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Kabir

1440 - 1518 | Lahartara, India

Prominent 15th century Sufi poet and saint, best known for his Dohas, considered the greatest poet of the Bhakti movement.

Prominent 15th century Sufi poet and saint, best known for his Dohas, considered the greatest poet of the Bhakti movement.

Sufi Quotes of Kabir

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THE BREATH THAT DOES NOT REPEAT THE NAME OF GOD IS A WASTED BREATH.

THE BREATH THAT DOES NOT REPEAT THE NAME OF GOD IS A WASTED BREATH.

I LAUGH WHEN I HEAR THAT THE FISH IN THE WATER IS THIRSTY.

I LAUGH WHEN I HEAR THAT THE FISH IN THE WATER IS THIRSTY.

if saying Ram (God) gave liberation, saying candy made your mouth sweet, saying fire burned your feet, saying water quenched your thirst, saying food banished hunger, the whole world would be free.

if saying Ram (God) gave liberation, saying candy made your mouth sweet, saying fire burned your feet, saying water quenched your thirst, saying food banished hunger, the whole world would be free.

AS MARBLE ON A DOME, ROLLS DOWN, ON A FOOL'S HEART, THE WORD, WONT PAUSE. MAN IN HIS STUPID ACTS; IRON MAIL FROM HEAD TO TOE. WHY BOTHER TO RAISE YOUR BOW? NO ARROW CAN PIERCE THAT.

AS MARBLE ON A DOME, ROLLS DOWN, ON A FOOL'S HEART, THE WORD, WONT PAUSE. MAN IN HIS STUPID ACTS; IRON MAIL FROM HEAD TO TOE. WHY BOTHER TO RAISE YOUR BOW? NO ARROW CAN PIERCE THAT.

THE SITTING ONE IS A SHOPKEEPER, THE STANDING ONE HERDS COWS, THE WAKEFUL ONE IS WATCHMAN !, DEATH GRABBED AND ATE THEM ALL

THE SITTING ONE IS A SHOPKEEPER, THE STANDING ONE HERDS COWS, THE WAKEFUL ONE IS WATCHMAN !, DEATH GRABBED AND ATE THEM ALL

SPEECH IS PRICELESS, IF YOU SPEAK WITH KNOWLEDGE, WEIGH IT IN THE SCALES OF THE HEART, BEFORE IT COMES FROM THE MOUTH.

SPEECH IS PRICELESS, IF YOU SPEAK WITH KNOWLEDGE, WEIGH IT IN THE SCALES OF THE HEART, BEFORE IT COMES FROM THE MOUTH.

جسم پانے کی سزا سب کو ملتی ہے، عقلمند اسے عالمانہ انداز سے برداشت کرتے ہیں بے وقوف رو کر۔

اگر جیتے جی تمہارے بندھن نہ ٹوٹے تو مرنے پر نجات کی کیا امید کی جاسکتی ہے۔

ایک آدمی فوج کی ملازمت قبول نہیں کرتا تو کوئی جرم نہیں، اگر سپاہی بن کر میدانِ جنگ میں آتا اور پیچھے ہٹتا ہے تو اس کی سزا موت کے سوا کچھ نہیں۔

تم چاہتے ہو کہ لوگ تم کو بھلائی سے یاد کریں تو دوسروں کو برا نہ کہو، تم خوش رہنا چاہتے ہو تو دوسروں کو خوش دیکھ کر حسد نہ کرو۔

عمل کبھی بیکار نہیں جاتا، راستہ میں سات سمندر بھی مل جائیں تو بھی آگے آ کر ملتا ہے۔

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