I. 76. santo, sahaj samadh bhali
O SADHUI THE simple union is the best.
Since the day when I met with my Lord, there has been no end to the sport of our love.
I shut not my eyes, I close not my ears, I do not mortify my body.
I see with eyes open and smile, and behold His beauty everywhere:
I utter His Name, and whatever I see, it reminds me of Him; whatever I do, it becomes His worship.
The rising and the setting are one to me; all contradictions are solved.
Wherever I go, I move round Him,
All I achieve is His service:
When I lie down, I lie prostrate at His feet.
He is the only adorable one to me: I have none other.
My tongue has left off impure words, it sings His glory day and night:
Whether I rise or sit down, I can never forget Him; for the rhythm of His music beats in my ears.
Kabir says: 'My heart is frenzied, and I disclose in my soul what is hidden. I am immersed in that one great bliss which transcends all pleasure and pain.

SAY OF HIM what you please, but I know my child's failings.
I do not love him because he is good, but because he is my little child.
How should you know how dear he can be when you try to weigh his merits against his faults?
When I must punish him he becomes all the more a part of my being.
When I cause his tears to come my heart weeps with him.
I alone have a right to blame and punish, for he only may chastise who loves.

            সভায় তোমার থাকি সবার শাসনে।
আমার    কণ্ঠে সেথায় সুর কেঁপে যায় ত্রাসনে।
                     তাকায় সকল লোকে
          তখন     দেখতে না পাই চোখে
কোথায়    অভয় হাসি হাসো আপন আসনে।
            কবে আমার এ লজ্জাভয় খসাবে,
তোমার   একলা ঘরের নিরালাতে বসাবে।
                     যা শোনাবার আছে
            গাব     ওই চরণের কাছে,
দ্বারের     আড়াল হতে শোনে বা কেউ না শোনে।