Kabir Couplets in English rhyme
Kabir Couplets in English rhyme
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Overview
Kabir’s poetic personality variously defined be;
By the religious traditions that revere him truly;
For Sikhs a precursor, interlocutor of Nanak be,
Muslims a Sufi, Hindus a Vaishnavee devotee;
आये है तो जायेगा, राजा रंक फकीर।
एक सिंहासन चढ़ि चले, एक बांधे जंजीर॥
Who has come will go, be king, pauper, beggar surely,
One sitting on throne, other chained by creed plainly.
ऐसी बाणी बोलिये, मन का आपा खोइ।
अपना तन सीतल करै, औरन को सुख होइ॥
Speak words that win hearts and the ego lost be,
Your body cool and calm, the others too are happy.
कबीरा सो धन संचिये, जो आगे कूं होए।
सीस चढ़ाये पोटली, ले जात न देख्या कोए॥
Kabir accumulate wealth which useful in future be,
On head bags of riches worldly not seen taking be.
शीतल शब्द उचारिये, अहंन आनिये नाहि।
तेरा प्रीतम तुझहि मे, दुशमन भी तुझ माहि॥
Always speak sweet, let not pride come in way actually,
Your beloved is within you, your enemy also in you be.
Introduction
Kabir in 1440, Jaunpur,, India born be,
Who expired in 1518, at Maghar finally;
Admired by Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs surely,
Kabir a radical Indian poet-saint was clearly;
Kabīr Das an Indian mystic poet and saint be,
His works influenced Bhakti movement greatly,
As a Muslim his childhood life started early,
Influenced by Hindu ascetic, Ramananda be;
Kabir critical of Hindus and Muslims both be,
Regarding them parallel to one another plainly;
What counted for Kabir, immortal life truth be,
Deathless truth of life on which his writings be;
This he linked with all religion, sects equally;
With labels of Allah or Ram - Hindu divinity;
Kabir’s poetic personality variously defined be;
By the religious traditions that revere him truly;
For Sikhs a precursor, interlocutor of Nanak be,
Muslims a Sufi, Hindus a Vaishnavee devotee;
His is found in early North Indian anthologies,
In the bhakti, devotional poetry unmistakably;
Sant Kabir Das advocated a Karmic society,
He forerunner of the awakening era did be,
He as true world lover, experienced unfailingly,
He the Guru - in the field of ‘practice’ does be.
कबीरा दोहावली Kabir Couplets:
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अंतर यही बिचारिया, साखी कहो कबीर।
भौ सागर में जीव है, सुनि कै लागे तीर॥
Kabir, think of what is inside, about its form actually,
Soul in this worldly sea, can cross on hearing it only.
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अंदेसड़ा न भाजिसी, सदैसो कहियां।
के हरि आयां भाजिसी, कैहरि ही पास गयां॥
Sending Messages my thought not that of going,
Either my Lord comes or I to the Lord be going.
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अंदेसो नहीं भाग्सि, संदेसो नही आये।
कयी हरि आया भाग सो, कयी हरि के पासे जाये॥
Doubts do not go and no counselling is coming,
Doubt and grief departs when I to Him be nearing.
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अंधे मिलि हाथी छुवा, अपने अपने ज्ञान।
अपनी अपनी सब कहै, किस को दीजय कान॥
Blinds touch elephant, state as sensed differently,
All telling their own, who should then believe be.
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अंधो का हाथी सही, हाथ टटोल-टटोल।
आखोँ से नहीं देखिया, ताते विन-विन बोल॥
Elephant known to the blind, by groping in dark only,
To know Him you need eyes of a different kind truly.
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अकथ कथा या मन की, कहै कबीर समुझाय।
जो याको समझा परै, ताको काल ना खाय॥
The mind has infinite tales, Kabir states advisingly
Who understands it, death does not consume truly.
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अकथ कहानी प्रेम की, कुछ कही न जाए।
गूंगे केरी सरकारा, बैठे मुस्काए॥
Inexpressible love’s story, not revealed by words be,
As dumb eating sweet smiles, sweetness not told be.
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अखियां तो झैन परि, पंथ निहार निहार।
जीव्या तो छाला पारया, राम पुकार पुकार॥
Darkness surrounds eyes, watching Your path incessantly,
And my tongue is blistered by calling Sri Ram relentlessly.
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अखियां प्रेम कसैया, जीन जाने दुखदै।
राम सनेहि कारने, रो-रो रात बिताई॥
Eyes redden with weeping, not due to any disease clearly,
Due to love of Ram, night was spent weeping continuously.
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अजार धन अतीत का, गिरही करै आहार।
निशचय होयी दरीदरी, कहै कबीर विचार॥
Who consuming the donated wealth of ascetic be,
Kabir pondering says it is certain to cause poverty,
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अटकी भाल शरीर में तीर रहा है टूट।
चुम्बक बिना निकले नहीं कोटि पटन को फ़ूट॥
Broken arrow is stuck, it carrage in body does be,
Not rid without magnet, as filth fate fall in rebirths be.
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