| ਚਲਤ ਕਤ ਟੇਢੇ ਟੇਢੇ ਟੇਢੇ ॥ |
| chalath kath ttaedtae ttaedtae ttaedtae || |
| Why do you walk in that crooked, zig-zag way? |
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| ਅਸਤਿ ਚਰਮ ਬਿਸਟਾ ਕੇ ਮੂੰਦੇ ਦੁਰਗੰਧ ਹੀ ਕੇ ਬੇਢੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| asath charam bisattaa kae moondhae dhuragandhh hee kae baedtae ||1|| rehaao || |
| You are nothing more than a bundle of bones, wrapped in skin, filled with manure; you give off such a rotten smell! ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਰਾਮ ਨ ਜਪਹੁ ਕਵਨ ਭ੍ਰਮ ਭੂਲੇ ਤੁਮ ਤੇ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਦੂਰੇ ॥ |
| raam n japahu kavan bhram bhoolae thum thae kaal n dhoorae || |
| You do not meditate on the Lord. What doubts have confused and deluded you? Death is not far away from you! |
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| ਅਨਿਕ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਿ ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਰਹੈ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਪੂਰੇ ॥੨॥ |
| anik jathan kar eihu than raakhahu rehai avasathhaa poorae ||2|| |
| Making all sorts of efforts, you manage to preserve this body, but it shall only survive until its time is up. ||2|| |
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| ਆਪਨ ਕੀਆ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਕਿਆ ਕੋ ਕਰੈ ਪਰਾਨੀ ॥ |
| aapan keeaa kashhoo n hovai kiaa ko karai paraanee || |
| By one's own efforts, nothing is done. What can the mere mortal accomplish? |
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| ਜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੈ ਏਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਬਖਾਨੀ ॥੩॥ |
| jaa this bhaavai sathigur bhaettai eaeko naam bakhaanee ||3|| |
| When it pleases the Lord, the mortal meets the True Guru, and chants the Name of the One Lord. ||3|| |
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| ਬਲੂਆ ਕੇ ਘਰੂਆ ਮਹਿ ਬਸਤੇ ਫੁਲਵਤ ਦੇਹ ਅਇਆਨੇ ॥ |
| balooaa kae gharooaa mehi basathae fulavath dhaeh aeiaanae || |
| You live in a house of sand, but you still puff up your body - you ignorant fool! |
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| ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਜਿਹ ਰਾਮੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਿਓ ਬੂਡੇ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਸਿਆਨੇ ॥੪॥੪॥ |
| kahu kabeer jih raam n chaethiou booddae bahuth siaanae ||4||4|| |
| Says Kabeer, those who do not remember the Lord may be very clever, but they still drown. ||4||4|| |
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| ਟੇਢੀ ਪਾਗ ਟੇਢੇ ਚਲੇ ਲਾਗੇ ਬੀਰੇ ਖਾਨ ॥ |
| ttaedtee paag ttaedtae chalae laagae beerae khaan || |
| Your turban is crooked, and you walk crooked; and now you have started chewing betel leaves. |
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| ਭਾਉ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਕਾਜੁ ਨ ਕਛੂਐ ਮੇਰੋ ਕਾਮੁ ਦੀਵਾਨ ॥੧॥ |
| bhaao bhagath sio kaaj n kashhooai maero kaam dheevaan ||1|| |
| You have no use at all for loving devotional worship; you say you have business in court. ||1|| |
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| ਰਾਮੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਓ ਹੈ ਅਭਿਮਾਨਿ ॥ |
| raam bisaariou hai abhimaan || |
| In your egotistical pride, you have forgotten the Lord. |
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| ਕਨਿਕ ਕਾਮਨੀ ਮਹਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ ਪੇਖਿ ਪੇਖਿ ਸਚੁ ਮਾਨਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| kanik kaamanee mehaa sundharee paekh paekh sach maan ||1|| rehaao || |
| Gazing upon your gold, and your very beautiful wife, you believe that they are permanent. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਲਾਲਚ ਝੂਠ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਮਹਾ ਮਦ ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਅਉਧ ਬਿਹਾਨਿ ॥ |
| laalach jhooth bikaar mehaa madh eih bidhh aoudhh bihaan || |
| You are engrossed in greed, falsehood, corruption and great arrogance. Your life is passing away. |
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| ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਅੰਤ ਕੀ ਬੇਰ ਆਇ ਲਾਗੋ ਕਾਲੁ ਨਿਦਾਨਿ ॥੨॥੫॥ |
| kehi kabeer anth kee baer aae laago kaal nidhaan ||2||5|| |
| Says Kabeer, at the very last moment, death will come and seize you, you fool! ||2||5|| |
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| ਚਾਰਿ ਦਿਨ ਅਪਨੀ ਨਉਬਤਿ ਚਲੇ ਬਜਾਇ ॥ |
| chaar dhin apanee noubath chalae bajaae || |
| The mortal beats the drum for a few days, and then he must depart. |
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| ਇਤਨਕੁ ਖਟੀਆ ਗਠੀਆ ਮਟੀਆ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਕਛੁ ਲੈ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| eithanak khatteeaa gatheeaa matteeaa sang n kashh lai jaae ||1|| rehaao || |
| With so much wealth and cash and buried treasure, still, he cannot take anything with him. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਦਿਹਰੀ ਬੈਠੀ ਮਿਹਰੀ ਰੋਵੈ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਲਉ ਸੰਗਿ ਮਾਇ ॥ |
| dhiharee baithee miharee rovai dhuaarai lo sang maae || |
| Sitting on the threshhold, his wife weeps and wails; his mother accompanies him to the outer gate. |
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| ਮਰਹਟ ਲਗਿ ਸਭੁ ਲੋਗੁ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਇਕੇਲਾ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ |
| marehatt lag sabh log kuttanb mil hans eikaelaa jaae ||1|| |
| All the people and relatives together go to the crematorium, but the swan-soul must go home all alone. ||1|| |
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| ਵੈ ਸੁਤ ਵੈ ਬਿਤ ਵੈ ਪੁਰ ਪਾਟਨ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਦੇਖੈ ਆਇ ॥ |
| vai suth vai bith vai pur paattan bahur n dhaekhai aae || |
| Those children, that wealth, that city and town - he shall not come to see them again. |
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| ਕਹਤੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਰਾਮੁ ਕੀ ਨ ਸਿਮਰਹੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਅਕਾਰਥੁ ਜਾਇ ॥੨॥੬॥ |
| kehath kabeer raam kee n simarahu janam akaarathh jaae ||2||6|| |
| Says Kabeer, why do you not meditate on the Lord? Your life is uselessly slipping away! ||2||6|| |
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| ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ ਬਾਣੀ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਜੀਉ ਕੀ |
| raag kaedhaaraa baanee ravidhaas jeeo kee |
| Raag Kaydaaraa, The Word Of Ravi Daas Jee: |
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| ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ |
| ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh || |
| One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: |
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| ਖਟੁ ਕਰਮ ਕੁਲ ਸੰਜੁਗਤੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਹਿ ॥ |
| khatt karam kul sanjugath hai har bhagath hiradhai naahi || |
| One who performs the six religious rituals and comes from a good family, but who does not have devotion to the Lord in his heart, |
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| ਚਰਨਾਰਬਿੰਦ ਨ ਕਥਾ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੁਪਚ ਤੁਲਿ ਸਮਾਨਿ ॥੧॥ |
| charanaarabindh n kathhaa bhaavai supach thul samaan ||1|| |
| one who does not appreciate talk of the Lord's Lotus Feet, is just like an outcaste, a pariah. ||1|| |
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| ਰੇ ਚਿਤ ਚੇਤਿ ਚੇਤ ਅਚੇਤ ॥ |
| rae chith chaeth chaeth achaeth || |
| Be conscious, be conscious, be conscious, O my unconscious mind. |
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| ਕਾਹੇ ਨ ਬਾਲਮੀਕਹਿ ਦੇਖ ॥ |
| kaahae n baalameekehi dhaekh || |
| Why do you not look at Baalmeek? |
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| ਕਿਸੁ ਜਾਤਿ ਤੇ ਕਿਹ ਪਦਹਿ ਅਮਰਿਓ ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਬਿਸੇਖ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| kis jaath thae kih padhehi amariou raam bhagath bisaekh ||1|| rehaao || |
| From such a low social status, what a high status he obtained! Devotional worship to the Lord is sublime! ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਸੁਆਨ ਸਤ੍ਰੁ ਅਜਾਤੁ ਸਭ ਤੇ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ੍ਨ ਲਾਵੈ ਹੇਤੁ ॥ |
| suaan sathra ajaath sabh thae kirasa laavai haeth || |
| The killer of dogs, the lowest of all, was lovingly embraced by Krishna. |
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| ਲੋਗੁ ਬਪੁਰਾ ਕਿਆ ਸਰਾਹੈ ਤੀਨਿ ਲੋਕ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ ॥੨॥ |
| log bapuraa kiaa saraahai theen lok pravaes ||2|| |
| See how the poor people praise him! His praise extends throughout the three worlds. ||2|| |
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| ਅਜਾਮਲੁ ਪਿੰਗੁਲਾ ਲੁਭਤੁ ਕੁੰਚਰੁ ਗਏ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਪਾਸਿ ॥ |
| ajaamal pingulaa lubhath kunchar geae har kai paas || |
| Ajaamal, Pingulaa, Lodhia and the elephant went to the Lord. |
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| ਐਸੇ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਨਿਸਤਰੇ ਤੂ ਕਿਉ ਨ ਤਰਹਿ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ॥੩॥੧॥ |
| aisae dhuramath nisatharae thoo kio n tharehi ravidhaas ||3||1|| |
| Even such evil-minded beings were emancipated. Why should you not also be saved, O Ravi Daas? ||3||1|| |
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