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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
(DECEMBER, 1910.
Translation. I have bowed my head at thy door. I have come to have my sins forgiven. Thou hast made me out of the dust. I have brought gratitude to thee on my tongue. Thon wilt forgive my sins now. I am ashamed before thee.
What was my foundation in the (mother's) womb ? Thou hast made every limb of mine through thy generosity.
Thou nourished me at that moment. I have been tended by thee) in my mother's womb. "Let not Satan interfere with me:" I have brought to thee this request. This universe is illuminated by thy splendonr. It has received thy miraculous power. Thou hast brightened the drop in the shell which has come to be called the grains of pearls.
Thou hast given so (high) a rank to (thy) devotees that being in human form they are called gods. Bindu Madan has nothing to do with anyone. He has fixed his attention on thee.
No, xxx. A Hymn of the Kahars,
Attributed to Kabír.
Text. Râm nêm bhaju, Râm nám bhaju. Cheti dekha man mihin ho. Laksh karori jori dhan garinh, chale dolawat babhi ho. Dada baba an pariwara jin ke i bhuin gaļe ho. Andhre bhayehu hiye hu ki phuti; tin kahe sab chhare ho. I sansar asår kai dhandha. Ant kal koi nahin ho. Upjat binsat barna lagal, jyon bådal kt chhabin bo. Natâ qota kul kutumb sab inh ki kaun barát ho ? Kahaiņ Kabir ; ek Râm bhaje bina basi sub chaturât bo.
Translation. Repeat the name of Râm, repeat the name of R&m. Think it over in your mind.
Collecting millions of rupees they bury them under earth and (at last) go emptyhanded.
The father, the grandfather are buried under the earth.
You are blind and the eyes of your heart are also blind ; (for) you do not see that they have also left everything (behind them).
In this world every business is unreal. In the long run nothing is yours.
No time is spent in coming into existence and sinking into oblivion, like the shadow of a cloud.
What is the reputation of relatives, kinsmen and family?
Kabir says that without the repetition of Râm's name all skill is drowned (worth nothing).
