Shabd Barabar Dhan Nahi, Jo Koi Jaane Bol Heera To Quotes

Shabd barabar dhan nahi, jo koi jaane bol
Heera to damo mile, shabd mol na tol

शब्द बराबर धन नहीं, जो कोई जाने बोल |
हीरा तो दामो मिले, शब्द मोल न टोल ||

He who is good at speaking understands that there is no wealth like words.
A diamond can be purchased for a value but
One do not just have any means for valuation of words.

बंधन तें न्यारा रहै, बिरला पावे भेद
काहे को जप तप करै, पढ़ै शास्त्र और बेद..

Mala ferat joog bhaya, mita na man ka fer
kar ka man ka daari de, man ka manka fer..

साईं इतना दीजिए, जामे कुटुम समाइ
मैं भी भूखा ना रहूँ, साधु ना भूखा जाइ..

Sai itna dijiye, jaa mein kutum samaai
main bhi bhookha na rahun, sadhu na bhookha jaai..

Details:
Oh Lord ! give me that much only food which is sufficient for my family. I should not be hungry and even saints who arrive at my door should be well served. As Kabir's financial condition was not that well so here he prays to God to help him to feed his family, himself and all those who arrive at his place. Here Kabir is not diluting the importance of hard work but instead he is adding his prayers to his work as a cloth-weaver.

Loot sake to loot le, ram naam ki loot
fir paache pachtahuge, pran jaahinge chhoot..

Sab se hiliye, sab se miliye, sab se lijiye naam,
haanji - haanji sab se kahiye, basiye apne gaon.. - Kabir

Shabad shabad sab koye kahein, shabad ka karo vichaar,
ek shabad sheetal kare, ek shabad de jaar..