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then God comes and resolves his affairs. ||1||

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Contemplate such spiritual wisdom, O mortal man.

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Why not meditate in remembrance on the Lord, the Destroyer of pain? ||1||Pause||

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As long as the tiger lives in the forest,

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the forest does not flower.

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But when the jackal eats the tiger,

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then the entire forest flowers. ||2||

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The victorious are drowned, while the defeated swim across.

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By Guru's Grace, one crosses over and is saved.

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Slave Kabeer speaks and teaches:

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remain lovingly absorbed, attuned to the Lord alone. ||3||6||14||

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He has 7,000 commanders,

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and hundreds of thousands of prophets;

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He is said to have 88,000,000 shaykhs,

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and 56,000,000 attendants. ||1||

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I am meek and poor - what chance do I have of being heard there?

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His Court is so far away; only a rare few attain the Mansion of His Presence. ||1||Pause||

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He has 33,000,000 play-houses.

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His beings wander insanely through 8.4 million incarnations.

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He bestowed His Grace on Adam, the father of mankind,

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who then lived in paradise for a long time. ||2||

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Pale are the faces of those whose hearts are disturbed.

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They have forsaken their Bible, and practice Satanic evil.

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One who blames the world, and is angry with people,

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shall receive the fruits of his own actions. ||3||

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You are the Great Giver, O Lord; I am forever a beggar at Your Door.

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If I were to deny You, then I would be a wretched sinner.

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Slave Kabeer has entered Your Shelter.

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Keep me near You, O Merciful Lord God - that is heaven for me. ||4||7||15||

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Everyone speaks of going there,

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but I do not even know where heaven is. ||1||Pause||

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One who does not even know the mystery of his own self,

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speaks of heaven, but it is only talk. ||1||

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As long as the mortal hopes for heaven,

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he will not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||2||

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Heaven is not a fort with moats and ramparts, and walls plastered with mud;

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I do not know what heaven's gate is like. ||3||

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Says Kabeer, now what more can I say?

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The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven itself. ||4||8||16||

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How can the beautiful fortress be conquered, O Siblings of Destiny?

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It has double walls and triple moats. ||1||Pause||

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It is defended by the five elements, the twenty-five categories, attachment, pride, jealousy and the awesomely powerful Maya.

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The poor mortal being does not have the strength to conquer it; what should I do now, O Lord? ||1||

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Sexual desire is the window, pain and pleasure are the gate-keepers, virtue and sin are the gates.

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Anger is the great supreme commander, full of argument and strife, and the mind is the rebel king there. ||2||

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Their armor is the pleasure of tastes and flavors, their helmets are worldly attachments; they take aim with their bows of corrupt intellect.

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The greed that fills their hearts is the arrow; with these things, their fortress is impregnable. ||3||

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But I have made divine love the fuse, and deep meditation the bomb; I have launched the rocket of spiritual wisdom.

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The fire of God is lit by intuition, and with one shot, the fortress is taken. ||4||

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Taking truth and contentment with me, I begin the battle and storm both the gates.

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In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and by Guru's Grace, I have captured the king of the fortress. ||5||

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