Verse 209 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 151 — a wilderness where devotees live
ਕਬੀਰ ਪਾਟਨ ਤੇ ਊਜਰੁ ਭਲਾ ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤ ਜਿਹ ਠਾਇ ॥
kabeer paatan tay oojar bhalaa raam bhagat jih thaa-ay.
Kabir, the wilderness is better than a city, if the Lord's devotees live there.
ਰਾਮ ਸਨੇਹੀ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਜਮ ਪੁਰੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਂਇ ॥੧੫੧॥
raam sanayhee baahraa jam pur mayray bhaaN-ay. ||151||
Without my Beloved Lord, it is like the City of Death for me. ||151||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: a wilderness is better than a city, if the One's devotees live there.
A place without those who love the One is like the city of death to me.
A place is rich when people who love the One live there.
What makes a place good is the people in it who love the One.
Paatan tay oojar bhalaa: a wilderness is better than a city. Raam bhagat jih thaa-ay: where Raam's devotees live.
Raam sanayhee baahraa: without the lovers of Raam. Jam pur: the city of death. Even a busy, rich town feels lifeless to Kabir when no one there loves the One.
A Question to Sit With
What place feels alive to you because of the people in it?
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