ਬਿਨੁ ਅਸਥਨ ਗਊ ਲਵੇਰੀ ॥
bin asthan ga-oo lavayree.
Without udders, the cow gives milk.
ਪੈਡੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਬਾਟ ਘਨੇਰੀ ॥
paiday bin baat ghanayree.
Without travelling, a long journey is made.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬਾਟ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
bin satgur baat na paa-ee.
Without the True Guru, the path is not found.
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਸਮਝਾਈ ॥੩॥੩॥
kaho kabeer samjhaa-ee. ||3||3||
Says Kabir, see this, and understand. ||3||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without udders, the cow gives milk.
Without travelling, a long journey is made.
Without the True Guru, the path is not found.
Kabir says: see this, and understand.
The True Guru is what unlocks the puzzles you cannot solve on your own.
The True Guru opens the path through all the riddles.
Bin asthan ga-oo lavayree: a cow giving milk without udders. Paiday bin baat ghanayree: a long journey made without walking. Bin satgur baat na paa-ee: without the True Guru the path is not found. Kaho kabeer samjhaa-ee: Kabir says, see this, and understand. The key to all the riddles is a living guide, more than clever thinking.
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