Verse 173 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 115 — Kamaal brings home wealth
ਬੂਡਾ ਬੰਸੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਕਾ ਉਪਜਿਓ ਪੂਤੁ ਕਮਾਲੁ ॥
boodaa bans kabeer kaa upji-o poot kamaal.
My family is drowned, O Kabir, since the birth of my son Kamaal.
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਛਾਡਿ ਕੈ ਘਰਿ ਲੇ ਆਯਾ ਮਾਲੁ ॥੧੧੫॥
har kaa simran chhaad kai ghar lay aa-yaa maal. ||115||
He has given up meditating on the Lord, in order to bring home wealth. ||115||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: my family line has sunk, now that my son Kamaal has been born.
He has left behind remembering the One, to bring home wealth.
Wealth that costs you the One leaves a home poorer.
Wealth gathered by leaving the One behind leaves a family poorer.
Boodaa bans kabeer kaa: Kabir's family line has drowned. Upji-o poot kamaal: since his son Kamaal was born. Kamaal is remembered as Kabir's son.
Kabir uses his own home to make the point. Ghar lay aa-yaa maal: the wealth that came in the door did not make up for har kaa simran, the remembering of the One, that went out of it.
A Question to Sit With
What is something valuable that money cannot bring home?
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