Kabir ke Dohe (Kabir's Couplets)

कवि: कबीर	Poet: Kabir	Translation: the maVerick
गुरु गोबिन्द दोउ खडे काके लागूँ पाँय बलिहारी गुरु आपने गोबिन्द दियो बताय	Guru gobind dou khade, kaake lagoon paay Balihari guru aapne gobind diyo batay	Guru and God both are here to whom should I first bow All glory be unto the guru path to God who did bestow
कबीरा ते नर अंध है गुरु को कहते और हरि रूठे गुरु ठौर है गुरु रूठे नही ठौर	Kabira te nar andh hai, guru ko kahate aur Hari roothe guru thaur hai, guru roothe nahi thaur	O Kabir, that man is blind who doesn't understand the guru If God's angry, guru's the refuge no refuge for one who angers guru
जो तोको काँटा बुवे ताहे बोव तू फूल तोहे फूल को फूल है ताहे है तिरसूल	Jo toko kaanta buve, taahe bov tu phool Tohe phool ko phool hai, taahe hai tirsool	For those who sow thorns for you you should sow a flower For you flower's a flower but for them it's a spear dour
तिनका कबहु ना निन्दिये जो पांव तल्ले होए कबहु उडि आंख पडे पीर घनेरी होए	Tinka kabahu na nindiye, jo paanv talle hoye Kabahu udi aankh pade, peer ghaneri hoye	Don't insult even a speck though it's under your foot Think how painful it'd be if it flew into your eye like soot
बड़ा हुआ तो क्या हुआ जैसे पेड़ खजूर पंथी को छाया नहीं फल लागे अति दूर	Bada hua toh kya hua, jaise ped khajoor Panthi ko chhaya nahi, phal laage ati door	Having stature is not enough if one's like a tree of date No shade to tired trekker fruit's too high up to eat
बड़ा ना होवे गुणन बिन बिरद बड़ाई पाय कहत धतूरे सो कनक गेंहू गरियो ना जाय	Bada na hove gunan bin, birad badai paye Kahat dhatoore so kanak, genhu gariyo na jaye	No one's great without qualities howmuchever they may be praised Thornapple is called gold wheat it still can't replace
ऐसी बानी बोलिए मन का आपा खोय औरन को सीतल करे आपहु सीतल होय	Aisi baani boliye, man ka aapa khoye Auran ko seetal kare, aapahu seetal hoye	Speak in words so sweet that fill the heart with joy Like a cool breeze in summer for others and self to enjoy
बुरा जो देखन मैं चली बुरा ना मिल्या कोय जो मन खोजा आपना मुझ से बुरा ना कोय	Bura jo dekhan mai chali, bura na milya koi Jo man khoja aapna, mujhse bura na koi	I searched for evil and I could find none I looked in my heart, found the biggest one
साधू ऐसा चाहिऐ जैसा सूप सुभाय सार सार को गहि रहे थोथा देय उडाय	Saadhu aisa chahiye, jaisa soop subhay Saar saar ko gahi rahe, thotha de udaay	A gentleman is like a thresher in character As it absorbs the core fluff it lets skitter
माटी कहे कुम्हार से तू क्या रौंदे मोय एक दिन ऐसा आएगा मैं रौंदूंगी तोय	Maati kahe kumhar se, tu kya raunde moye Ek din aisa aayega, main raundoongi toye	Earth says to the potter you think you knead me One day soon you'll see I'll knead you easily
काल करे सो आज कर आज करे सो अब पल में परलै होयगी बहुरि करेगा कब	Kaal kare so aaj kar, aaj kare so ab Pal mein parlai hoyegi, bahuri karega kab	Tomorrow's work, do today today's work, do now Life will end in a moment when will you do it, how
धीरे धीरे रे मना धीरे सब कुछ होए माली सींचे सौ घड़ा रुत आये फल होए	Dheere dheere re manaa, dheere sab kuchh hoye Maali seenche sau ghada, rut aaye phal hoye	Gradually, my heart, gradually everything happens in its due course Gardner could water a hundred times fruits are not borne by force
माया मरी ना मन मरा मर मर गए शरीर आशा तृष्णा ना मरी कह गए दास कबीर	Maya mari na man maraa, mar mar gaye sareer Aasha trishna naa mari, kah gaye daas Kabir	Illusions nor desires died bodies died over and again Hope and wants do not die says Kabir, that's the game
कबिरा प्याला प्रेम का अंतर लिया लगाय रोम रोम में रमी रहे और अमल क्या खाय	Kabira pyaala prem ka, antar liya lagaye Rom rom mein rami rahe, aur amal kya khaye	Kabir, the cup of love I've ingested, assimilated It's in my every pore nothing's more intoxicating
पोथी पढी पढी जग मुआ पंडित भया ना कोय ढाई आखर प्रेम का पढे सो पंडित होय	Pothi padhi padhi jag mua, pandit bhaya na koi Dhai aakhar prem ka, padhe so pandit hoye	Read all books in the world it will not make you wise Only wise ones are that know four letter that love comprise