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1then God comes and resolves his affairs. ||1||

2Contemplate such spiritual wisdom, O mortal man.

3Why not meditate in remembrance on the Lord, the Destroyer of pain? ||1||Pause||

4As long as the tiger lives in the forest,

5the forest does not flower.

6But when the jackal eats the tiger,

7then the entire forest flowers. ||2||

8The victorious are drowned, while the defeated swim across.

9By Guru's Grace, one crosses over and is saved.

10Slave Kabeer speaks and teaches:

11remain lovingly absorbed, attuned to the Lord alone. ||3||6||14||

12He has 7,000 commanders,

13and hundreds of thousands of prophets;

14He is said to have 88,000,000 shaykhs,

15and 56,000,000 attendants. ||1||

16I am meek and poor - what chance do I have of being heard there?

17His Court is so far away; only a rare few attain the Mansion of His Presence. ||1||Pause||

18He has 33,000,000 play-houses.

19His beings wander insanely through 8.4 million incarnations.

20Even to Adam, only a glimpse of grace was shown.

21who then lived in paradise for a long time. ||2||

22Pale are the faces of those whose hearts are disturbed.

23They have forsaken their Bible, and practice Satanic evil.

24One who blames the world, and is angry with people,

25shall receive the fruits of his own actions. ||3||

26You are the Great Giver, O Lord; I am forever a beggar at Your Door.

27If I were to deny You, then I would be a wretched sinner.

28Slave Kabeer has entered Your Shelter.

29Keep me near You, O Merciful Lord God - that is heaven for me. ||4||7||15||

30Everyone speaks of going there,

31but I do not even know where heaven is. ||1||Pause||

32One who does not even know the mystery of his own self,

33speaks of heaven, but it is only talk. ||1||

34As long as the mortal hopes for heaven,

35he will not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||2||

36Heaven is not a fort with moats and ramparts, and walls plastered with mud;

37I do not know what heaven's gate is like. ||3||

38Says Kabeer, now what more can I say?

39The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven itself. ||4||8||16||

40How can the beautiful fortress be conquered, O Siblings of Destiny?

41It has double walls and triple moats. ||1||Pause||

42It is defended by the five elements, the twenty-five categories, attachment, pride, jealousy and the awesomely powerful Maya.

43The poor mortal being does not have the strength to conquer it; what should I do now, O Lord? ||1||

44Sexual desire is the window, pain and pleasure are the gate-keepers, virtue and sin are the gates.

45Anger is the great supreme commander, full of argument and strife, and the mind is the rebel king there. ||2||

46Their armor is the pleasure of tastes and flavors, their helmets are worldly attachments; they take aim with their bows of corrupt intellect.

47The greed that fills their hearts is the arrow; with these things, their fortress is impregnable. ||3||

48But I have made divine love the fuse, and deep meditation the bomb; I have launched the rocket of spiritual wisdom.

49The fire of God is lit by intuition, and with one shot, the fortress is taken. ||4||

50Taking truth and contentment with me, I begin the battle and storm both the gates.

51In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and by Guru's Grace, I have captured the king of the fortress. ||5||