Section: «Poems»
Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings:
artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.);
a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").
O Slave, Liberate Yourself
O Slave, liberate yourself.Where are you, and where's your home,find it in your lifetime, man.If you fail to wake up now,you'll be helpless when the..
© Kabir
O Servant Where Dost Thou Seek Me
O servant, where dost thou seek Me?O servant, where dost thou seek Me?Lo! I am beside thee.I am neither in temple nor in mosque:I am neither in Kaaba..
© Kabir
O My Heart! The Supreme Spirit
O MY heart!the Supreme Spirit,the great Master,is near you: wake, oh wake!Run to the feet of your Beloved:for your Lord stands near to your head.You..
© Kabir
O Lord Increate, Who Will Serve Thee?
O lord Increate, who will serve Thee?Every votary offers his worship to the God of his own creation:each day he receives service-None seek Him, the..
© Kabir
O How May I Ever Express That Secret Word?
O How may I ever express that secret word?O how can I say He is not like this, and He is like that?If I say that He is within me, the universe is..
© Kabir
My Swan, Let Us Fly
My swan, let us fly to that landWhere your Beloved lives forever.That land has an up-ended wellWhose mouth, narrow as a thread,The married soul draws..
© Kabir
My Body Is Flooded
My body is floodedWith the flame of Love.My soul lives inA furnace of bliss.Love's fragranceFills my mouth,And fans through all thingsWith each..
© Kabir
My Body And My Mind
My body and my mind...My body and my mind are in depression becauseYou are not with me.How much I love you and want you in my house!When I hear..
© Kabir
Many Hoped
Many hopedbut no one foundHari's heart.Where do the senses rest?Where do the Ram-chanters go?Where do the bright ones go?Corpses: all goneto the same..
© Kabir
Looking At The Grinding Stones - Dohas (Couplets) I
Looking at the grinding stones, Kabir lamentsIn the duel of wheels, nothing stays intact.searching for the wicked, met not a single oneWhen searched..
© Kabir
Lift The Veil
Lift the veilthat obscuresthe heartand thereyou will findwhat you arelooking for
© Kabir
Lamps Burn In Every House
Lamps burn in every house,O blind one! and you cannot see them.One day your eyes shall suddenly be opened,and you shall see: and the fetters of death..
© Kabir
Knowing Nothing Shuts The Iron Gates
Knowing nothing shuts the iron gates;the new love opens them.The sound of the gates opening wakesthe beautiful woman asleep.Kabir says:..
© Kabir
I'Ve Burned My Own House Down
I've burned my own house down,the torch is in my hand.Now I'll burn down the house of anyonewho wants to follow me.
© Kabir
It Is Needless To Ask Of A Saint
It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs;For the priest, the warrior. the tradesman, and all thethirty-six castes, alike are..
© Kabir
Illusion And Reality
What is seen is not the TruthWhat is cannot be saidTrust comes not without seeingNor understanding without wordsThe wise comprehends with knowledgeTo..
© Kabir
I Won’t Come
I won’t comeI won’t goI won’t liveI won’t dieI’ll keep utteringThe nameAnd lose myselfIn itI’m bowlAnd I’m platterI’m manAnd I’m womanI’m..
© Kabir
I Talk To My Inner Lover, And I Say, Why Such Rush?
I talk to my inner lover, and I say, why such rush?We sense that there is some sort of spirit that lovesbirds and animals and the ants—perhaps the..
© Kabir
I Said To The Wanting-Creature Inside Me
I said to the wanting-creature inside me:What is this river you want to cross?There are no travelers on the river-road, and no road.Do you see anyone..
© Kabir
I Played Day And Night
I played day and night with my comrades,and now I am greatly afraid.So high is my Lord's palace,my heart trembles to mount its stairs:yet I must not..
© Kabir
I Laugh When I Hear That The Fish In The Water Is Thirsty
I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirstyYou don't grasp the fact that what is most alive of allis inside your own house.and so you..
© Kabir
I Have Been Thinking
I have been thinking...I have been thinking of the difference between waterI have been thinkingI have been thinkingand the waves on it...
© Kabir
I Have Attained The Eternal Bliss
I have attained the Eternal Bliss.There is no time for sorrow or pain,for now I enjoy singing His glory.The tree of His pleasure has neither root..
© Kabir
I Burst Into Laughter
I burst into laughterwhenever I hearthat the fish is thirsty in water.Without the knowledge of Selfpeople just wander to Mathura or to Kashilike the..
© Kabir