Ang 1375

Kabeer, I have become mute, insane and deaf. I am crippled — the True Guru has pierced me with His Arrow. ||193|| Kabeer, the True Guru, the Spiritual Warrior, has shot me with His Arrow. As soon as it struck me, I fell to the ground, with a hole in my heart. ||194|| Kabeer, the pure drop of water falls from the sky, onto the dirty ground. You must acknowledge this, that without the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, it turns into burnt ashes. ||195|| Kabeer, the pure drop of water falls from the sky, and mixes with the dust. Millions of clever people may try, but they will fail — it cannot be made separate again. ||196|| Kabeer, I was going on a pilgrimage to Mecca, and God met me on the way. He scolded me and asked, “Who told you that I am only there?”||197|| Kabeer, I went to Mecca — how many times, Kabeer? O Lord, what is the problem with me? You have not spoken to me with Your Mouth. ||198|| Kabeer, they oppress living beings and kill them, and call it proper. When the Lord calls for their account, what will their condition be? ||199|| Kabeer, it is tyranny to use force; the Lord shall call you to account. When your account is called for, your face and mouth shall be beaten. ||200|| Kabeer, it is easy to render your account, if your heart is pure. In the True Court of the Lord, no one will seize you. ||201|| Kabeer: O duality, you are mighty and powerful in the earth and the sky. The six Shaastras and the eighty-four Siddhas are entrenched in skepticism. ||202|| Kabeer, nothing is mine within myself. Whatever there is, is Yours, O Lord. If I surrender to You what is already Yours, what does it cost me? ||203|| Kabeer, repeating, “You, You”, I have become like You. Nothing of me remains in myself. When the difference between myself and others is removed, then wherever I look, I see only You. ||204|| Kabeer, those who think of evil and entertain false hopes — none of their desires shall be fulfilled; they shall depart in despair. ||205|| Kabeer, whoever meditates in remembrance on the Lord, he alone is happy in this world. One who is protected and saved by the Creator Lord, shall never waver, here or hereafter. ||206|| Kabeer, I was being crushed like sesame seeds in the oil-press, but the True Guru saved me. My pre-ordained primal destiny has now been revealed. ||207|| Kabeer, my days have passed, and I have postponed my payments; the interest on my account continues to increase. I have not meditated on the Lord and my account is still pending, and now, the moment of my death has come! ||208||

FIFTH MEHL: Kabeer, the mortal is a barking dog, chasing after a carcass. By the Grace of good karma, I have found the True Guru, who has saved me. ||209||

FIFTH MEHL: Kabeer, the earth belongs to the Holy, but it is being occupied by thieves. They are not a burden to the earth; they receive its blessings. ||210||

FIFTH MEHL: Kabeer, the rice is beaten with a mallet to get rid of the husk. When people sit in evil company, the Righteous Judge of Dharma calls them to account. ||211||

Trilochan says, O Naam Dayv, Maya has enticed you, my friend. Why are you printing designs on these sheets, and not focusing your consciousness on the Lord? ||212|| Naam Dayv answers, O Trilochan, chant the Lord’s Name with your mouth. With your hands and feet, do all your work, but let your consciousness remain with the Immaculate Lord. ||213||