power of your organs is exhausted. |
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| ਚਰਨ ਰਹੇ ਕਰ ਢਰਕਿ ਪਰੇ ਹੈ ਮੁਖਹੁ ਨ ਨਿਕਸੈ ਬਾਤਾ ॥੩॥ |
| charan rehae kar dtarak parae hai mukhahu n nikasai baathaa ||3|| |
| Your feet have failed, your hands have gone limp, and no words issue forth from your mouth. ||3|| |
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| ਥਾਕੇ ਪੰਚ ਦੂਤ ਸਭ ਤਸਕਰ ਆਪ ਆਪਣੈ ਭ੍ਰਮਤੇ ॥ |
| thhaakae panch dhooth sabh thasakar aap aapanai bhramathae || |
| Having grown weary, the five enemies and all the thieves have wandered away according to their own will. |
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| ਥਾਕਾ ਮਨੁ ਕੁੰਚਰ ਉਰੁ ਥਾਕਾ ਤੇਜੁ ਸੂਤੁ ਧਰਿ ਰਮਤੇ ॥੪॥ |
| thhaakaa man kunchar our thhaakaa thaej sooth dhhar ramathae ||4|| |
| The elephant of the mind has grown weary, and the heart has grown weary as well; through its power, it used to pull the strings. ||4|| |
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| ਮਿਰਤਕ ਭਏ ਦਸੈ ਬੰਦ ਛੂਟੇ ਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਭਾਈ ਸਭ ਛੋਰੇ ॥ |
| mirathak bheae dhasai bandh shhoottae mithr bhaaee sabh shhorae || |
| He is dead, and the bonds of the ten gates are opened; he has left all his friends and brothers. |
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| ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰਾ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਵੈ ਜੀਵਤ ਬੰਧਨ ਤੋਰੇ ॥੫॥੫॥੧੮॥ |
| kehath kabeeraa jo har dhhiaavai jeevath bandhhan thorae ||5||5||18|| |
| Says Kabeer, one who meditates on the Lord, breaks his bonds, even while yet alive. ||5||5||18|| |
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| ਆਸਾ ਇਕਤੁਕੇ ੪ ॥ |
| aasaa eikathukae 4 || |
| Aasaa, 4 Ik-Tukas: |
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| ਸਰਪਨੀ ਤੇ ਊਪਰਿ ਨਹੀ ਬਲੀਆ ॥ |
| sarapanee thae oopar nehee baleeaa || |
| No one is more powerful than the she-serpent Maya, |
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| ਜਿਨਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹਾਦੇਉ ਛਲੀਆ ॥੧॥ |
| jin brehamaa bisan mehaadhaeo shhaleeaa ||1|| |
| who deceived even Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. ||1|| |
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| ਮਾਰੁ ਮਾਰੁ ਸ੍ਰਪਨੀ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜਲਿ ਪੈਠੀ ॥ |
| maar maar srapanee niramal jal paithee || |
| Having bitten and struck them down, she now sits in the immaculate waters. |
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| ਜਿਨਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣੁ ਡਸੀਅਲੇ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਡੀਠੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| jin thribhavan ddaseealae gur prasaadh ddeethee ||1|| rehaao || |
| By Guru's Grace, I have seen her, who has bitten the three worlds. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਸ੍ਰਪਨੀ ਸ੍ਰਪਨੀ ਕਿਆ ਕਹਹੁ ਭਾਈ ॥ |
| srapanee srapanee kiaa kehahu bhaaee || |
| O Siblings of Destiny, why is she called a she-serpent? |
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| ਜਿਨਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਛਾਨਿਆ ਤਿਨਿ ਸ੍ਰਪਨੀ ਖਾਈ ॥੨॥ |
| jin saach pashhaaniaa thin srapanee khaaee ||2|| |
| One who realizes the True Lord, devours the she-serpent. ||2|| |
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| ਸ੍ਰਪਨੀ ਤੇ ਆਨ ਛੂਛ ਨਹੀ ਅਵਰਾ ॥ |
| srapanee thae aan shhooshh nehee avaraa || |
| No one else is more frivolous than this she-serpent. |
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| ਇਹ ਸ੍ਰਪਨੀ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੋਈ ॥ |
| eih srapanee thaa kee keethee hoee || |
| This she-serpent is created by Him. |
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| ਬਲੁ ਅਬਲੁ ਕਿਆ ਇਸ ਤੇ ਹੋਈ ॥੪॥ |
| bal abal kiaa eis thae hoee ||4|| |
| What power or weakness does she have by herself? ||4|| |
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| ਇਹ ਬਸਤੀ ਤਾ ਬਸਤ ਸਰੀਰਾ ॥ |
| eih basathee thaa basath sareeraa || |
| If she abides with the mortal, then his soul abides in his body. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਤਰੇ ਕਬੀਰਾ ॥੫॥੬॥੧੯॥ |
| gur prasaadh sehaj tharae kabeeraa ||5||6||19|| |
| By Guru's Grace, Kabeer has easily crossed over. ||5||6||19|| |
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| ਆਸਾ ॥ |
| aasaa || |
| Aasaa: |
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| ਕਹਾ ਸੁਆਨ ਕਉ ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸੁਨਾਏ ॥ |
| kehaa suaan ko simrith sunaaeae || |
| Why bother to read the Simritees to a dog? |
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| ਕਹਾ ਸਾਕਤ ਪਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਏ ॥੧॥ |
| kehaa saakath pehi har gun gaaeae ||1|| |
| Why bother to sing the Lord's Praises to the faithless cynic? ||1|| |
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| ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਰਮੇ ਰਮਿ ਰਹੀਐ ॥ |
| raam raam raam ramae ram reheeai || |
| Remain absorbed in the Lord's Name, Raam, Raam, Raam. |
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| ਸਾਕਤ ਸਿਉ ਭੂਲਿ ਨਹੀ ਕਹੀਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| saakath sio bhool nehee keheeai ||1|| rehaao || |
| Do not bother to speak of it to the faithless cynic, even by mistake. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਕਊਆ ਕਹਾ ਕਪੂਰ ਚਰਾਏ ॥ |
| kooaa kehaa kapoor charaaeae || |
| Why offer camphor to a crow? |
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| ਕਹ ਬਿਸੀਅਰ ਕਉ ਦੂਧੁ ਪੀਆਏ ॥੨॥ |
| keh biseear ko dhoodhh peeaaeae ||2|| |
| Why give the snake milk to drink? ||2|| |
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| ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਬਿਬੇਕ ਬੁਧਿ ਹੋਈ ॥ |
| sathasangath mil bibaek budhh hoee || |
| Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, discriminating understanding is attained. |
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| ਪਾਰਸੁ ਪਰਸਿ ਲੋਹਾ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਸੋਈ ॥੩॥ |
| paaras paras lohaa kanchan soee ||3|| |
| That iron which touches the Philosopher's Stone becomes gold. ||3|| |
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| ਸਾਕਤੁ ਸੁਆਨੁ ਸਭੁ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਇਆ ॥ |
| saakath suaan sabh karae karaaeiaa || |
| The dog, the faithless cynic, does everything as the Lord causes him to do. |
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| ਜੋ ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੁ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥੪॥ |
| jo dhhur likhiaa s karam kamaaeiaa ||4|| |
| He does the deeds pre-ordained from the very beginning. ||4|| |
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| ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਲੈ ਲੈ ਨੀਮੁ ਸਿੰਚਾਈ ॥ |
| anmrith lai lai neem sinchaaee || |
| If you take Ambrosial Nectar and irrigate the neem tree with it, |
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