ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਭੋਗ ਭਲੇ ਕੀਨ ॥
kahi kabeer bhog bhalay keen.
Says Kabir, you have over-indulged in your pleasures.
ਮਤਿ ਕੋਊ ਮਾਰੈ ਈਂਟ ਢੇਮ ॥੪॥੧॥
mat ko-oo maarai eeNt dhaym. ||4||1||
Watch out - someone may throw a brick at you. ||4||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: you have stuffed yourself with treat after treat.
Watch out, or someone may throw a brick at you.
Be content with what is yours, and you will not spend your life dodging what bounces back.
Too much grabbing comes back at you. Kahi kabeer bhog bhalay keen — says Kabir, you have stuffed yourself on pleasures. Bhog means enjoying things. Then comes Kabir's joking warning: watch out, someone may throw a brick at you. It is earthy humor about what happens next, kept light.
Think of eating a whole bag of candy at once. It was fun, and then comes the tummy ache. The shabad ends on being content. Be fed by what is yours: the One, already at home within you.
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What does having enough feel like for you?
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