One Hundred Poems of Kabir/XLV
XLV
I. 97. sadho, ko hai kanh se ayo
sadho, ko hai kanh se ayo?
tehi ke man dhoun kahaan basat hai, ko dhoun naach nachaayo
paavak sarv ang kaathahime, ko dhoun dahak jagaayo
ho gayaa khaak tej puni vaako, kahun dhoun kahaan samaayo
ahye apaar paar kachhu nahin, satguru jinhye lakhaayo
kahyen kabir jehi soojh-boojh jas, teyeen tas aaj sunaayo
Who are you, and whence do you come?
Where dwells that Supreme Spirit, and how does He have His sport with all created things?
The fire is in the wood; but who awakens it suddenly? Then it turns to ashes, and where goes the force of the fire?
The true guru teaches that He has neither limit nor infinitude.
Kabir says: "Brahma suits His language to the understanding of His hearer."