Verse 175 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 117 — the rope that binds the world
ਕਬੀਰ ਜਗੁ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਜਿਹ ਜੇਵਰੀ ਤਿਹ ਮਤ ਬੰਧਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ॥
kabeer jag baaDhi-o jih jayvree tih mat banDhhu kabeer.
Kabir, do not bind yourself with that chain, which binds the whole world.
ਜੈਹਹਿ ਆਟਾ ਲੋਨ ਜਿਉ ਸੋਨ ਸਮਾਨਿ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥੧੧੭॥
jaiheh aataa lon ji-o son samaan sareer. ||117||
As the salt is lost in the flour, so shall your golden body be lost. ||117||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says to himself: Kabir, do not tie yourself up with the rope that has tied up the whole world.
Like salt mixed into flour, this body, precious as gold, will be lost.
Do not tie yourself up in the rope that binds the whole world.
The whole world is tied up in the same rope of wanting, and the precious body does not last.
Jag baadhi-o jih jayvree: the rope that has tied up the world. Tih mat bandhhu kabeer: Kabir tells himself not to be tied by it. The rope is attachment: always chasing, always holding on.
Aataa lon ji-o: like salt in flour, which disappears without a trace. The body, son samaan, as precious as gold, slips away the same way.
A Question to Sit With
What rope do many people around you seem tied by that you could leave untied?
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