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Having crossed the river
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by Kabir
(15th Century) Timeline
English version by Sunil Uniyal
Original Language Hindi
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Having crossed the river, where will you go, O friend ?
There's no road to tread, No traveler ahead, Neither a beginning, nor an end.
There's no water, no boat, no boatman, no cord; No earth is there, no sky, no time, no bank, no ford.
You have forgotten the Self within, Your search in the void will be in vain; In a moment the life will ebb And in this body you won't remain.
Be ever conscious of this, O friend, You've to immerse within your Self; Kabir says, salvation you won't then need, For what you are, you would be indeed.
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