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Says Kabeer, those humble people become pure - they become Khalsa - who know the Lord's loving devotional worship. ||4||3||

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With both of my eyes, I look around;

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I don't see anything except the Lord.

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My eyes gaze lovingly upon Him,

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and now, I cannot speak of anything else. ||1||

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My doubts were removed, and my fear ran away,

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when my consciousness became attached to the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||

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When the magician beats his tambourine,

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everyone comes to see the show.

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When the magician winds up his show,

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then he enjoys its play all alone. ||2||

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By preaching sermons, one's doubt is not dispelled.

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Everyone is tired of preaching and teaching.

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The Lord causes the Gurmukh to understand;

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his heart remains permeated with the Lord. ||3||

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When the Guru grants even a bit of His Grace,

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one's body, mind and entire being are absorbed into the Lord.

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Says Kabeer, I am imbued with the Lord's Love;

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I have met with the Life of the world, the Great Giver. ||4||4||

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Let the sacred scriptures be your milk and cream,

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and the ocean of the mind the churning vat.

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Be the butter-churner of the Lord,

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and your buttermilk shall not be wasted. ||1||

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O soul-bride slave, why don't you take the Lord as your Husband?

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He is the Life of the world, the Support of the breath of life. ||1||Pause||

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The chain is around your neck, and the cuffs are on your feet.

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The Lord has sent you wandering around from house to house.

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And still, you do not meditate on the Lord, O soul-bride, slave.

655 : 2419
Death is watching you, O wretched woman. ||2||

655 : 2420
The Lord God is the Cause of causes.

Continued...

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What is in the hands of the poor soul-bride, the slave?

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She awakens from her slumber,

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and she becomes attached to whatever the Lord attaches her. ||3||

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O soul-bride, slave, where did you obtain that wisdom,

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by which you erased your inscription of doubt?

655 : 2426
Kabeer has tasted that subtle essence;

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by Guru's Grace, his mind is reconciled with the Lord. ||4||5||

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Without Him, we cannot even live;

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when we meet Him, then our task is completed.

655 : 2430
People say it is good to live forever,

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but without dying, there is no life. ||1||

655 : 2432
So now, what sort wisdom should I contemplate and preach?

655 : 2433
As I watch, worldly things dissipate. ||1||Pause||

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Saffron is ground up, and mixed with sandalwood;

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without eyes, the world is seen.

655 : 2436
The son has given birth to his father;

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without a place, the city has been established. ||2||

655 : 2438
The humble beggar has found the Great Giver,

655 : 2439
but he is unable to eat what he has been given.

655 : 2440
He cannot leave it alone, but it is never exhausted.

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He shall not go to beg from others any longer. ||3||

655 : 2442
Those select few, who know how to die while yet alive, enjoy great peace.

655 : 2443
Kabeer has found that wealth;

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meeting with the Lord, he has erased his self-conceit. ||4||6||

655 : 2445
What use is it to read, and what use is it to study?

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What use is it to listen to the Vedas and the Puraanas?

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What use is reading and listening,

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if celestial peace is not attained? ||1||

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The fool does not chant the Name of the Lord.

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So what does he think of, over and over again? ||1||Pause||

655 : 2451
In the darkness, we need a lamp

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