Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one with nothing becomes a king, and a king ends up with nothing.
Someone thought foolish grows wise and learned, and someone learned loses their way. No place is fixed forever.
Rich and poor, wise and foolish, can swap places, so no one is stuck where they start.
Kabir says a bhaykhaaree, a beggar, can become a king. And a king can end up a beggar.
A person called a fool can become a pandit, a learned scholar. And a scholar can lose their way.
Think of a game of musical chairs. When the music stops, everyone ends up somewhere new.
This quietly knocks down every ladder of rank, including caste, the groups people were once sorted into by birth. Nobody's worth is a fixed spot they are born into.
Have you ever misjudged someone by their outside, then been surprised?
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