Verses
We are intoxicated with love; what use is cleverness to us? We live free of the world; what use is friendship with the world?
Verse 1
Those who are parted from the Beloved wander from door to door. Our Friend is within us; why should we wait?
Verse 2
All creation knocks its head in many ways for the sake of its own name. For us the Guru's Name is true; what use is friendship with the world?
Verse 3
Not for a moment is the Beloved parted from us, nor are we parted from the Beloved. Our affection is fixed on Him alone; why should we be restless?
Verse 4
Kabir, intoxicated with love, says: cast duality out of the heart. The path we must walk is delicate; why carry a heavy load on the head?
Verse 5
Background
'Ishq' here is love of the Beloved who is within: 'our Friend is in us, so why wait?' Worldly cleverness and friendship with the world are set aside, and the whole creation is shown knocking its head for the sake of its own name while the singer holds to the true Guru-Name. The last verse advises casting duality out of the heart, since the path is delicate and a heavy load does not belong on it. Stanza three prints 'anpe', which appears to be a spelling of 'apne' (own); it is kept as published, and it has stood on the source page since at least 2013. The text is from the Kavita Kosh page for this pad, which names no manuscript, book or collection. Because nirgun pads live in singing, other singers' words may differ.
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Author
Attributed to Kabir (traditionally dated c. 1440–1518); the last stanza carries his signature, 'Kabira'.
The Beloved is within
The second stanza says the Friend is in us, so there is nothing to wait for.
A delicate path
The last stanza says the path to walk is delicate and no heavy load should be carried on the head.
About this text
Kavita Kosh gives no manuscript or collection. Its Aug 2026 edit only repaired markup, and the wording is unchanged from 2013.
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