Ang-1101 — Chapter 58

The Sovereign Lord is the nine treasures for me.

The possessions and the spouse to which the mortal is lovingly attached, are Your wealth, O Lord. ||1||Pause||

They do not come with the mortal, and they do not go with him.

What good does it do him, if he has elephants tied up at his doorway? ||2||

The fortress of Sri Lanka was made out of gold,

but what could the foolish Raawan take with him when he left? ||3||

Says Kabeer, think of doing some good deeds.

In the end, the gambler shall depart empty-handed. ||4||2||

Brahma is polluted, and Indra is polluted.

The sun is polluted, and the moon is polluted. ||1||

This world is polluted with pollution.

Only the One Lord is Immaculate; He has no end or limitation. ||1||Pause||

The rulers of kingdoms are polluted.

Nights and days, and the days of the month are polluted. ||2||

The pearl is polluted, the diamond is polluted.

Wind, fire and water are polluted. ||3||

Shiva, Shankara and Mahaysh are polluted.

The Siddhas, seekers and strivers, and those who wear religious robes, are polluted. ||4||

The Yogis and wandering hermits with their matted hair are polluted.

The body, along with the swan-soul, is polluted. ||5||

Says Kabeer, those humble beings are approved and pure,

Who know the Lord. ||6||3||

Let your mind be Mecca, and your body the temple of worship.

Let the Supreme Guru be the One who speaks. ||1||

O Mullah, utter the call to prayer.

The one mosque has ten doors. ||1||Pause||

So slaughter your evil nature, doubt and cruelty;

consume the five demons and you shall be blessed with contentment. ||2||

Hindus and Muslims have the same One Lord and Master.

What can the Mullah do, and what can the Shaykh do? ||3||

Says Kabeer, I have gone insane.

Slaughtering, slaughtering my mind, I have merged into the Celestial Lord. ||4||4||

When the stream flows into the Ganges,

Then it becomes the Ganges. ||1||

Just so, Kabeer has changed.

He has become the Embodiment of Truth, and he does not go anywhere else. ||1||Pause||

Associating with the sandalwood tree, the tree nearby is changed;

that tree begins to smell just like the sandalwood tree. ||2||

Coming into contact with the philosophers' stone, copper is transformed;

that copper is transformed into gold. ||3||

In the Society of the Saints, Kabeer is transformed;

that Kabeer is transformed into the Lord. ||4||5||

Some apply ceremonial marks to their foreheads, hold malas in their hands, and wear religious robes.

Some people think that the Lord is a play-thing. ||1||

If I am insane, then I am Yours, O Lord.

How can people know my secret? ||1||Pause||

I do not pick leaves as offerings, and I do not worship idols.

Without devotional worship of the Lord, service is useless. ||2||

I worship the True Guru; forever and ever, I surrender to Him.

By such service, I find peace in the Court of the Lord. ||3||

People say that Kabeer has gone insane.

Only the Lord realizes the secret of Kabeer. ||4||6||

Turning away from the world, I have forgotten both my social class and ancestry.

My weaving now is in the most profound celestial stillness. ||1||

I have no quarrel with anyone.