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Gauree, Kabeer Jee: In the darkness, no one can sleep in peace. The king and the pauper both weep and cry. ||1||
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As long as the tongue does not chant the Lord's Name, the person continues coming and going in reincarnation, crying out in pain. ||1||Pause||
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It is like the shadow of a tree; when the breath of life passes out of the mortal being, tell me, what becomes of his wealth? ||2||
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It is like the music contained in the instrument; how can anyone know the secret of the dead? ||3||
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Like the swan on the lake, death hovers over the body. Drink in the Lord's sweet elixir, Kabeer. ||4||8||
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Gauree, Kabeer Jee: The creation is born of the Light, and the Light is in the creation. It bears two fruits: the false glass and the true pearl. ||1||
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Where is that home, which is said to be free of fear? There, fear is dispelled and one lives without fear. ||1||Pause||
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On the banks of sacred rivers, the mind is not appeased. People remain entangled in good and bad deeds. ||2||
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Sin and virtue are both the same. In the home of your own being, is the Philosopher's Stone; renounce your search for any other virtue. ||3||
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Kabeer: O worthless mortal, do not lose the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Keep this mind of yours involved in this involvement. ||4||9||
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Gauree, Kabeer Jee: He claims to know the Lord, who is beyond measure and beyond thought; by mere words, he plans to enter heaven. ||1||
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I do not know where heaven is. Everyone claims that he plans to go there. ||1||Pause||
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By mere talk, the mind is not appeased. The mind is only appeased, when egotism is conquered. ||2||
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As long as the mind is filled with the desire for heaven, he does not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||3||
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Says Kabeer, unto whom should I tell this? The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven. ||4||10||
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Gauree, Kabeer Jee: We are born, and we grow, and having grown, we pass away. Before our very eyes, this world is passing away. ||1||
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How can you not die of shame, claiming, "This world is mine"? At the very last moment, nothing is yours. ||1||Pause||
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Trying various methods, you cherish your body, but at the time of death, it is burned in the fire. ||2||
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You apply sandalwood oil to your limbs, but that body is burned with the firewood. ||3||
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Says Kabeer, listen, O virtuous people: your beauty shall vanish, as the whole world watches. ||4||11||
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Gauree, Kabeer Jee: Why do you cry and mourn, when another person dies? Do so only if you yourself are to live. ||1||
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I shall not die as the rest of the world dies, for now I have met the life-giving Lord. ||1||Pause||
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People anoint their bodies with fragrant oils, and in that pleasure, they forget the supreme bliss. ||2||
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There is one well, and five water-carriers. Even though the rope is broken, the fools continue trying to draw water. ||3||
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Says Kabeer, through contemplation, I have obtained this one understanding. There is no well, and no water-carrier. ||4||12||
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