PagineI laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty
by Kabir
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1915) · From Songs of Kabir, XLIII
I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty:
You do not see that the Real is in your home, and you wander from forest to forest listlessly!
Here is the truth! Go where you will, to Benares or to Mathura; if you do not find your soul, the world is unreal to you.
This poem and this translation are in the public domain. Source text: Project Gutenberg.