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Guru Granth Sahib — Chapter 4: Bhagat Bani: Kabir

15 verses

Verse 1

Where do you search for me, O servant? I am right beside you. Not in pilgrimage, nor in images, nor in solitary retreats. Not in temples, nor in mosq…

Verse 2

Finely, finely woven is this cloth of the body. What was the warp, what was the weft, what thread was used to weave this cloth? The ida and pingala c…

Verse 3

First, Allah created the Light; then, by His Creative Power, He made all mortal beings. From the One Light, the entire universe welled up. So who is …

Verse 4

Finely, finely woven is this cloth of the body. The eight-petaled lotus is the spinning wheel, the five elements and three qualities are woven into t…

Verse 5

I am neither Hindu nor Muslim. My body and breath belong to both Allah and Ram. Says Kabir, this is what I proclaim — meeting the Guru and the Pir, I…