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Songs of Kabir — Song LVIII

Songs of Kabir — Song LVIII

Kabir

I. 63. _pîle pyâlâ, ho matwâlâ_
Empty the Cup! O be drunken!
Drink the divine nectar of His Name!
Kabîr says: "Listen to me, dear Sadhu!
From the sole of the foot to the crown of the head this mind is
filled with poison."

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Complete 100-song 1915 English selection translated by Rabindranath Tagore. A selected edition, not the entire Kabir corpus. · Translated by Rabindranath Tagore
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