ਥਿਰੁ ਭਈ ਤੰਤੀ ਤੂਟਸਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਅਨਹਦ ਕਿੰਗੁਰੀ ਬਾਜੀ ॥੩॥
thir bhiee ta(n)tee tooTas naahee anahadh ki(n)guree baajee ||3||
The string has become steady, and it does not break; this guitar vibrates with the unstruck melody. ||3||
ਸੁਨਿ ਮਨ ਮਗਨ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਪੂਰੇ ਮਾਇਆ ਡੋਲ ਨ ਲਾਗੀ ॥
sun man magan bhe hai poore maiaa ddol na laagee ||
Hearing it, the mind is enraptured and becomes perfect; it does not waver, and it is not affected by Maya.
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਤਾ ਕਉ ਪੁਨਰਪਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਨਹੀ ਖੇਲਿ ਗਇਓ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ॥੪॥੨॥੫੩॥
kahu kabeer taa kau punarap janam nahee khel gio bairaagee ||4||2||53||
Says Kabeer, the bairaagee, the renunciate, who has played such a game, is not reincarnated again into the world of form and substance. ||4||2||53||
ਗਉੜੀ ॥
gauRee ||
Gauree:
ਗਜ ਨਵ ਗਜ ਦਸ ਗਜ ਇਕੀਸ ਪੁਰੀਆ ਏਕ ਤਨਾਈ ॥
gaj nav gaj dhas gaj ikees pureeaa ek tanaiee ||
Nine yards, ten yards, and twenty-one yards - weave these into the full piece of cloth;
ਸਾਠ ਸੂਤ ਨਵ ਖੰਡ ਬਹਤਰਿ ਪਾਟੁ ਲਗੋ ਅਧਿਕਾਈ ॥੧॥
saaTh soot nav kha(n)dd bahatar paaT lago adhikaiee ||1||
take the sixty threads and add nine joints to the seventy-two on the loom. ||1||
ਗਈ ਬੁਨਾਵਨ ਮਾਹੋ ॥
giee bunaavan maaho ||
Life weaves itself into its patterns.
ਘਰ ਛੋਡਿਐ ਜਾਇ ਜੁਲਾਹੋ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ghar chhoddiaai jai julaaho ||1|| rahaau ||
Leaving her home, the soul goes to the world of the weaver. ||1||Pause||
ਗਜੀ ਨ ਮਿਨੀਐ ਤੋਲਿ ਨ ਤੁਲੀਐ ਪਾਚਨੁ ਸੇਰ ਅਢਾਈ ॥
gajee na mineeaai tol na tuleeaai paachan ser addaiee ||
This cloth cannot be measured in yards or weighed with weights; its food is two and a half measures.
ਜੌ ਕਰਿ ਪਾਚਨੁ ਬੇਗਿ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਝਗਰੁ ਕਰੈ ਘਰਹਾਈ ॥੨॥
jau kar paachan beg na paavai jhagar karai gharahaiee ||2||
If it does not obtain food right away, it quarrels with the master of the house. ||2||
ਦਿਨ ਕੀ ਬੈਠ ਖਸਮ ਕੀ ਬਰਕਸ ਇਹ ਬੇਲਾ ਕਤ ਆਈ ॥
dhin kee baiTh khasam kee barakas ieh belaa kat aaiee ||
How many days will you sit here, in opposition to your Lord and Master? When will this opportunity come again?
ਛੂਟੇ ਕੂੰਡੇ ਭੀਗੈ ਪੁਰੀਆ ਚਲਿਓ ਜੁਲਾਹੋ ਰੀਸਾਈ ॥੩॥
chhooTe koo(n)dde bheegai pureeaa chalio julaaho reesaiee ||3||
Leaving his pots and pans, and the bobbins wet with his tears, the weaver soul departs in jealous anger. ||3||
ਛੋਛੀ ਨਲੀ ਤੰਤੁ ਨਹੀ ਨਿਕਸੈ ਨਤਰ ਰਹੀ ਉਰਝਾਈ ॥
chhochhee nalee ta(n)t nahee nikasai natar rahee urajhaiee ||
The wind-pipe is empty now; the thread of the breath does not come out any longer. The thread is tangled; it has run out.
ਛੋਡਿ ਪਸਾਰੁ ਈਹਾ ਰਹੁ ਬਪੁਰੀ ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਸਮਝਾਈ ॥੪॥੩॥੫੪॥
chhodd pasaar ieehaa rahu bapuree kahu kabeer samajhaiee ||4||3||54||
So renounce the world of form and substance while you remain here, O poor soul; says Kabeer: you must understand this! ||4||3||54||
ਗਉੜੀ ॥
gauRee ||
Gauree:
ਏਕ ਜੋਤਿ ਏਕਾ ਮਿਲੀ ਕਿੰਬਾ ਹੋਇ ਮਹੋਇ ॥
ek jot ekaa milee ki(n)baa hoi mahoi ||
When one light merges into another, what becomes of it then?
ਜਿਤੁ ਘਟਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਊਪਜੈ ਫੂਟਿ ਮਰੈ ਜਨੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥
jit ghaT naam na uoopajai fooT marai jan soi ||1||
That person, within whose heart the Lord's Name does not well up - may that person burst and die! ||1||
ਸਾਵਲ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਰਾਮਈਆ ॥
saaval su(n)dhar raamieeaa ||
O my dark and beautiful Lord,
ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਲਾਗਾ ਤੋਹਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
meraa man laagaa toh ||1|| rahaau ||
my mind is attached to You. ||1||Pause||
ਸਾਧੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਿਧਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਕਿ ਏਹੁ ਜੋਗੁ ਕਿ ਭੋਗੁ ॥
saadh milai sidh paieeaai k eh jog k bhog ||
Meeting with the Holy, the perfection of the Siddhas is obtained. What good is Yoga or indulgence in pleasures?
ਦੁਹੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ॥੨॥
dhuh mil kaaraj uoopajai raam naam sa(n)jog ||2||
When the two meet together, the business is conducted, and the link with the Lord's Name is established. ||2||
ਲੋਗੁ ਜਾਨੈ ਇਹੁ ਗੀਤੁ ਹੈ ਇਹੁ ਤਉ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬੀਚਾਰ ॥
log jaanai ih geet hai ih tau braham beechaar ||
People believe that this is just a song, but it is a meditation on God.
ਜਿਉ ਕਾਸੀ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਹੋਇ ਮਾਨਸ ਮਰਤੀ ਬਾਰ ॥੩॥
jiau kaasee upadhes hoi maanas maratee baar ||3||
It is like the instructions given to the dying man at Benares. ||3||
ਕੋਈ ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਸੁਣੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥
koiee gaavai ko sunai har naamaa chit lai ||
Whoever sings or listens to the Lord's Name with conscious awareness
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਸੰਸਾ ਨਹੀ ਅੰਤਿ ਪਰਮ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਇ ॥੪॥੧॥੪॥੫੫॥
kahu kabeer sa(n)saa nahee a(n)t param gat pai ||4||1||4||55||
- says Kabeer, without a doubt, in the end, he obtains the highest status. ||4||1||4||55||
ਗਉੜੀ ॥
gauRee ||
Gauree:
ਜੇਤੇ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਤ ਤੇ ਡੂਬੇ ਭਵ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਤਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥
jete jatan karat te ddoobe bhav saagar nahee taario re ||
Those who try to do things by their own efforts are drowned in the terrifying world-ocean; they cannot cross over.
ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਕਰਤੇ ਬਹੁ ਸੰਜਮ ਅਹੰਬੁਧਿ ਮਨੁ ਜਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥੧॥
karam dharam karate bahu sa(n)jam aha(n)budh man jaario re ||1||
Those who practice religious rituals and strict self-discipline - their egotistical pride shall consume their minds. ||1||
ਸਾਸ ਗ੍ਰਾਸ ਕੋ ਦਾਤੋ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮਨਹੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥
saas graas ko dhaato Thaakur so kiau manahu bisaario re ||
Your Lord and Master has given you the breath of life and food to sustain you; Oh, why have you forgotten Him?
ਹੀਰਾ ਲਾਲੁ ਅਮੋਲੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਹੈ ਕਉਡੀ ਬਦਲੈ ਹਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
heeraa laal amol janam hai kauddee badhalai haario re ||1|| rahaau ||
Human birth is a priceless jewel, which has been squandered in exchange for a worthless shell. ||1||Pause||
ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਖਾ ਭੂਖ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਲਾਗੀ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਹਿ ਬੀਚਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥
tirasanaa tirakhaa bhookh bhram laagee hiradhai naeh beechaario re ||
The thirst of desire and the hunger of doubt afflict you; you do not contemplate the Lord in your heart.
ਉਨਮਤ ਮਾਨ ਹਿਰਿਓ ਮਨ ਮਾਹੀ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਧਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥੨॥
aunamat maan hirio man maahee gur kaa sabadh na dhaario re ||2||
Intoxicated with pride, you cheat yourself; you have not enshrined the Word of the Guru's Shabad within your mind. ||2||
ਸੁਆਦ ਲੁਭਤ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਰਸ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਓ ਮਦ ਰਸ ਲੈਤ ਬਿਕਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥
suaadh lubhat i(n)dhree ras prerio madh ras lait bikaario re ||
Those who are deluded by sensual pleasures, who are tempted by sexual delights and enjoy wine are corrupt.
ਕਰਮ ਭਾਗ ਸੰਤਨ ਸੰਗਾਨੇ ਕਾਸਟ ਲੋਹ ਉਧਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥੩॥
karam bhaag sa(n)tan sa(n)gaane kaasaT loh udhaario re ||3||
But those who, through destiny and good karma, join the Society of the Saints, float over the ocean, like iron attached to wood. ||3||
ਧਾਵਤ ਜੋਨਿ ਜਨਮ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਥਾਕੇ ਅਬ ਦੁਖ ਕਰਿ ਹਮ ਹਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥
dhaavat jon janam bhram thaake ab dhukh kar ham haario re ||
I have wandered in doubt and confusion, through birth and reincarnation; now, I am so tired. I am suffering in pain and wasting away.
ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਤ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥੪॥੧॥੫॥੫੬॥
keh kabeer gur milat mahaa ras prem bhagat nisataario re ||4||1||5||56||
Says Kabeer, meeting with the Guru, I have obtained supreme joy; my love and devotion have saved me. ||4||1||5||56||
ਗਉੜੀ ॥
gauRee ||
Gauree:
ਕਾਲਬੂਤ ਕੀ ਹਸਤਨੀ ਮਨ ਬਉਰਾ ਰੇ ਚਲਤੁ ਰਚਿਓ ਜਗਦੀਸ ॥
kaalaboot kee hasatanee man bauraa re chalat rachio jagadhees ||
Like the straw figure of a female elephant, fashioned to trap the bull elephant, O crazy mind, the Lord of the Universe has staged the drama of this world.
ਕਾਮ ਸੁਆਇ ਗਜ ਬਸਿ ਪਰੇ ਮਨ ਬਉਰਾ ਰੇ ਅੰਕਸੁ ਸਹਿਓ ਸੀਸ ॥੧॥
kaam suaai gaj bas pare man bauraa re a(n)kas sahio sees ||1||
Attracted by the lure of sexual desire, the elephant is captured, O crazy mind, and now the halter is placed around its neck. ||1||