Verse 239 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 181 — those who know nothing sleep easy
ਕਬੀਰ ਜਿਨਹੁ ਕਿਛੂ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਨਹੀ ਤਿਨ ਸੁਖ ਨੀਦ ਬਿਹਾਇ ॥
kabeer jinahu kichhoo jaani-aa nahee tin sukh need bihaa-ay.
Kabir, those who do not know anything, pass their lives in peaceful sleep.
ਹਮਹੁ ਜੁ ਬੂਝਾ ਬੂਝਨਾ ਪੂਰੀ ਪਰੀ ਬਲਾਇ ॥੧੮੧॥
hamhu jo boojhaa boojhnaa pooree paree balaa-ay. ||181||
But I have understood the riddle; I am faced with all sorts of troubles. ||181||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: those who know nothing pass their lives in easy sleep.
But I have understood the riddle, and now all kinds of troubles have come to me.
Seeing clearly can cost you your easy sleep.
Understanding brings a trouble that not knowing never feels.
Jinahu kichhoo jaani-aa nahee: those who have understood nothing. Tin sukh need bihaa-ay: they sleep their lives away in comfort. Hamhu jo boojhaa boojhnaa: I have solved the riddle. Pooree paree balaa-ay: and every kind of trouble has fallen on me. One who sees the world clearly can no longer sleep through its pain.
A Question to Sit With
What have you understood that made you care more?
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