One Hundred Poems of Kabir/XLVI
XLVI
I. 98. sadho, sahajai kaya sodho
sadho, sahajai kaya sodho
jaise bat kaa beej taahi mein patra-phool-phal-chhayaa
kaayaa maddhe beej biraajye, beeja maddhe kaayaa
agni-pavan-paani-pirathee-nabh, taa-bin milye naahin
kaaji pandit karo nirnay ko n aapaa maahin
jal-bhar kumbh jalye bich dhariyaa, bahar- bheetar soi
unko naam kahan ko naahin doojaa dhokhaa hoi
kahye kabir suno bhaai saadho, satya-shabd nij saaraa
aapaa-maddhe aapye bolye, aapye sirjanhaaraa
O sadhu! purify your body in the simple way.
As the seed is within the banyan tree, and within the seed are the flowers, the fruits, and the shade:
So the germ is within the body, and within that germ is the body again.
The fire, the air, the water, the earth, and the aether; you cannot have these outside of Him.
O Kazi, O Pundit, consider it well: what is there that is not in the soul?
The water-filled pitcher is placed upon water, it has water within and without.
It should not be given a name, lest it call forth the error of dualism.
Kabir says: "Listen to the Word, the Truth, which is your essence. He speaks the Word to Himself; and He Himself is the Creator."