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Song 7
When He Himself reveals Himself, Brahma brings into
manifestation
That which can never be seen.
As the seed is in the plant, as the shade is in the
tree, as the
void is in the sky, as infinite forms are in the
void--
So from beyond the Infinite, the Infinite comes;
and from the Infinite the finite extends.
The creature is in Brahma, and Brahma is in the
creature:
they are ever distinct, yet ever united.
He Himself is the tree, the seed, and the germ.
He Himself is the flower, the fruit, and the shade.
He Himself is the sun, the light, and the lighted.
He Himself is Brahma, creature, and Maya.
He Himself is the manifold form, the infinite space;
He is the breath, the word, and the meaning.
He Himself is the limit and the limitless: and
beyond both the
limited and the limitless is He, the Pure Being.
He is the Immanent Mind in Brahma and in the
creature.
The Supreme Soul is seen within the soul,
The Point is seen within the Supreme Soul,
And within the Point, the reflection is seen again.
Kabīr is blest because he has this supreme vision!
Song 8
Within this earthen vessel are bowers and
groves,
and within it is the Creator:
Within this vessel are the seven oceans and the
unnumbered stars.
The touchstone and the jewel-appraiser are within;
And within this vessel the Eternal soundeth,
and the spring wells up.
Kabīr says: "Listen to me, my Friend! My beloved
Lord is within."
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