Verse 242 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 184 — the One you call to is in your own heart
ਕਬੀਰ ਮੁਲਾਂ ਮੁਨਾਰੇ ਕਿਆ ਚਢਹਿ ਸਾਂਈ ਨ ਬਹਰਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
kabeer mulaaN munaaray ki-aa chadheh saaN-ee na bahraa ho-ay.
Kabir: O Mullah, why do you climb to the top of the minaret? The Lord is not hard of hearing.
ਜਾ ਕਾਰਨਿ ਤੂੰ ਬਾਂਗ ਦੇਹਿ ਦਿਲ ਹੀ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਜੋਇ ॥੧੮੪॥
jaa kaaran tooN baaNg deh dil hee bheetar jo-ay. ||184||
Look within your own heart for the One, for whose sake you shout your prayers. ||184||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: O Mullah, why climb to the top of the minaret? The Master is not hard of hearing.
The One you call out for — look for that One inside your own heart.
The One you call to is already in your heart.
The One hears every heart without any shouting.
Mulaa munaaray ki-aa chadheh: Mullah, why climb the tower? The call to prayer from the minaret is a beautiful thing; the question is about the heart behind it. The Master is not hard of hearing. Dil hee bheetar jo-ay: look inside your own heart.
The words aim at outward show, never at Muslim prayer itself or at any faith.
A Question to Sit With
Where do you feel closest to the One?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI
Use ← → to navigate