O friend! hope for Him whilst you live
O friend! hope for Him whilst you live,
know whilst you live, understand whilst you live:
for in life deliverance abides.
If your bonds be not broken whilst living,
what hope of deliverance in death ?
It is but an empty dream, that the soul shall have union with Him
because it has passed from the body:
If He is found now, He is found then,
If not, we do but go to dwell in the City of Death.
If you have union now, you shall have it hereafter.
Bathe in the truth, know the true Guru,
have faith in the true Name!
Kabir says : 'It is the spirit of the quest which helps;
I am the slave of this Spirit of the quest.'
Kabir's poetry engrained in mind from childhood. His simple straightforward Dohas are a treasure in my memory. So good to read the English translation.
मेरे भाई, जब तक जिन्दा रहो तबतक ईश्वर के पाने की आशा रखो | समझ -बुझ जीवन के साथ है | मुक्ति भी जीवन में ही संभव है | अगर तुमने अपने जीवन में अपने बंधन नहीं तोड़े -करम का फंदा नहीं काटा, तो मरने के बाद मुक्ति पाने की क्या आशा रखते हो | यह भ्रम है की आत्मा शरीर से निकलकर भगवान में मिल जायेगी | अगर वह अब मिल गया तो तब भी मिलेगा, नहीं तो तुम्हे यमपुरी में ही रहना पडेगा | सत्य को आज पकड़ो, सतगुरु को आज पहचानो, सत-नाम पर आज आस्था रखो | कबीर कहते है कि हम तो साधना के दास है क्योंकि अंत में साधना ही काम आती है |
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To dwell in the City of Death! ! Thanks for sharing.