naa jaanaa baikunth kahaa hee

gauVI kbIr jI ] (325-8)
ga-orhee kabeer jee.
Gauree, Kabeer Jee:


jo jn primiq prmnu jwnw ]
jo jan parmit parman jaanaa.
He claims to know the Lord, who is beyond measure and beyond thought;

bwqn hI bYkuMT smwnw ]1]
baatan hee baikunth samaanaa. ||1||
by mere words, he plans to enter heaven. ||1||

nw jwnw bYkuMT khw hI ]
naa jaanaa baikunth kahaa hee.
I do not know where heaven is.

jwnu jwnu siB khih qhw hI ]1] rhwau ]
jaan jaan sabh kaheh tahaa hee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Everyone claims that he plans to go there. ||1||Pause||

khn khwvn nh pqIAeI hY ]
kahan kahaavan nah patee-a-ee hai.
By mere talk, the mind is not appeased.

qau mnu mwnY jw qy haumY jeI hY ]2]
ta-o man maanai jaa tay ha-umai ja-ee hai. ||2||
The mind is only appeased, when egotism is conquered. ||2||

jb lgu min bYkuMT kI Aws ]
jab lag man baikunth kee aas.
As long as the mind is filled with the desire for heaven,

qb lgu hoie nhI crn invwsu ]3]
tab lag ho-ay nahee charan nivaas. ||3||
he does not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||3||

khu kbIr ieh khIAY kwih ]
kaho kabeer ih kahee-ai kaahi.
Says Kabeer, unto whom should I tell this?

swDsMgiq bYkuMTY Awih ]4]10]
saaDhsangat baikunthay aahi. ||4||10||
The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven. ||4||10||