Saturday, May 2, 2009

Shabad (Poem)-4

'Rahnaa nahin desa biraana hai'

Nothing abides in this alien land.

This world is like a papery wrap

that dissolves in the drops of water.

It is like a hedge full of thorns

wherein one dies if entangled.

It is indeed all bush and thickets

that quickly burn when caught in fire.

Says Kabir, listen, O wise one,

only in the teachings of the true Guru

is to be found an abiding abode.

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