Section: «Poems»
Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings:
artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.);
a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").
The Middle Region Of The Sky
The middle region of the sky,wherein the spirit dwelleth,is radiant with the music of light;There, where the pure and white music blossoms,my Lord..
© Kabir
The Lord Is In Me
The Lord is in me, and the Lord is in you,As life is hidden in every seed.So rubble your pride, my friend,And look for Him within you.When I sit in..
© Kabir
The Light Of The Sun
THE light of the sun, the moon,and the stars shines bright:The melody of love swells forth,and the rhythm of love's detachment beats the time.Day and..
© Kabir
The Last Flight
Ud Jayega Huns Akela,Jug Darshan Ka MelaJaise Paat Gire Taruvar Se,Milna Bahut DuhelaNaa Jane Kidhar Girega,Lageya Pawan Ka RelaJub Howe Umur..
© Kabir
The Impossible Pass
The pundits have takenA highway that takes themaway,and they're gone.Kabir has climbed toThe impossible passof Ramand stayed.
© Kabir
The Guest Is Inside You, And Also Inside Me
The Guest is inside you, and also inside me;you know the sprout is hidden inside the seed.We are all struggling; none of us has gone far.Let your..
© Kabir
The Dropp And The Sea
I went looking for HimAnd lost myself;The dropp merged with the Sea -Who can find it now?Looking and looking for HimI lost myself;The Sea merged with..
© Kabir
The Bride-Soul
When will that day dawn, Mother;When the One I took birth forHolds me to His heart with deathless love?I long for the bliss of divine union.I long to..
© Kabir
The Bhakti Path
The bhakti path winds in a delicate way.On this path there is no asking and no not asking.The ego simply disappears the moment you touchhim.The joy..
© Kabir
Tentacles Of Time
Sadho Ye Murdon Ka GaonPeer Mare, Pygambar Mari HainMari Hain Zinda JogiRaja Mari Hain, Parja Mari HainMari Hain Baid Aur RogiChanda Mari Hain, Suraj..
© Kabir
Tell Me, O Swan, Your Ancient Tale
Tell me, O Swan, your ancient tale.From what land do you come,O Swan? to what shore will you fly?Where would you take your rest,O Swan, and what do..
© Kabir
Tell Me Brother
Tell me, Brother, how can I renounce Maya?When I gave up the tying of ribbons, still I tied my garment about me:When I gave up tying my garment..
© Kabir
Plucking Your Eyebrows
Plucking your eyebrows,Putting on mascara,But will that help youTo see things anew?The one who seesIs changed intoThe one who's seenOnly if one..
© Kabir
Oh Friend, I Love You, Think This Over
Oh friend, I love you, think this overcarefully! If you are in love,then why are you asleep?If you have found him,give yourself to him, take him.Why..
© Kabir
O Slave, Liberate Yourself
O Slave, liberate yourself.Where are you, and where's your home,find it in your lifetime, man.If you fail to wake up now,you'll be helpless when the..
© Kabir
O Servant Where Dost Thou Seek Me
O servant, where dost thou seek Me?O servant, where dost thou seek Me?Lo! I am beside thee.I am neither in temple nor in mosque:I am neither in Kaaba..
© Kabir
O My Heart! The Supreme Spirit
O MY heart!the Supreme Spirit,the great Master,is near you: wake, oh wake!Run to the feet of your Beloved:for your Lord stands near to your head.You..
© Kabir
O Lord Increate, Who Will Serve Thee?
O lord Increate, who will serve Thee?Every votary offers his worship to the God of his own creation:each day he receives service-None seek Him, the..
© Kabir
O How May I Ever Express That Secret Word?
O How may I ever express that secret word?O how can I say He is not like this, and He is like that?If I say that He is within me, the universe is..
© Kabir
My Swan, Let Us Fly
My swan, let us fly to that landWhere your Beloved lives forever.That land has an up-ended wellWhose mouth, narrow as a thread,The married soul draws..
© Kabir
My Body Is Flooded
My body is floodedWith the flame of Love.My soul lives inA furnace of bliss.Love's fragranceFills my mouth,And fans through all thingsWith each..
© Kabir
My Body And My Mind
My body and my mind...My body and my mind are in depression becauseYou are not with me.How much I love you and want you in my house!When I hear..
© Kabir
Many Hoped
Many hopedbut no one foundHari's heart.Where do the senses rest?Where do the Ram-chanters go?Where do the bright ones go?Corpses: all goneto the same..
© Kabir
Looking At The Grinding Stones - Dohas (Couplets) I
Looking at the grinding stones, Kabir lamentsIn the duel of wheels, nothing stays intact.searching for the wicked, met not a single oneWhen searched..
© Kabir