Songs of Kabir

KABIR&#39;S POEMS<br><br>I<br><br>I. 13. mo ko kah&Atilde;&#162;n dh&Atilde;&#187;nro bande<br><br>O servant, where dost thou seek Me?<br><br>Lo! I am beside thee.<br><br>I am neither in temple nor in mosque: I am neither in Kaaba nor in Kailash:<br><br>Neither am I in rites and ceremonies, nor in Yoga and renunciation.<br><br>If thou art a true seeker, thou shalt at once see Me: thou shalt meet Me in a moment of time.<br><br>Kab&Atilde;&reg;r says, &quot;O Sadhu! God is the breath of all breath.&quot;<br><br>II<br><br>I. 16. Santan j&Atilde;&#162;t na p&Atilde;&#187;cho nirguniy&Atilde;&#162;n<br><br>It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs;<br><br>For the priest, the warrior. the tradesman, and all the thirty-six castes, alike are seeking for God.<br><br>It is but folly to ask what the caste of a saint may be;<br><br>The barber has sought God, the washerwoman, and the carpenter&ndash;<br><br>Even Raidas was a seeker after God.<br><br>The Rishi Swapacha was a tanner by caste.<br><br>Hindus and Moslems alike have achieved that End, where remains no mark of distinction.