Ang 325

GAUREE, KABEER JEE: In the darkness, no one can sleep in peace. The king and the pauper both weep and cry. ||1|| As long as the tongue does not chant the Lord’s Name, the person continues coming and going in reincarnation, crying out in pain. ||1|| Pause|| It is like the shadow of a tree; when the breath of life passes out of the mortal being, tell me, what becomes of his wealth? ||2|| It is like the music contained in the instrument; how can anyone know the secret of the dead? ||3|| Like the swan on the lake, death hovers over the body. Drink in the Lord’s sweet elixir, Kabeer. ||4||8||

GAUREE, KABEER JEE: The creation is born of the Light, and the Light is in the creation. It bears two fruits: the false glass and the true pearl. ||1|| Where is that home, which is said to be free of fear? There, fear is dispelled and one lives without fear. ||1|| Pause|| On the banks of sacred rivers, the mind is not appeased. People remain entangled in good and bad deeds. ||2|| Sin and virtue are both the same. In the home of your own being, is the Philosopher’s Stone; renounce your search for any other virtue. ||3|| Kabeer: O worthless mortal, do not lose the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Keep this mind of yours involved in this involvement. ||4||9||

GAUREE, KABEER JEE: He claims to know the Lord, who is beyond measure and beyond thought; by mere words, he plans to enter heaven. ||1|| I do not know where heaven is. Everyone claims that he plans to go there. ||1|| Pause|| By mere talk, the mind is not appeased. The mind is only appeased, when egotism is conquered. ||2|| As long as the mind is filled with the desire for heaven, he does not dwell at the Lord’s Feet. ||3|| Says Kabeer, unto whom should I tell this? The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven. ||4||10||

GAUREE, KABEER JEE: We are born, and we grow, and having grown, we pass away. Before our very eyes, this world is passing away. ||1|| How can you not die of shame, claiming, “This world is mine”? At the very last moment, nothing is yours. ||1|| Pause|| Trying various methods, you cherish your body, but at the time of death, it is burned in the fire. ||2|| You apply sandalwood oil to your limbs, but that body is burned with the firewood. ||3|| Says Kabeer, listen, O virtuous people: your beauty shall vanish, as the whole world watches. ||4||11||

GAUREE, KABEER JEE: Why do you cry and mourn, when another person dies? Do so only if you yourself are to live. ||1|| I shall not die as the rest of the world dies, for now I have met the life-giving Lord. ||1|| Pause|| People anoint their bodies with fragrant oils, and in that pleasure, they forget the supreme bliss. ||2|| There is one well, and five water-carriers. Even though the rope is broken, the fools continue trying to draw water. ||3|| Says Kabeer, through contemplation, I have obtained this one understanding. There is no well, and no water-carrier. ||4||12||

GAUREE, KABEER JEE: The mobile and immobile creatures, insects and moths — in numerous lifetimes, I have passed through those many forms. ||1|| I lived in many such homes, O Lord, before I came into the womb this time. ||1|| Pause|| I was a Yogi, a celibate, a penitent, and a Brahmchaaree, with strict self-discipline. Sometimes I was a king, sitting on the throne, and sometimes I was a beggar. ||2|| The faithless cynics shall die, while the Saints shall all survive. They drink in the Lord’s Ambrosial Essence with their tongues. ||3|| Says Kabeer, O God, have mercy on me. I am so tired; now, please bless me with Your perfection. ||4||13||