Couplets by Kabir

धीरे-धीरे रे मना, धीरे सब कुछ होय ।
माली सिंचे सौ घड़ा, ॠतु आए फल होय ॥
dhīre-dhīre re manā, dhīre saba kucha hoya ।
mālī siṃce sau ghaḍā, ṝtu āe phala hoya ॥
Slowly slowly my mind, everything happens slowly.
The gardener may pour a hundred pots, but fruit comes only with season.

रूखी सूखी खायके ठंडा पानी पीव ।
देख पराई चूपडी मत ललचावे जीभ ॥
rūkhī sūkhī khāyake ṭhanḍā pānī pīva ।
dekha parāī cūpaḍī mata lalacāve jībha ॥
Eat your dry bread, and drink cold water.
But do not salivate at someone else's morsel.

करे बुराई सुख चाहे कैसे पावै कोई ।
बोय के पेड बबूल का आम कहाँ से होय ॥
kare burāī sukh cāhe kaise pāvai koī ।
boya ke peḍa babūla kā āma kahām̐ se hoya ॥
If you do bad, how can you expect comfort?
If you planted an Acacia, how can you expect Mangoes?

सुखिया ढूंढत मैं फिरूं , सुखिया मिलै न कोय ।
जाके आगे दुख कहूं, पहिले उठै रोय ॥
sukhiyā ḍhūṃḍhata maiṃ phirūṃ , sukhiyā milai na koya ।
jāke āge dukha kahūṃ, pahile uṭhai roya ॥
I went searching for a happy person, I could find none.
But when I asked for a miserable one, the very first one started to lament.