There is no special place where the soul aches; where should I apply the ointment?

I have searched the body, but I have not found such a place. ||1||

He alone knows it, who feels the pain of such love;

the arrows of the Lord's devotional worship are so sharp! ||1||Pause||

I look upon all His soul-brides with an impartial eye;

how can I know which ones are dear to the Husband Lord? ||2||

Says Kabeer, one who has such destiny inscribed upon her forehead

- her Husband Lord turns all others away, and meets with her. ||3||21||

Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 178

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

One who has the Lord as his Master, O Siblings of Destiny

- countless liberations knock at his door. ||1||

If I say now that my trust is in You alone, Lord,

then what obligation do I have to anyone else? ||1||Pause||

He bears the burden of the three worlds;

why should He not cherish you also? ||2||

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

If the mother poisons her own child, what can anyone do? ||3||22||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

Without Truth, how can the woman be a true satee - a widow who burns herself on her husband's funeral pyre?

O Pandit, O religious scholar, see this and contemplate it within your heart. ||1||

Without love, how can one's affection increase?

As long as there is attachment to pleasure, there can be no spiritual love. ||1||Pause||

One who, in his own soul, believes the Queen Maya to be true,

does not meet the Lord, even in dreams. ||2||

One who surrenders her body, mind, wealth, home and self

- she is the true soul-bride, says Kabeer. ||3||23||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

The whole world is engrossed in corruption.

This corruption has drowned entire families. ||1||

O man, why have you wrecked your boat and sunk it?

You have broken with the Lord, and joined hands with corruption. ||1||Pause||

Angels and human beings alike are burning in the raging fire.

The water is near at hand, but the beast does not drink it in. ||2||

By constant contemplation and awareness, the water is brought forth.

That water is immaculate and pure, says Kabeer. ||3||24||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

That family, whose son has no spiritual wisdom or contemplation

- why didn't his mother just become a widow? ||1||

That man who has not practiced devotional worship of the Lord

- why didn't such a sinful man die at birth? ||1||Pause||

So many pregnancies end in miscarriage - why was this one spared?

He lives his life in this world like a deformed amputee. ||2||

Says Kabeer, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, beautiful and handsome people are just ugly hunch-backs. ||3||25||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee: