Inspirational

Speak words like this, losing the self's conceit; which cools others, and gives coolness to the self.

If the traveler has complete faith in their destination, Their steps automatically turn towards the abode.

The knowledge that does not follow the count, The life that is yours, never will be attained. If you want just one letter of the alphabet, Then simply dedicate yourself to knowledge, my friend.

May this Face (of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H)) remain before my eyes, In my last moments (of life) and on the Resurrection Day! Then (also) in my grave, and at the time of crossing the (razor-sharp) Bridge (on the Judgment Day as a test to separate the virtuous ones from the sinners); Only then shall the fake ones become pure (in the sight of Allah).

Fortunate the humble soul, Asad, who through content's embrace,Can make an ant's mere footprint Solomon's royal place.

Behold the vastness of God's mercy, that even I might be forgiven,An infidel like me, who felt no obligation for his sins.

O Saqi, this patch of barren land is not without hope, If it gets a little moisture, this soil is very fertile.

The heart of the dead man is not alive, so let me revive it again, For this is the cure for the ancient ailment of the Ummat (community).

To have the heart of a cheetah and the splendor of a royal, / One can live without the light of knowledge and glory.

A drop, when it merges with the river, becomes the river's stream,Good is that deed whose ultimate outcome holds a noble gleam.

Do not listen if someone speaks ill,Do not speak if someone acts ill.

If calamity struck, we did not budge from our ground; by sacrificing a pawn, we saved the game.

O gold, noble, saintly soul, though broken and mended a hundred times, The wicked, like a potter, give a single, deep crack.

I shall make every earth into a battlefield, and every pen into a weapon. I shall write the grace of the Guru in the ink of seven oceans, yet it cannot be written.

Abandon the old deceit, the cowardly and cunning son. Upon the old writing remain, the sly and brave son.

With Kabir, the company of sages, how can love be achieved? Danger departs from there, and Goddess bestows good intellect.

Do what you plan to do today, and always be with God. O God, what will you do, what will you do in the hands of time?

The one who leaves with humility, conflict and distress will cease. The one who walks with the saintly demeanor, is truly virtuous; the one who walks with greed, is base.

Both Guru and Govinda stand before me, whose feet shall I touch first? I sacrifice myself to the Guru, who showed me the path to Govinda.

If you can plunder, then plunder, the bounty of Rama's name. When your life departs, you will regret it, and mourn the loss.

O heart, gently know, all things take time to bloom. Though the gardener waters a hundred pots, the fruit comes with the season's room.

The illusion has not died, nor has the mind; the bodies have perished. The desire and longing have not died, and so said the servant Kabir.

This human birth is rare, a body not repeatedly gained. Like leaves falling from a tree, it does not return again.

What should be done tomorrow, do it today; what should be done today, do it now. For in a moment, there will be a great deluge, when then will you do it?

Speak such words, losing the ego of the mind; They soothe others, and grant coolness to the self.

In the world, there is no enemy, for one whose heart is cool and tranquil. Cast away this ego, and everyone will show compassion.

Whenever the name enters the heart, the sins are destroyed. As if a spark of fire falls upon old grass.

A human life is rare, it does not come again. Like leaves that fall from a tree, it does not attach again.

Oh mind, slowly, everything takes its time. The gardener waters a hundred pots, but the fruit appears only when the season arrives.

Come (once again) from thy cell to Mosque, / For everyone longs for a glimpse of thy image full of light; / (And) denizens of both the worlds (i.e., this world and the Hereafter) are laying their eyes in thy path / Human beings, angels, the houris and the fairies.