My cup, my poured spirit and companion are three. I am Rabi'a the fourth, Fevered and longing For the One I belong to who waits on me. Round the clock, round the room, in the cupbearer's hands Goes the gratifying cup of grace and jubilee. If I stare, none see me except by Him. If I'm there, none see the Me as separate from our We. O small men who rebuke me, His beauty has swept me! By God, I block my ears to your abuse. I can see. How many a soulburning night of surfeiting Fixation made my head like a fountainhead weep! The drops won't dry away, nor my oneness with Him Abide, nor my eyes find ease of sleep. ~ Rābiʻa al-ʻAdawiyyaakaRābiʿah al-Baṣrī Lover Of Lovers : Translated By A.Z.Foreman
SUNTA HAI GURU GYANI ~ Kabir Performed byKumar Gandharva
Aa... aa... Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani Sunta hai, hai, sunta hai, sunta hai, sunta hai, hai, hai Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani Gagan me awaaz ho rahi hai jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani Sunta hai, hai, sunta hai, sunta hai, sunta hai The one anointed by the Guru, hears Soft melodious, cosmic sounds saying
Paahile aaye, aaye, aaye, paahile aaye Naad bindu se peechhe jamaya paani, paani ho ji Paahile aaye Naad bindu se peechhe jamaya paani, paani ho ji Sab ghat puran guru rahya hai Alakh purush nirvaani ho ji, nirvaani ho ji Your soul originated from “naad bindu” [dot of celestial music] And here you hoard water [referring to things which by their very nature flow freely] The whole world says repeatedly, This is how it is and must be. While Brahma is Himself without words. [noiseless]
Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani Gagan me awaaz ho rahi jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani Sunta hai, sunta hai, sunta hai, sunta hai The one anointed by the Guru, hears Soft melodious, cosmic sounds saying
Vahaa se aaya, vahaa se aaya pata likhaaya Vahaa se aaya pata likhaaya Trishna toone bujhai, bujhai Trishna toone bujhai, bujhai Amrut chhod chhod vishay ko dhaave Amrut chhod chhod vishay ko dhaave Khol de phaans phansaani ho ji, phansaani ho ji Your soul arrived from There to an address in this world For quenching its own thirst (desire for God) But leaving Nectar you are drinking Poison again and again Going in reverse, you now toss and turn in your own trap. Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani Sunta hai, sunta hai, sunta hai, Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani The one anointed by the Guru, hears Soft melodious, cosmic sounds saying Gagan mandal mein, mandal mein Gagan mandal mein gau biyaanii Gagan mandal mein gau biyaanii Bhoii se dahii jamaaya, jamaaya Bhoii se dahii jamaaya, jamaaya Maakhan maakhan santon khaaya Maakhan maakhan santon khaaya Chhaachh jagat baparaanii ho ji, baparaanii ho ji The celestial cow [of knowledge] Brahman is milked God makes curd for benefit of everyone Knowledgeable, wise men reach for the creamy layer Buttermilk is what the world remains content with.
Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani Sunta hai, sunta hai, sunta hai, sunta hai Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani Gagan me awaaz ho rahi hai jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani The one anointed by the Guru, hears Soft melodious, cosmic sounds saying
Bin dharti ek, ek, bin dharti ek mandal diisee Bin dharti ek Aa... aa... Bin dharti ek mandal diisee Bin dharti ek mandal diisee Bin saruvar joo paani re Bin saruvar joo paani re Gagan mandal mein ho ujiyala Gagan mandal mein ho ujiyala Bole guru-mukh baani ho ji, mukh baani ho ji Instead of seeing earth, see it as merely a sphere [planet] Seeing a lake, understand it is nothing but water Celestial sphere lights up [when one experiences this Principle] So says the voice and words of the Guru.
Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani Sunta hai, hai, sunta hai, sunta hai, sunta hai The one anointed by the Guru, hears Soft melodious, cosmic sounds saying
Oham, soham baaja baaje Oham, soham baaja baaje Trikuti dhaam suuhaanii re Trikuti dhaam suuhaanii re Iira, pingala, sukhaman naarii Iira, pingala, sukhaman naarii Iira, pingala, sukhaman naarii Sun dhvaja phaharaani ho ji, phaharaani ho ji
Koham, Soham surround Trikuti sacred land [relaxed inner self] is wonderful Ida, Pingala and sukhmana energies flow freely upon listening to devotional songs.
["Some say that when a child is born it cries, Koham-Koham which means Who am I? That is when the universe replies back, Soham. You are the same as I am."]
Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani Gagan me awaaz ho rahi hai jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni Sunta hai guru gyani Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani The one anointed by the Guru, hears Soft melodious, cosmic sounds saying
Kahe Kabir, Kabir Kahe Kabir, suno bhai saadho Kahe Kabir, suno bhai saadho Jai agam ki baani re Jai agam ki baani re Din bhar re jo nazar bhar dekhe Ajar amar ho nishani ho ji, nishani ho ji Says Kabir, Listen O knowledgeable, wise man. Understand the world of "Agam" which works all day long with just a single glance to look after the universe. Un-moving and eternal remains that sign. Sunta hai guru gyani gyani, gyani, gyani, gyani Gagan mein awaaz ho rahi hai jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni, jheeni Sunta hai guru gyani, gyani, gyani. The one anointed by the Guru, hears Soft melodious, cosmic sounds saying
