Verses
My mind is absorbed, friend, in the life of a renunciant. The joy I find in praising Rama is not found in wealth.
Verse 1
Hear everyone, good and bad, and pass your days in simplicity. My mind is absorbed, friend, in the life of a renunciant.
Verse 2
In the end this body will mingle with ash; why do you wander about in pride? My mind is absorbed, friend, in the life of a renunciant.
Verse 3
Our dwelling is in the city of love; the Lord is met in contentment. My mind is absorbed, friend, in the life of a renunciant.
Verse 4
Kabir says: listen, dear seekers, the Lord is met in contentment. My mind is absorbed, friend, in the life of a renunciant.
Verse 5
Background
'Fakiri' is the life of one who has given up possessions, and 'amiri' is wealth. Each stanza of this pad ends with the same refrain, 'my mind is absorbed in fakiri, friend', so it is easy to sing along. The stanzas give plain advice: hear everyone, good and bad, and live simply; this body will in the end become ash, so why go about in pride; the Lord is found in contentment (saburi). 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, 'Kahat Kabir'.
A refrain to sing along
The first line, 'Man lagyo mero yaar fakiri mein', is repeated after every stanza.
Contentment
The word 'saburi' (contentment, patience) is where the Lord is said to be met. The same line appears in two stanzas on the source page.
Source
Kavita Kosh gives no manuscript or collection. Singers' versions may differ.
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