Verse 228 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 170 — the full pool, and the good fortune to drink
ਕਬੀਰ ਪਾਲਿ ਸਮੁਹਾ ਸਰਵਰੁ ਭਰਾ ਪੀ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋਈ ਨੀਰੁ ॥
kabeer paal samuhaa sarvar bharaa pee na sakai ko-ee neer.
Kabir, the pool is filled to overflowing, but no one can drink the water from it.
ਭਾਗ ਬਡੇ ਤੈ ਪਾਇਓ ਤੂੰ ਭਰਿ ਭਰਿ ਪੀਉ ਕਬੀਰ ॥੧੭੦॥
bhaag baday tai paa-i-o tooN bhar bhar pee-o kabeer. ||170||
By great good fortune, you have found it; drink it in handfuls, O Kabir. ||170||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: the pool is full right up to its banks, yet no one can drink its water.
By great good fortune you have found it. Drink it, handful after handful, O Kabir.
You have found the full pool — drink deeply.
The pool is full, and finding it is great good fortune.
Paal samuhaa sarvar bharaa: a pond full right up to its banks. Still, pee na sakai ko-ee neer: no one can drink from it. Many people pass by without finding their way to it. Bhaag baday tai paa-i-o: by great good fortune, you have found it. Bhar bhar pee-o: so drink, handful after handful. Kabir speaks to himself, and to anyone who has found the Naam.
A Question to Sit With
What good thing near you could you enjoy more fully?
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