Avinash Narayanan
Jab main tha tab Hari nahi,
Ab Hari hain main nahi
When I was, Hari (God) was not,
Now Hari (God) is and I am not
Moko Kahan Dhundhere Bande
Mein To Tere Paas Mein
Where do you for search me, o seeker?
I am so close to you
Na Teerath Mein, Na Moorat Mein
Na Ekant Niwas Mein
Neither in pilgrimage, nor in images
Neither in solitudes
Na Mandir Mein, Na Masjid Mein
Na Kabe Kailas Mein
Neither in temples, nor in mosques
Neither in Kaba nor in Kailash
Mein To Tere Paas Mein Bande
Mein To Tere Paas Mein
I am so close to you, seeker
I am so close to you
Na Mein Jap Mein, Na Mein Tap Mein
Na Mein Barat Upaas Mein
Neither am I in chanting, nor in austerities
Neither in fasting
Na Mein Kiriya Karm Mein Rehta
Nahin Jog Sanyas Mein
I am not to be found in rituals,
Neither by renunciation
Nahin Pran Mein Nahin Pind Mein
Na Brahmand Akas Mein
I am neither in the vital force nor in the body
Not even in the ethereal space
Na Mein Prakuti Prawar Gufa Mein
Nahin Swasan Ki Swans Mein
Nor am I in the womb of Nature
Neither in the breath of the breath
Khoji Hoye Turat Mil Jaoon
Ik Pal Ki Talas Mein
Seek earnestly and discover
In just a moment of search
Kahet Kabir Suno Bhai Sadho
Mein To Hun Viswas Mein
Says Kabir, listen o seeker,
I am wherever faith is.
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