Friend, Wake Up! Why Do You Go On Sleeping? Poem by Kabir

Friend, Wake Up! Why Do You Go On Sleeping?

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Friend, wake up! Why do you go on sleeping?
The night is over— do you want to lose the day
the same way?
Other women who managed to get up early have
already found an elephant or a jewel...
so much was lost already while you slept...
and that was so unnecessary!

The one who loves you understood, but you did not.
You forgot to make a place in your bed next to you.
Instead you spent your life playing.
In your twenties you did not grow
because you did not know who your Lord was.
Wake up! Wake up! There's no one in your bed—
He left you during the long night.

Kabir says: The only woman awake is the woman
who has heard the flute!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
* Sunprincess * 19 March 2014

......a great message...much can be accomplished during the day...enjoyed..

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Indira Renganathan 30 April 2021

A poem with a striking advice...'Friend, wake up! Why do you go on sleeping? The night is over— do you want to lose the day the same way? '....great work from a great poet....salutations

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Dr Dillip K Swain 28 April 2021

Great expression that awakens an idle soul

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Dr Dillip K Swain 28 April 2021

The night is over-do you want to lose the day?

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A B Faniki 19 August 2019

Insightful poem and brilliand pen manship. Thanks for sharing such lovely work.

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An inspiring poem to rejuvenate by awakening from the bed and avoiding laziness and to get perfect and straight for victory in this short span of life. Holistic approach oriented poem which is very interesting and meaningful.

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Kabir

Kabir

Pratapgar, Uttar Pradesh, India
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