jo paathar ka-o kahtay dayv

mhlw 5 BYrau ] (1160-5)
mehlaa 5. bhairo.
Fifth Mehl: Bhairau:


jo pwQr kau khqy dyv ]
jo paathar ka-o kahtay dayv.
Those who call a stone their god

qw kI ibrQw hovY syv ]
taa kee birthaa hovai sayv.
- their service is useless.

jo pwQr kI pWeI pwie ]
jo paathar kee paaN-ee paa-ay.
Those who fall at the feet of a stone god

iqs kI Gwl AjWeI jwie ]1]
tis kee ghaal ajaaN-ee jaa-ay. ||1||
- their work is wasted in vain. ||1||

Twkuru hmrw sd bol�qw ]
thaakur hamraa sad bolantaa.
My Lord and Master speaks forever.

srb jIAw kau pRBu dwnu dyqw ]1] rhwau ]
sarab jee-aa ka-o parabh daan daytaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
God gives His gifts to all living beings. ||1||Pause||

AMqir dyau n jwnY AMDu ]
antar day-o na jaanai anDh.
The Divine Lord is within the self, but the spiritually blind one does not know this.

BRm kw moihAw pwvY PMDu ]
bharam kaa mohi-aa paavai fanDh.
Deluded by doubt, he is caught in the noose.

n pwQru bolY nw ikCu dyie ]
na paathar bolai naa kichh day-ay.
The stone does not speak; it does not give anything to anyone.

Pokt krm inhPl hY syv ]2]
fokat karam nihfal hai sayv. ||2||
Such religious rituals are useless; such service is fruitless. ||2||

jy imrqk kau cMdnu cVwvY ]
jay mirtak ka-o chandan charhaavai.
If a corpse is anointed with sandalwood oil,

aus qy khhu kvn Pl pwvY ]
us tay kahhu kavan fal paavai.
what good does it do?

jy imrqk kau ibstw mwih rulweI ]
jay mirtak ka-o bistaa maahi rulaa-ee.
If a corpse is rolled in manure,

qW imrqk kw ikAw Git jweI ]3]
taaN mirtak kaa ki-aa ghat jaa-ee. ||3||
what does it lose from this? ||3||

khq kbIr hau khau pukwir ]
kahat kabeer ha-o kaha-o pukaar.
Says Kabeer, I proclaim this out loud

smiJ dyKu swkq gwvwr ]
samajh daykh saakat gaavaar.
- behold, and understand, you ignorant, faithless cynic.

dUjY Bwie bhuqu Gr gwly ]
doojai bhaa-ay bahut ghar gaalay.
The love of duality has ruined countless homes.

rwm Bgq hY sdw suKwly ]4]4]12]
raam bhagat hai sadaa sukhaalay. ||4||4||12||
The Lord's devotees are forever in bliss. ||4||4||12||