Kabir कबीर
poet · weaver · Varanasi, North India · 15th century
A weaver of Varanasi. He is said to have been unable to write; people took down the songs he sang.
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15th century
I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty: You do not see that the Real is in your home, and you wander from forest to forest listlessly!Songs of Kabir · in place of the original: the English translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1915)
15th century
O servant, where dost thou seek Me?
Lo! I am beside thee.Songs of Kabir, the first song · in place of the original: the English translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1915)
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