Verse 220 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 162 — the diamond and the jeweler
ਕਬੀਰ ਹਰਿ ਹੀਰਾ ਜਨ ਜਉਹਰੀ ਲੇ ਕੈ ਮਾਂਡੈ ਹਾਟ ॥
kabeer har heeraa jan ja-uharee lay kai maaNdai haat.
Kabir, the Lord is the Diamond, and the Lord's humble servant is the jeweller who has set up his shop.
ਜਬ ਹੀ ਪਾਈਅਹਿ ਪਾਰਖੂ ਤਬ ਹੀਰਨ ਕੀ ਸਾਟ ॥੧੬੨॥
jab hee paa-ee-ah paarkhoo tab heeran kee saat. ||162||
As soon as an appraiser is found, the price of the jewel is set. ||162||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: the One is the diamond, and the One's humble servant is the jeweler who has set up shop with it.
As soon as a true appraiser is found, the diamond's price is settled.
A diamond's worth is seen by one who knows diamonds.
The One is a diamond whose worth is known only to someone who can see it.
Har heeraa jan ja-uharee: the One is the diamond, the devotee the jeweler, who sets it out in the haat, the shop.
Jab hee paa-ee-ah paarkhoo: when an appraiser is found, someone who can judge jewels. Tab heeran kee saat: then the deal for the diamonds is made.
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