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Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 112 — better to beg and remember
ਕਬੀਰ ਹੈ ਗਇ ਬਾਹਨ ਸਘਨ ਘਨ ਲਾਖ ਧਜਾ ਫਹਰਾਹਿ ॥
kabeer hai ga-ay baahan saghan ghan laakh Dhajaa fahraahi.
Kabir, some have lots of horses, elephants and carriages, and thousands of banners waving.
ਇਆ ਸੁਖ ਤੇ ਭਿਖ੍ਯ੍ਯਾ ਭਲੀ ਜਉ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਦਿਨ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੧੧੨॥
i-aa sukh tay bhikh-yaa bhalee ja-o har simrat din jaahi. ||112||
But begging is better than these comforts, if one spends his days meditating in remembrance on the Lord. ||112||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: some have crowds of horses, elephants and carriages, and thousands of flags waving.
Better than all those comforts is begging for food, if your days pass in remembering the One.
Days spent remembering the One are worth more than every luxury.
A humble life spent remembering the One is richer than any royal wealth.
Hai ga-ay baahan: horses, elephants and carriages, the riches of a king. Laakh dhajaa fahraahi: a hundred thousand flags flying.
Bhikh-yaa bhalee: begging is better, ja-o har simrat din jaahi, if the days pass in remembering the One.
A Question to Sit With
What fills your days that money could not buy?
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