Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The soul settles back into the very Source it came from. That happens the moment it stops wandering down mistaken paths.
Meanwhile many clever, good, brave, and generous people are each certain that they alone are the greatest.
This one says that "I alone am great" is the knot that keeps us from home.
Jah tay upjee tahee samaanee — the soul settles back into the place it came from. That homecoming is seeing that it was never really apart from the One. It happens ih bidh bisree tab hee — as soon as the mistaken paths are left behind.
Then Kabir points to the noise all around. Pandit gunee soor ham daatay — the pandit, or scholar, the good person, the brave hero, the generous giver. All good roles. Yet each one says bad ham hee — I alone am great.
The roles are not the problem. The problem is the self-certainty. Think of a team where every player thinks the win was all theirs. Nobody passes the ball. Ego, not achievement, is what keeps us wandering.
What happens inside you when you quietly let go of needing to be the greatest?
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