He claims to know the Lord, who is beyond measure and beyond thought;

by mere words, he plans to enter heaven. ||1||

I do not know where heaven is.

Everyone claims that he plans to go there. ||1||Pause||

By mere talk, the mind is not appeased.

The mind is only appeased, when egotism is conquered. ||2||

As long as the mind is filled with the desire for heaven,

he does not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||3||

Says Kabeer, unto whom should I tell this?

The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven. ||4||10||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

We are born, and we grow, and having grown, we pass away.

Before our very eyes, this world is passing away. ||1||

How can you not die of shame, claiming, "This world is mine"?

At the very last moment, nothing is yours. ||1||Pause||

Trying various methods, you cherish your body,

but at the time of death, it is burned in the fire. ||2||

You apply sandalwood oil to your limbs,

but that body is burned with the firewood. ||3||

Says Kabeer, listen, O virtuous people:

your beauty shall vanish, as the whole world watches. ||4||11||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

Why do you cry and mourn, when another person dies?

Do so only if you yourself are to live. ||1||

I shall not die as the rest of the world dies,

for now I have met the life-giving Lord. ||1||Pause||

People anoint their bodies with fragrant oils,

and in that pleasure, they forget the supreme bliss. ||2||

There is one well, and five water-carriers.

Even though the rope is broken, the fools continue trying to draw water. ||3||

Says Kabeer, through contemplation, I have obtained this one understanding.

There is no well, and no water-carrier. ||4||12||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

The mobile and immobile creatures, insects and moths

- in numerous lifetimes, I have passed through those many forms. ||1||

Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 176

I lived in many such homes, O Lord,

before I came into the womb this time. ||1||Pause||

I was a Yogi, a celibate, a penitent, and a Brahmchaaree, with strict self-discipline.

Sometimes I was a king, sitting on the throne, and sometimes I was a beggar. ||2||

The faithless cynics shall die, while the Saints shall all survive.

They drink in the Lord's Ambrosial Essence with their tongues. ||3||

Says Kabeer, O God, have mercy on me.

I am so tired; now, please bless me with Your perfection. ||4||13||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee, With Writings Of The Fifth Mehl:

Kabeer has seen such wonders!

Mistaking it for cream, the people are churning water. ||1||Pause||

The donkey grazes upon the green grass;

arising each day, he laughs and brays, and then dies. ||1||

The bull is intoxicated, and runs around wildly.