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1Whose son is he? Whose father is he?

2Who dies? Who inflicts pain? ||1||

3The Lord is the thug, who has drugged and robbed the whole world.

4I am separated from the Lord; how can I survive, O my mother? ||1||Pause||

5Whose husband is he? Whose wife is she?

6Contemplate this reality within your body. ||2||

7Says Kabeer, my mind is pleased and satisfied with the thug.

8The effects of the drug have vanished, since I recognized the thug. ||3||39||

9Now, the Lord, my King, has become my help and support.

10I have cut away birth and death, and attained the supreme status. ||1||Pause||

11He has united me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

12He has rescued me from the five demons.

13I chant with my tongue and meditate on the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord.

14He has made me his own slave. ||1||

15The True Guru has blessed me with His generosity.

16He has lifted me up, out of the world-ocean.

17I have fallen in love with His Lotus Feet.

18The Lord of the Universe dwells continually within my consciousness. ||2||

19The burning fire of Maya has been extinguished.

20My mind is contented with the Support of the Naam.

21God, the Lord and Master, is totally permeating the water and the land.

22Wherever I look, there is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||3||

23He Himself has implanted His devotional worship within me.

24By pre-ordained destiny, one meets Him, O my Siblings of Destiny.

25When He grants His Grace, one is perfectly fulfilled.

26Kabeer's Lord and Master is the Cherisher of the poor. ||4||40||

27There is pollution in the water, and pollution on the land; whatever is born is polluted.

28There is pollution in birth, and more pollution in death; all beings are ruined by pollution. ||1||

29Tell me, O Pandit, O religious scholar: who is clean and pure?

30Meditate on such spiritual wisdom, O my friend. ||1||Pause||

31There is pollution in the eyes, and pollution in speech; there is pollution in the ears as well.

32Standing up and sitting down, one is polluted; one's kitchen is polluted as well. ||2||

33Everyone knows how to be caught, but hardly anyone knows how to escape.

34Says Kabeer, those who meditate on the Lord within their hearts, are not polluted. ||3||41||

35Gauree:

36Resolve this one conflict for me, O Lord,

37if you require any work from Your humble servant. ||1||Pause||

38Is this mind greater, or the One to whom the mind is attuned?

39Is the Lord greater, or one who knows the Lord? ||1||

40Is Brahma greater, or the One who created Him?

41Are the Vedas greater, or the One from which they came? ||2||

42Says Kabeer, I have become depressed;

43is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage greater, or the slave of the Lord? ||3||42||

44Raag Gauree Chaytee:

45Behold, O Siblings of Destiny, the storm of spiritual wisdom has come.

46It has totally blown away the thatched huts of doubt, and torn apart the bonds of Maya. ||1||Pause||

47The two pillars of double-mindedness have fallen, and the beams of emotional attachment have come crashing down.

48The thatched roof of greed has caved in, and the pitcher of evil-mindedness has been broken. ||1||