Verse 255 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 197 — the One met me on the road
ਕਬੀਰ ਹਜ ਕਾਬੇ ਹਉ ਜਾਇ ਥਾ ਆਗੈ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥
kabeer haj kaabay ha-o jaa-ay thaa aagai mili-aa khudaa-ay.
Kabir, I was going on a pilgrimage to Mecca, and God met me on the way.
ਸਾਂਈ ਮੁਝ ਸਿਉ ਲਰਿ ਪਰਿਆ ਤੁਝੈ ਕਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਫੁਰਮਾਈ ਗਾਇ ॥੧੯੭॥
saaN-ee mujh si-o lar pari-aa tujhai kiniH furmaa-ee gaa-ay. ||197||
He scolded me and asked, "Who told you that I am only there?"||197||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: I was on my way to Mecca on pilgrimage, and the One met me on the road.
The Master scolded me and asked, "Who told you that I am only there?"
The One meets you on the road, wherever you are.
The One is not kept in only one place.
Haj kaabay ha-o jaa-ay thaa: I was going on Hajj to the Kaaba. Aagai mili-aa khudaa-ay: the One met me on the way. The Master's question turns the pilgrim around: the One was already on the road, as near as anywhere. The pilgrimage is held with respect; the question is about thinking the One lives in one place only.
A Question to Sit With
Where have you felt the One close by in an ordinary place?
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