Verse 272 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 214 (Mehl 5) — merging into the One who made it all
ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
mehlaa 5.
Fifth Mehl:
ਕਬੀਰਾ ਹਮਰਾ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਹਮ ਕਿਸ ਹੂ ਕੇ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
kabeeraa hamraa ko nahee ham kis hoo kay naahi.
Kabir, no one belongs to me, and I belong to no one else.
ਜਿਨਿ ਇਹੁ ਰਚਨੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ਤਿਸ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥੨੧੪॥
jin ih rachan rachaa-i-aa tis hee maahi samaahi. ||214||
The One who created the creation - into Him I shall be absorbed. ||214||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: no one belongs to me, and I belong to no one else.
The One who made all of this — into that One I will merge.
Nothing here is mine to keep; I belong to the One who made it all.
Everything we call "mine" passes; the One who made it all is where we belong.
This salok is by Guru Arjan (Mehl 5), placed among Kabir's saloks and spoken in Kabir's name. Kabeeraa hamraa ko nahee: no one is mine. Jin ih rachan rachaa-i-aa: the One who made this whole creation. Tis hee maahi samaahi: into that One I merge, like a drop of water going back into the ocean.
A Question to Sit With
What do you call "mine" that you could hold more lightly?
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