pratham ek jo aape aap nirakar nirgun nirjap
pratham ek jo aape aap nirākār nirgun nirjāp
nahiñ tav aadi ant madh-tārā nahi tav añdh dhuñdh ujyārā
nahi tab bhūmi-pavan ākāsā nahi tav pāvak nīr-nīvāsā
nahiñ tav sarsutī jamunā gañgā hi tav sāgar samud tarañgā
nahi tav pāp-putr nahi bed-purānā nahī tab bhaye kateb-kurānā
kahaiñ 'kabīr' vichārī kai tab kachhu kirpā nāhiñ
param purush tahñ aap hī agam-agochar māhiñ
karatā kachhu khāvai nahi pīvai karatā kabhuñ marai na jīvai
karatā ke kachhu ruup na rekhā karatā ke kachhu baran na bhekhā
jā ke jot-got kachhu naahi mahimā varnī na jaai mo-pāhīñ
rūp-arūp nahī terā naañv barn-abarn nahī tehī Thāñv
In the beginning was He alone, sufficient unto Himself: the formless, colourless, and unconditioned Being.
Then was there neither beginning, middle, nor end;
Then were no eyes, no darkness, no light;
Then were no ground, air, nor sky; no fire, water, nor earth; no rivers like the Ganges and the Jumna, no seas, oceans, and waves.
Then was neither vice nor virtue; scriptures there were not, as the Vedas and Puranas, nor as the Koran.
Kabir ponders in his mind and says, Then was there no activity: the Supreme Being remained merged in the unknown depths of His own self.
The Guru neither eats nor drinks, neither lives nor dies:
Neither has He form, line. colour, nor vesture.
He who has neither caste nor clan nor anything else--how may I describe His glory?
He has neither form nor formlessness.
He has no name.
He has neither colour nor colourlessness.
He has no dwelling-place.
pratham ek jo aape aap nirakar nirgun nirjap
nahin taw aadi ant madh-tara nahi taw andh dhundh ujyara
nahi tab bhumi-pawan aakasa nahi taw pawak nir-niwasa
nahin taw sarsuti jamuna ganga hi taw sagar samud taranga
nahi taw pap-putr nahi bed-purana nahi tab bhaye kateb-kurana
kahain 'kabir' wichaari kai tab kachhu kirpa nahin
param purush tahn aap hi agam-agochar mahin
karata kachhu khawai nahi piwai karata kabhun marai na jiwai
karata ke kachhu rup na rekha karata ke kachhu baran na bhekha
ja ke jot-got kachhu nahi mahima warni na jai mo-pahin
rup-arup nahi tera nanw barn-abarn nahi tehi Thanw
In the beginning was He alone, sufficient unto Himself: the formless, colourless, and unconditioned Being.
Then was there neither beginning, middle, nor end;
Then were no eyes, no darkness, no light;
Then were no ground, air, nor sky; no fire, water, nor earth; no rivers like the Ganges and the Jumna, no seas, oceans, and waves.
Then was neither vice nor virtue; scriptures there were not, as the Vedas and Puranas, nor as the Koran.
Kabir ponders in his mind and says, Then was there no activity: the Supreme Being remained merged in the unknown depths of His own self.
The Guru neither eats nor drinks, neither lives nor dies:
Neither has He form, line. colour, nor vesture.
He who has neither caste nor clan nor anything else--how may I describe His glory?
He has neither form nor formlessness.
He has no name.
He has neither colour nor colourlessness.
He has no dwelling-place.
- Book : Kabir Samagra (Pg. 782)
- Author :Kabeer
- Publication : Hindi Pracharak Publication PVT, Varanasi (2001)
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