har kay logaa mo ka-o neet dasai patvaaree
sUhI lilq kbIr jIau (793-6)soohee lalit kabeer jee-o Soohee, Lalit, Kabeer Jee |
eyku kotu pMc iskdwrw pMcy mwgih hwlw ] In the one fortress of the body, there are five rulers, and all five demand payment of taxes. ijmI nwhI mY iksI kI boeI AYsw dynu duKwlw ]1] I have not farmed anyone's land, so such payment is difficult for me to pay. ||1|| hir ky logw mo kau nIiq fsY ptvwrI ] O people of the Lord, the tax-collector is constantly torturing me! aUpir Bujw kir mY gur pih pukwirAw iqin hau lIAw aubwrI ]1] rhwau ] Raising my arms up, I complained to my Guru, and He has saved me. ||1||Pause|| nau fwfI ds muMsP Dwvih reIAiq bsn n dyhI ] The nine tax-assessors and the ten magistrates go out; they do not allow their subjects to live in peace. forI pUrI mwpih nwhI bhu ibstwlw lyhI ]2] They do not measure with a full tape, and they take huge amounts in bribes. ||2|| bhqir Gr ieku purKu smwieAw auin dIAw nwmu ilKweI ] The One Lord is contained in the seventy-two chambers of the body, and He has written off my account. Drm rwie kw dPqru soiDAw bwkI irjm n kweI ]3] The records of the Righteous Judge of Dharma have been searched, and I owe absolutely nothing. ||3|| sMqw kau miq koeI inMdhu sMq rwmu hY eykuo ] Let no one slander the Saints, because the Saints and the Lord are as one. khu kbIr mY so guru pwieAw jw kw nwau ibbykuo ]4]5] Says Kabeer, I have found that Guru, whose Name is Clear Understanding. ||4||5|| |