Ghazal
Kabir 1-10
This ghazal by Kabir emphasizes the importance of continuous devotion, urging one to remember God not just in sorrow but also in joy. It highlights that true spiritual practice lies in purifying the mind rather than merely performing external rituals. Furthermore, Kabir extols the Guru's supreme role, acknowledging the Guru as the guide who reveals the path to the divine.
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दुख में सुमरिन सब करे , सुख मे करे न कोय। जो सुख मे सुमरिन करे , दुख काहे को होय॥
When in sorrow, everyone remembers (or praises); when happy, no one does. If one remembers (or praises) when happy, why should there be sorrow?
Everyone praises (or remembers) one in sorrow, but no one does so when happy. If one praises when happy, then why should there be sorrow?
2
माला फेरत जुग भया , फिरा न मन का फेर। कर का मन का डार दें , मन का मनका फेर॥
Though ages pass in stringing beads, the mind's inclination hasn't changed. Let us discard the heart's attachments, and change the beads of the mind.
Although ages have passed in stringing beads, the mind's disposition has not changed. Let us discard the heart's attachments and change the beads of the mind.
3
गुरु गोविन्द दोनों खड़े , काके लागूं पाँय। बलिहारी गुरु आपनो , गोविंद दियो बताय॥
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.
Both the 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.
4
बलिहारी गुरु आपनो , घड़ी-घड़ी सौ सौ बार। मानुष से देवत किया करत न लागी बार॥
O my Guru, I sacrifice myself to you,
For moments more precious than a hundred times a hundred.
For you, you transform mere man into divinity,
A feat that cannot be measured by mere counts.
O my Guru, I sacrifice myself to you, a sacrifice greater than a hundred times a hundred for every moment. You transform mere human into divinity, a feat beyond all measurement.
5
कबिरा माला मनहि की , और संसारी भीख। माला फेरे हरि मिले , गले रहट के देख॥
O Kabir, why the garland for the mind, and charity for the world? Hari (God) is attained by merely spinning the rosary; look at the sight of the throat's ornament.
Shayar Kabir asks: why the garland for the mind, and charity for the world? Hari (God) is attained by merely spinning the rosary; look at the ornament around the neck.
6
सुख मे सुमिरन ना किया , दु:ख में किया याद। कह कबीर ता दास की , कौन सुने फरियाद॥
In times of ease, devotion was not remembered; in times of sorrow, it was recalled. Kabir says, the cry of such a person, who will listen to it?
Kabir says that devotion was not remembered in times of ease, but only recalled in times of sorrow. He questions who will listen to such a person's cry.
7
साईं इतना दीजिये , जा मे कुटुम समाय। मैं भी भूखा न रहूँ , साधु ना भूखा जाय॥
Oh Sai, please grant us enough to maintain our family. Let us not remain hungry, and may the visiting ascetic also not go hungry.
Oh Sai, please grant enough so that our family can be maintained. May I not remain hungry, and may the visiting ascetic also not go hungry.
8
लूट सके तो लूट ले , राम नाम की लूट। पाछे फिरे पछताओगे , प्राण जाहिं जब छूट॥
If you can plunder, then plunder, the bounty of Rama's name.
When your life departs, you will regret it, and mourn the loss.
If you can take advantage of something, take advantage of the bounty of Rama's name. When your life departs, you will regret it.
9
जाति न पूछो साधु की , पूछि लीजिए ज्ञान। मोल करो तलवार का , पड़ा रहन दो म्यान॥
Do not ask about the caste of a sage, ask about his knowledge.
Value the sword, and leave the scabbard where it lies.
Do not inquire about a sage's caste; instead, inquire about his knowledge. One should value the sword and leave the scabbard as it is.
10
जहाँ दया तहाँ धर्म है , जहाँ लोभ तहाँ पाप। जहाँ क्रोध तहाँ पाप है , जहाँ क्षमा तहाँ आप॥
Where there is compassion, there is righteousness; where there is greed, there is sin. Where there is anger, there is sin; where there is forgiveness, there is peace.
Where there is compassion, there is righteousness; where there is greed, there is sin. Where there is anger, there is sin; where there is forgiveness, there is peace.
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