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लीक पुरानी को तजें, कायर कुटिल कपूत। लीक पुरानी पर चलें, साहसी सिंह सपूत।।८१।।

Abandon the old path if you are cowardly, deceitful, and wicked. Stay on the old path if you are a clever and righteous person.

संत पुरुष की आरसी, संतन की ही देह। लखे जो चाहे अलख को, तिनहीं में लख लेह।।८२।।

The mirror of a saint is the body of saints. If you wish to see the Divine, recognize it within those saints.

भूखा भूखा क्या करे, क्या सुनावै लोग। भांडा घड़ निज मुख दिया, सोई पूरन जोग।।८३।।

What can a hungry person do or tell others? The pot is full when it is given from one's own mouth, this is the perfect yoga.

गर्भ योगीश्वर गुरु बिन, लागा हरि का सेव। कहे कबीर बैकुंठ ते, फेर दिया शुकदेव।।८४।।

Without the guru, who is the Lord of Yoga, devotion to God feels incomplete. Kabir says that even Shukdev was sent back from Vaikunth.

कांचै भांडे सम रहे, ज्यों कुम्हार की देह। भीतर राखे राखणा, बाहर चोई देह।।८५।।

Just as a clay pot is protected from within, the body is protected from the inside. The external appearance is like the clay pot itself.

साँईं ते सब होत है, बन्दे ते कछु नाहिं। राई ते पर्वत करे, पर्वत राई माहिं।।८६।।

Everything comes from the Divine; nothing comes from individuals. A mountain is made from a mustard seed, and a mustard seed is within the mountain.

केते दिन ऐसे गए, अनरुचि काको नेह। अवसर बोवै उपजै नहीं, जो न बरसै मेह।।८७।।

The days have passed without the affection of others. Opportunities do not arise if there is no rainfall.

साधु, सती, और सूरमा, इनकी बात अगाध। आशा छोड़े देह की, तन की अनथक साध।।८८।।

The words of saints, sages, and warriors are profound. They abandon hope in the body and tireless effort of the physical self.

हरि संगत शीतल भया, मिटी मोह की ताप। निशि-बासर सुख निधि लही, प्रगट भया हरि आप।।८९।।

Being in the company of the Divine brings tranquility, and the heat of worldly attachment fades away. The treasure of eternal joy is attained by seeking the Divine.

आशा को ईंधन करो, मनसा करौ बभूत। जोगी फेरी यों फिरो, तब वन आवै सूत।।९०।।

Fuel your hopes, and make intentions as ashes. If you practice yoga with such detachment, then even the forest will become your home.

अटकी भाल सरीर में, तीर भया है टूट। चुम्बक बिन निकसे नहीं, कोटि पढ़न को फूट।।९१।।

The arrow is stuck in the body, and it cannot be removed without a magnet. Millions of recitations will not remove it.

अपने-अपने साख की, सब ही लीनी जान। हरि की बात दुरंतरा, पूरी न कहूँ पहचान।।९२।।

Everyone has their own reputation; all are aware of it. The words of the Divine are profound; I cannot fully describe them.

आस पराई राखता, खाया घर का खेत। औरन को पथ बोधता, मुख में डारे रेत।।९३।।

He who keeps others' hopes alive while eating the produce of his own field, shows others the way but hides sand in his mouth.

आवत गारी एक है, उलटन होय अनेक। कहै कबीर न उलटिए, वही एक की एक।।९४।।

An insult may come in one form, but its effects are numerous. Kabir says, do not get distressed; it is all the same.

उज्‍जवल पहरे कापड़ा, पान सुपारी खाय। एक हरि के नाम बिन, बाँध‍ा यमपुर जाय।।९५।।

Wearing bright clothes and consuming betel leaves and nuts may seem important, but without the name of the Divine, one is bound for the abode of Yama (death).

उतते कोई न आवई, पासूं पूछूं धाय। एते ही सब जात हैं, भार लदाय लदाय।।९६।।

No one comes to help when you rise; you ask for help from others. Everyone has their own burdens to carry.

अवगुन कहूँ शराब का, आपा अहमक होय। मानुस ते पशु भया, दाम गाँठ ते खोय।।९७।।

The faults of alcohol make one foolish and arrogant. It transforms a human into an animal, and wealth is lost due to greed.

कबीरा संगति साधु की, जौ की भूसी खाय। खीर खांड़ भोज मिले, ताकर संग न जाय।।९८।।

Kabir says, even if you eat husks, if you are in the company of the saint, you will receive the finest food and nourishment. The association with the saint is more valuable than worldly comforts.

एक ते जान अनंत, अन्य एक होय आय। एक सों परचे भया, एक मांहि समाय।।९९।।

From the One comes the Infinite; the other forms come later. Understanding the One reveals everything, as all originates from the One.

कबीरा गरब न कीजिए, कबहूँ न हंसिये कोय। अजहूँ नाव समुद्र में, का जाने का होय।।१००।।

Kabir advises not to be proud or laugh at others. Even if the boat is in the ocean, one does not know what will happen next.