O Lord, Merciful to the meek, I have placed my faith in You;

along with all my family, I have come aboard Your boat. ||1||Pause||

When it is pleasing to Him, then He inspires us to obey the Hukam of His Command.

He causes this boat to cross over. ||2||

By Guru's Grace, such understanding is infused into me;

my comings and goings in reincarnation have ended. ||3||

Says Kabeer, meditate, vibrate upon the Lord, the Sustainer of the earth.

In this world, in the world beyond and everywhere, He alone is the Giver. ||4||2||10||61||

Gauree 9:

He leaves the womb, and comes into the world;

as soon as the air touches him, he forgets his Lord and Master. ||1||

O my soul, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

You were upside-down, living in the womb; you generated the intense meditative heat of 'tapas'.

Then, you escaped the fire of the belly. ||2||

After wandering through 8.4 million incarnations, you came.

If you stumble and fall now, you shall find no home or place of rest. ||3||

Says Kabeer, meditate, vibrate upon the Lord, the Sustainer of the earth.

He is not seen to be coming or going; He is the Knower of all. ||4||1||11||62||

Gauree Poorbee:

Don't wish for a home in heaven, and don't be afraid to live in hell.

Whatever will be will be, so don't get your hopes up in your mind. ||1||

Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord,

from whom the most excellent treasure is obtained. ||1||Pause||

What good is chanting, penance or self-mortification? What good is fasting or cleansing baths,

unless you know the way to worship the Lord God with loving devotion? ||2||

Don't feel so delighted at the sight of wealth, and don't weep at the sight of suffering and adversity.

As is wealth, so is adversity; whatever the Lord proposes, comes to pass. ||3||

Says Kabeer, now I know that the Lord dwells within the hearts of His Saints;

that servant performs the best service, whose heart is filled with the Lord. ||4||1||12||63||

Gauree:

O my mind, even if you carry someone's burden, they don't belong to you.

This world is like the perch of the bird on the tree. ||1||

I drink in the sublime essence of the Lord.

With the taste of this essence, I have forgotten all other tastes. ||1||Pause||

Why should we weep at the death of others, when we ourselves are not permanent?

Whoever is born shall pass away; why should we cry out in grief? ||2||

We are re-absorbed into the One from whom we came; drink in the Lord's essence, and remain attached to Him.

Says Kabeer, my consciousness is filled with thoughts of remembrance of the Lord; I have become detached from the world. ||3||2||13||64||

Raag Gauree: