কতদিন যে তুমি আমায়
            ডেকেছ নাম ধরে--
কত জাগরণের বেলায়
            কত ঘুমের ঘোরে।
পুলকে প্রাণ ছেয়ে সেদিন
           উঠেছি গান গেয়ে,
দুটি আঁখি বেয়ে আমার
                     পড়েছে জল ঝরে।
দূর যে সেদিন আপন হতে
            এসেছে মোর কাছে।
খুঁজি যারে, সেদিন এসে
            সেই আমারে যাচে।
     পাশ দিয়ে যাই চলে, যারে
                  যাই নে কথা ব'লে
      সেদিন তারে হঠাৎ যেন
                     দেখেছি চোখ ভ'রে।

I.13. mo ko kahan dhunro bande
O SERVANT, where dost thou seek Me?
Lo! I am beside thee.
I am neither in temple nor in mosque: I am neither in Kaaba nor in Kailash:
Neither am I in rites and ceremonies, nor in Yoga and renunciation.
If thou art a true seeker, thou shalt at once see Me: thou shalt meet Me in a moment of time.
Kabir says, 'O Sadhu! God is the breath of all breath.'

WHEN I BRING you coloured toys, my child, I understand why there is such a play of colours on clouds, on water, and why flowers are painted in tints-when I give coloured toys to you, my child.
When I sing to make you dance, I truly know why there is music in leaves, and why waves send their chorus of voices to the heart of the listening earth-when I sing to make you dance.
When I bring sweet things to your greedy hands, I know why there is honey in the cup of the flower, and why fruits are secretly filled with sweet juice-when I bring sweet things to your greedy hands.
When I kiss your face to make you smile, my darling, I surely understand what pleasure streams from the sky in morning light, and what delight the summer breeze brings to my body-when I kiss you to make you smile.