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1Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

2One who has the Lord as his Master, O Siblings of Destiny

3- countless liberations knock at his door. ||1||

4If I say now that my trust is in You alone, Lord,

5then what obligation do I have to anyone else? ||1||Pause||

6He bears the burden of the three worlds;

7why should He not cherish you also? ||2||

8Says Kabeer, through contemplation, I have obtained this one understanding.

9If the mother poisons her own child, what can anyone do? ||3||22||

10Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

11Without Truth, how can the woman be a true satee - a widow who burns herself on her husband's funeral pyre?

12O Pandit, O religious scholar, see this and contemplate it within your heart. ||1||

13Without love, how can one's affection increase?

14As long as there is attachment to pleasure, there can be no spiritual love. ||1||Pause||

15One who, in his own soul, believes the Queen Maya to be true,

16does not meet the Lord, even in dreams. ||2||

17One who surrenders her body, mind, wealth, home and self

18- she is the true soul-bride, says Kabeer. ||3||23||

19Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

20The whole world is engrossed in corruption.

21This corruption has drowned entire families. ||1||

22O man, why have you wrecked your boat and sunk it?

23You have broken with the Lord, and joined hands with corruption. ||1||Pause||

24Angels and human beings alike are burning in the raging fire.

25The water is near at hand, but the beast does not drink it in. ||2||

26By constant contemplation and awareness, the water is brought forth.

27That water is immaculate and pure, says Kabeer. ||3||24||

28Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

29That family, whose son has no spiritual wisdom or contemplation

30- why didn't his mother just become a widow? ||1||

31That man who has not practiced devotional worship of the Lord

32- why didn't such a sinful man die at birth? ||1||Pause||

33So many pregnancies end in miscarriage - why was this one spared?

34He lives his life in this world like a deformed amputee. ||2||

35Says Kabeer, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, beautiful and handsome people are just ugly hunch-backs. ||3||25||

36Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

37I am forever a sacrifice to those humble beings who take the Name of their Lord and Master. ||1||

38Those who sing the Glorious Praises of the Pure Lord are pure.

39They are my Siblings of Destiny, so dear to my heart. ||1||Pause||

40I am the dust of the lotus feet of those whose hearts are filled with the All-pervading Lord. ||2||

41I am a weaver by birth, and patient of mind.

42Slowly, steadily, Kabeer chants the Glories of God. ||3||26||

43Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

44From the Sky of the Tenth Gate, the nectar trickles down, distilled from my furnace.

45I have gathered in this most sublime essence, making my body into firewood. ||1||

46He alone is called intoxicated with intuitive peace and poise,

47who drinks in the juice of the Lord's essence, contemplating spiritual wisdom. ||1||Pause||

48Intuitive poise is the bar-maid who comes to serve it.

49I pass my nights and days in ecstasy. ||2||

50Through conscious meditation, I linked my consciousness with the Immaculate Lord.

51Says Kabeer, then I obtained the Fearless Lord. ||3||27||

52Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

53The natural tendency of the mind is to chase the mind.