LXV
I. 22. jab main bhula, re bhai
jab main bhoolaa re bhaai
mere satguru jugat lakhaayee
kriyaa-karam-achaar chhaandaa, chhandaa teerath nhaanaa
sagari duniyaa bhayee syaanee, main hee ik bouraanaa
naa main jaanoo sewa bandagi, naa main ghantaa bajaayee
naa main moorat dharee simhaasan, naa main puhup chadhaayee
naa Hari reenjhye jap-tap keenhen, naa kaayaa ke jaare
naa Hari reenjhyen dhotee chhadyen, naa paancho ke maare
dayaa raakhee dharam ko paalye, jag so rahe udaasee
apnaa-saa jiv sabko jaane, taahi milye abinaasee
sahye kushabd baad ko tyaagye, chhande garv-gumaanaa
satt naam taahee ko milihye kahye Kabir sujaanaa
O brother! when I was forgetful, my true Guru showed me the Way.
Then I left off all rites and ceremonies, I bathed no more in the holy water:
Then I learned that it was I alone who was mad, and the whole world beside me was sane; and I had disturbed these wise people.
From that time forth I knew no more how to roll in the dust in obeisance:
I do not ring the temple bell:
I do not set the idol on its throne:
I do not worship the image with flowers.
It is not the austerities that mortify the flesh which are pleasing to the Lord,
When you leave off your clothes and kill your senses, you do not please the Lord:
The man who is kind and who practises righteousness, who remains passive amidst the affairs of the world, who considers all creatures on earth as his own self,
He attains the Immortal Being, the true God is ever with him.
Kabir says: "He attains the true Name whose words are pure, and who is free from pride and conceit."