Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The yogi calls out, "Gorakh, Gorakh."
The Hindu says the name of Raam.
The Muslim prays to the one Khuda.
Kabir says: my Lord and Master is everywhere, filling every one of them.
One Presence fills every name people call out.
The closing, and one of Kabir's best-loved lines: jogee gorakh... hindoo raam naam... musalmaan ka ayk khudaa-ay — yogi, Hindu, and Muslim each name the sacred in their own way, and kabeer kaa su-aamee rahi-aa samaa-ay — “Kabir's Lord is all-pervading,” present in every one. Gorakh is Gorakhnath, the yogis' revered master; Raam is the Hindu name of the One; Khudaa is the Muslim name. Kabir names three traditions side by side, evenhandedly, and says the same One fills them all. This is the hymn's whole point: the titles, the names, the paths — all pointing to the single Presence.
Your friends might pray in different ways or not at all — what do you think a kind, honest heart has in common across all of them?
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