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Kabir
Kabir

The Bride-Soul

The Bride-Soul

When will that day dawn, Mother;
When the One I took birth for
Holds me to His heart with deathless love?
I long for the b…

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Kabir
Kabir

The Guest is inside you, and also inside me

The Guest is inside you, and also inside me

The Guest is inside you, and also inside me;
you know the sprout is hidden inside the seed.
We are al…

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Kabir
Kabir

Tentacles of Time

Tentacles of Time

Sadho Ye Murdon Ka Gaon
Peer Mare, Pygambar Mari Hain
Mari Hain Zinda Jogi
Raja Mari Hain, Parja Mari Hain
Mari…

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Kabir
Kabir

Tell me Brother

Tell me Brother

Tell me, Brother, how can I renounce Maya?
When I gave up the tying of ribbons, still I tied my garment about me:
When I gave up …

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Kabir
Kabir

O servant where dost thou seek me

O servant where dost thou seek me

O servant, where dost thou seek Me?
O servant, where dost thou seek Me?

Lo! I am beside thee.
I…

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Kabir
Kabir

Oh friend, I love you, think this over

Oh friend, I love you, think this over

Oh friend, I love you, think this over
carefully! If you are in love,
then why are you asleep?

350
Kabir
Kabir

O friend

O friend

O friend! hope for Him whilst you live
O friend! hope for Him whilst you live,
know whilst you live, understand whilst you live:

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Kabir
Kabir

O lord Increate, who will serve Thee?

O lord Increate, who will serve Thee?

O lord Increate, who will serve Thee?
Every votary offers his worship to the God of his own creation:
each …

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Kabir
Kabir

Many Hoped

Many Hoped

Many hoped
but no one found
Hari's heart.
Where do the senses rest?
Where do the Ram-chanters go?
Where do the…

426
Kabir
Kabir

My body is flooded

My body is flooded

My body is flooded
With the flame of Love.
My soul lives in
A furnace of bliss.


Love's fragran…

424
Kabir
Kabir

Knowing Nothing Shuts The Iron Gates

Knowing Nothing Shuts The Iron Gates

Knowing nothing shuts the iron gates;
the new love opens them.

The sound of the gates opening wakes …

426
Kabir
Kabir

Lift The Veil

Lift The Veil

Lift the veil
that obscures
the heart

and there
you will find
what you are
looking for

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Kabir
Kabir

It Is Needless To Ask Of A Saint

It Is Needless To Ask Of A Saint

It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs;
For the priest, the warrior. the tradesman, and all the …

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Kabir
Kabir

I won’t come

I won’t come

I won’t come
I won’t go
I won’t live
I won’t die

I’ll keep uttering
The name
And lose myself…

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Kabir
Kabir

I Played day and night

I Played day and night

I played day and night with my comrades,
and now I am greatly afraid.


So high is my Lord's palace,

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Kabir
Kabir

I said to the wanting-creature inside me

I said to the wanting-creature inside me

I said to the wanting-creature inside me:
What is this river you want to cross?
There are no travelers o…

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Kabir
Kabir

I have been thinking

I have been thinking

I have been thinking...
I have been thinking of the difference between water
I have been thinkingI have been thinkingand the…

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Kabir
Kabir

I Burst Into Laughter

I Burst Into Laughter

I burst into laughter
whenever I hear
that the fish is thirsty in water.

Without the knowledge of Self

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Kabir
Kabir

How do you

How do you

How do you,
Asks the chief of police,
Patrol a city
Where the butcher shops
Are guarded by vultures;
Where bul…

412
Kabir
Kabir

His Death In Benares

His Death In Benares

His death in Benares
Won't save the assassin
From certain hell,


Any more than a dip
In the G…

374
Kabir
Kabir

Having Crossed The River

Having Crossed The River

Having crossed the river,
where will you go, O friend?


There's no road to tread,
No traveler ahe…

350
Kabir
Kabir

Hey brother, why do you want me to talk?

Hey brother, why do you want me to talk?

Hey brother, why do you want me to talk?
Talk and talk and the real things get lost.

Talk and ta…

353
Kabir
Kabir

Friend, Wake Up! Why Do You Go On Sleeping?

Friend, Wake Up! Why Do You Go On Sleeping?

Friend, wake up! Why do you go on sleeping?
The night is over— do you want to lose the day
the same w…

508
Kabir
Kabir

Do Not Go To The Garden Of Flowers

Do Not Go To The Garden Of Flowers

Do not go to the garden of flowers!
Do not go to the garden of flowers!
O Friend! go not there;
In you…

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