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Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 188 — plain khichri with salt is a fine meal
ਕਬੀਰ ਖੂਬੁ ਖਾਨਾ ਖੀਚਰੀ ਜਾ ਮਹਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਲੋਨੁ ॥
kabeer khoob khaanaa kheechree jaa meh amrit lon.
Kabir, the dinner of beans and rice is excellent, if it is flavored with salt.
ਹੇਰਾ ਰੋਟੀ ਕਾਰਨੇ ਗਲਾ ਕਟਾਵੈ ਕਉਨੁ ॥੧੮੮॥
hayraa rotee kaarnay galaa kataavai ka-un. ||188||
Who would cut his throat, to have meat with his bread? ||188||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: khichri, beans and rice, is a fine meal when it has a little salt, sweet as nectar.
Who would have a throat cut just to have meat with their bread?
A plain meal with a little salt is enough.
A plain meal with a little salt is enough.
Khoob khaanaa kheechree: khichri, rice and beans cooked together, is a fine meal. Jaa meh amrit lon: with salt in it, it tastes like nectar. Hayraa rotee kaarnay: for the sake of meat with bread. Galaa kataavai ka-un: who would have a throat cut? Some read the throat as an animal's, a life taken for a fancier plate; others read it as one's own, a person paying dearly for greed. Either way, the plain meal is enough.
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