Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Inside this body and mind lives a thief: wanting, the strong grabbing pull of desire.
It has stolen my jewel of wisdom.
I am like an orphan with no one to look after me, O One. Who can I tell?
Who has this wanting not knocked down? And what am I, that I could stand against it?
A thief lives inside the body and mind: wanting that grabs and grabs, and steals the jewel of wisdom.
Is tan man madhay madan chor: inside this body and mind is the thief of desire. Gi-aan ratan hir leen mor: it has stolen my jewel of wisdom. Mai anaath: I am like an orphan. Ko ko na bigooto: who has this pull not knocked down?
Kabir does not pretend to be stronger than everyone else. This pull catches everyone. Think of a pickpocket in a crowd: you do not notice until your pocket is empty. Naming the thief is the first step, and the cry goes straight to the One. Wanting and ego are things to heal, and nothing to hate yourself for.
When your mind feels grabby and restless, what helps you settle it?
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