PagineWho are you, and whence do you come?
by Kabir
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1915) · From Songs of Kabir, XLV
Who are you, and whence do you come?
Where dwells that Supreme Spirit, and how does He have His sport with all created things?
The fire is in the wood; but who awakens it suddenly? Then it turns to ashes, and where goes the force of the fire?
The true guru teaches that He has neither limit nor infinitude.
Kabîr says: "Brahma suits His language to the understanding of His hearer."
This poem and this translation are in the public domain. Source text: Project Gutenberg.