One Hundred Poems of Kabir/XXXIV
XXXIV
II. 110. mohi tohi lagi kaise chute
mohi tohi lagi kaise chute?
jaise kamalpatra jal baasaa,
aise tum sahib ham daasaa
jaise chakor takat nis chandaa,
aise tum sahib ham bandaa
mohin-tohin aadi-ant ban aayee,
ab kaise lagan duraayee
kahyen Kabir hamraa man laagaa,
jaise sarita sindh samaayee
How could the love between Thee and me sever?
As the leaf of the lotus abides on the water: so thou art my Lord, and I am Thy servant.
As the night-bird Chakor gazes all night at the moon: so Thou art my Lord and I am Thy servant.
From the beginning until the ending of time, there is love between Thee and me; and how shall such love be extinguished?
Kabir says: "As the river enters into the ocean, so my heart touches Thee"