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That day is rapidly approaching. Mother, father, siblings, children and spouse - tell me, who belongs to whom? ||1||Pause||
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Says Kabeer, listen, O mortal: Renounce the doubts of your mind. Chant only the One Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mortal, and seek the Sanctuary of the One Lord. ||3||2||
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That humble being, who knows even a little about loving devotional worship - what surprises are there for him? Like water, dripping into water, which cannot be separated out again, so is the weaver Kabeer, with softened heart, merged into the Lord. ||1||
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O people of the Lord, I am just a simple-minded fool. If Kabeer were to leave his body at Benares, and so liberate himself, what obligation would he have to the Lord? ||1||Pause||
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Says Kabeer, listen, O people - do not be deluded by doubt. What is the difference between Benares and the barren land of Maghar, if the Lord is within one's heart? ||2||3||
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What should I ask for? Nothing lasts forever. Enshrine the Lord's Name within your mind. ||1||Pause||
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Fame and glory, power, wealth and glorious greatness - none of these will go with you or help you in the end. ||2||
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Children, spouse, wealth and Maya - who has ever obtained peace from these? ||3||
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Says Kabeer, nothing else is of any use. Within my mind is the wealth of the Lord's Name. ||4||4||
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Remember the Lord, remember the Lord, remember the Lord in meditation, O Siblings of Destiny. Without remembering the Lord's Name in meditation, a great many are drowned. ||1||Pause||
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Your spouse, children, body, house and possessions - you think these will give you peace. But none of these shall be yours, when the time of death comes. ||1||
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Ajaamal, the elephant, and the prostitute committed many sins, but still, they crossed over the world-ocean, by chanting the Lord's Name. ||2||
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You have wandered in reincarnation, as pigs and dogs - did you feel no shame? Forsaking the Ambrosial Name of the Lord, why do you eat poison? ||3||
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Abandon your doubts about do's and dont's, and take to the Lord's Name. By Guru's Grace, O servant Kabeer, love the Lord. ||4||5||
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