Verse 207 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 149 — softer than water, like the One
ਕਬੀਰ ਪਾਨੀ ਹੂਆ ਤ ਕਿਆ ਭਇਆ ਸੀਰਾ ਤਾਤਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
kabeer paanee hoo-aa ta ki-aa bha-i-aa seeraa taataa ho-ay.
Kabir, what then, if one could become water? It becomes cold, then hot.
ਹਰਿ ਜਨੁ ਐਸਾ ਚਾਹੀਐ ਜੈਸਾ ਹਰਿ ਹੀ ਹੋਇ ॥੧੪੯॥
har jan aisaa chaahee-ai jaisaa har hee ho-ay. ||149||
The humble servant of the Lord should be just like the Lord. ||149||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: what good would it be to become water? It turns cold, then hot.
The One's humble servant should be just like the One.
The humble servant grows to be like the One.
At the top of the ladder, the servant becomes like the One.
Paanee hoo-aa ta ki-aa bha-i-aa: so what if you became water? Seeraa taataa ho-ay: it turns cold, then hot. Water changes with the weather.
Jaisaa har hee ho-ay: just as the One is. The four steps, pebble, dust, water and the One, climb from being small, to hurting no one, to cleaning others, to being steady like the One.
A Question to Sit With
What would it be like to stay the same kind person in every situation?
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