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Awsw ] (484-1)
aasaa.
Aasaa:

myrI bhurIAw ko DnIAw nwau ] (484-1, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
mayree bahuree-aa ko Dhanee-aa naa-o.
My daughter-in-law was first called Dhannia, the woman of wealth,

ly rwiKE rwm jnIAw nwau ]1] (484-1, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
lay raakhi-o raam janee-aa naa-o. ||1||
but now she is called Raam-jannia, the servant of the Lord. ||1||

ien@ muMfIAn myrw Gru DuMDrwvw ] (484-1, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
in^H mundee-an mayraa ghar DhunDhraavaa.
These shaven-headed saints have ruined my house.

ibtvih rwm rmaUAw lwvw ]1] rhwau ] (484-2, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
bitvahi raam ram-oo-aa laavaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
They have caused my son to start chanting the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||

khqu kbIr sunhu myrI mweI ] (484-2, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
kahat kabeer sunhu mayree maa-ee.
Says Kabeer, listen, O mother:

ien@ muMfIAn myrI jwiq gvweI ]2]3]33] (484-3, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
in^H mundee-an mayree jaat gavaa-ee. ||2||3||33||
these shaven-headed saints have done away with my low social status. ||2||3||33||

Awsw ] (484-3)
aasaa.
Aasaa:

rhu rhu rI bhurIAw GUMGtu ijin kwFY ] (484-3, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
rahu rahu ree bahuree-aa ghoonghat jin kaadhai.
Stay, stay, O daughter-in-law - do not cover your face with a veil.

AMq kI bwr lhYgI n AwFY ]1] rhwau ] (484-4, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
ant kee baar lahaigee na aadhai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
In the end, this shall not bring you even half a shell. ||1||Pause||

GUMGtu kwiF geI qyrI AwgY ] (484-4, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
ghoonghat kaadh ga-ee tayree aagai.
The one before you used to veil her face;

aun kI gYil qoih ijin lwgY ]1] (484-4, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
un kee gail tohi jin laagai. ||1||
do not follow in her footsteps. ||1||

GUMGt kwFy kI iehY bfweI ] (484-5, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
ghoonghat kaadhay kee ihai badaa-ee.
The only merit in veiling your face is

idn ds pWc bhU Bly AweI ]2] (484-5, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
din das paa^Nch bahoo bhalay aa-ee. ||2||
that for a few days, people will say, "What a noble bride has come". ||2||

GUMGtu qyro qau pir swcY ] (484-5, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
ghoonghat tayro ta-o par saachai.
Your veil shall be true only if

hir gun gwie kUdih Aru nwcY ]3] (484-6, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
har gun gaa-ay koodeh ar naachai. ||3||
you skip, dance and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||

khq kbIr bhU qb jIqY ] (484-6, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
kahat kabeer bahoo tab jeetai.
Says Kabeer, the soul-bride shall win,

hir gun gwvq jnmu ibqIqY ]4]1]34] (484-6, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
har gun gaavat janam biteetai. ||4||1||34||
only if she passes her life singing the Lord's Praises. ||4||1||34||

Awsw ] (484-7)
aasaa.
Aasaa:

krvqu Blw n krvt qyrI ] (484-7, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
karvat bhalaa na karvat tayree.
I would rather be cut apart by a saw, than have You turn Your back on me.

lwgu gly sunu ibnqI myrI ]1] (484-7, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
laag galay sun bintee mayree. ||1||
Hug me close, and listen to my prayer. ||1||

hau vwrI muKu Pyir ipAwry ] (484-7, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
ha-o vaaree mukh fayr pi-aaray.
I am a sacrifice to You - please, turn Your face to me, O Beloved Lord.

krvtu dy mo kau kwhy kau mwry ]1] rhwau ] (484-8, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
karvat day mo ka-o kaahay ka-o maaray. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Why have You turned Your back to me? Why have You killed me? ||1||Pause||

jau qnu cIrih AMgu n morau ] (484-8, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
ja-o tan cheereh ang na mora-o.
Even if You cut my body apart, I shall not pull my limbs away from You.

ipMfu prY qau pRIiq n qorau ]2] (484-9, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
pind parai ta-o pareet na tora-o. ||2||
Even if my body falls, I shall not break my bonds of love with You. ||2||

hm qum bIcu BieE nhI koeI ] (484-9, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
ham tum beech bha-i-o nahee ko-ee.
Between You and I, there is no other.

qumih su kMq nwir hm soeI ]3] (484-9, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
tumeh so kant naar ham so-ee. ||3||
You are the Husband Lord, and I am the soul-bride. ||3||

khqu kbIru sunhu ry loeI ] (484-10, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
kahat kabeer sunhu ray lo-ee.
Says Kabeer, listen, O people:

Ab qumrI prqIiq n hoeI ]4]2]35] (484-10, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
ab tumree parteet na ho-ee. ||4||2||35||
now, I place no reliance in you. ||4||2||35||

Awsw ] (484-10)
aasaa.
Aasaa:

korI ko kwhU mrmu n jwnW ] (484-10, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
koree ko kaahoo maram na jaanaa^N.
No one knows the secret of God, the Cosmic Weaver.

sBu jgu Awin qnwieE qwnW ]1] rhwau ] (484-11, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
sabh jag aan tanaa-i-o taanaa^N. ||1|| rahaa-o.
He has stretched out the fabric of the whole world. ||1||Pause||

jb qum suin ly byd purwnW ] (484-11, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
jab tum sun lay bayd puraanaa^N.
When you listen to the Vedas and the Puraanas,

qb hm ieqnku psirE qwnW ]1] (484-11, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
tab ham itnak pasri-o taanaa^N. ||1||
you shall know that the whole world is only a small piece of His woven fabric. ||1||

Drin Akws kI krgh bnweI ] (484-12, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
Dharan akaas kee kargah banaa-ee.
He has made the earth and sky His loom.

cMdu sUrju duie swQ clweI ]2] (484-12, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
chand sooraj du-ay saath chalaa-ee. ||2||
Upon it, He moves the two bobbins of the sun and the moon. ||2||

pweI joir bwq iek kInI qh qWqI mnu mwnW ] (484-13, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
paa-ee jor baat ik keenee tah taa^Ntee man maanaa^N.
Placing my feet together, I have accomplished one thing - my mind is pleased with that Weaver.

jolwhy Gru Apnw cIn@W Gt hI rwmu pCwnW ]3] (484-13, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
jolaahay ghar apnaa cheen^Haa^N ghat hee raam pachhaanaa^N. ||3||
I have come to understand my own home, and recognize the Lord within my heart. ||3||

khqu kbIru kwrgh qorI ] (484-14, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
kahat kabeer kaargah toree.
Says Kabeer, when my body workshop breaks,

sUqY sUq imlwey korI ]4]3]36] (484-14, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
sootai soot milaa-ay koree. ||4||3||36||
the Weaver shall blend my thread with His thread. ||4||3||36||

Awsw ] (484-14)
aasaa.
Aasaa:

AMqir mYlu jy qIrQ nwvY iqsu bYkuMT n jwnW ] (484-14, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
antar mail jay tirath naavai tis baikunth na jaanaa^N.
With filth within the heart, even if one bathes at sacred places of pilgrimage, still, he shall not go to heaven.

lok pqIxy kCU n hovY nwhI rwmu AXwnw ]1] (484-15, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
lok pateenay kachhoo na hovai naahee raam ayaanaa. ||1||
Nothing is gained by trying to please others - the Lord cannot be fooled. ||1||

pUjhu rwmu eyku hI dyvw ] (484-15, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
poojahu raam ayk hee dayvaa.
Worship the One Divine Lord.

swcw nwvxu gur kI syvw ]1] rhwau ] (484-15, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
saachaa naavan gur kee sayvaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The true cleansing bath is service to the Guru. ||1||Pause||

jl kY mjin jy giq hovY inq inq myNfuk nwvih ] (484-16, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
jal kai majan jay gat hovai nit nit may^Nduk naaveh.
If salvation can be obtained by bathing in water, then what about the frog, which is always bathing in water?

jYsy myNfuk qYsy Eie nr iPir iPir jonI Awvih ]2] (484-16, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
jaisay may^Nduk taisay o-ay nar fir fir jonee aavahi. ||2||
As is the frog, so is that mortal; he is reincarnated, over and over again. ||2||

mnhu kToru mrY bwnwris nrku n bWicAw jweI ] (484-17, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
manhu kathor marai baanaaras narak na baa^Nchi-aa jaa-ee.
If the hard-hearted sinner dies in Benaares, he cannot escape hell.

hir kw sMqu mrY hwVMbY q sglI sYn qrweI ]3] (484-18, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
har kaa sant marai haarhambai ta saglee sain taraa-ee. ||3||
And even if the Lord's Saint dies in the cursed land of Haramba, still, he saves all his family. ||3||

idnsu n rYin bydu nhI swsqR qhw bsY inrMkwrw ] (484-18, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
dinas na rain bayd nahee saastar tahaa basai nirankaaraa.
Where there is neither day nor night, and neither Vedas nor Shaastras, there, the Formless Lord abides.

kih kbIr nr iqsih iDAwvhu bwvirAw sMswrw ]4]4]37] (484-19, Awsw, Bgq kbIr jI)
kahi kabeer nar tiseh Dhi-aavahu baavri-aa sansaaraa. ||4||4||37||
Says Kabeer, meditate on Him, O mad-men of the world. ||4||4||37||

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