| mwqw jUTI ipqw BI jUTw jUTy hI Pl lwgy ] |
| maathaa joothee pithaa bhee joothaa joothae hee ful laagae || |
| The mother is impure, and the father is impure. The fruit they produce is impure. |
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| Awvih jUTy jwih BI jUTy jUTy mrih ABwgy ]1] |
| aavehi joothae jaahi bhee joothae joothae murehi abhaagae ||1|| |
| Impure they come, and impure they go. The unfortunate ones die in impurity. ||1|| |
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| khu pMifq sUcw kvnu Twau ] |
| kuhu punddith soochaa kuvun thaao || |
| Tell me, O Pandit, O religious scholar, which place is uncontaminated? |
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| jhW bYis hau Bojnu Kwau ]1] rhwau ] |
| jehaa(n) bais ho bhojun khaao ||1|| rehaao || |
| Where should I sit to eat my meal? ||1||Pause|| |
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| ijhbw jUTI bolq jUTw krn nyqR siB jUTy ] |
| jihubaa joothee boluth joothaa kurun naethr sabh joothae || |
| The tongue is impure, and its speech is impure. The eyes and ears are totally impure. |
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| ieMdRI kI jUiT auqris nwhI bRhm Agin ky lUTy ]2] |
| eindhree kee jooth outhuras naahee brehum agan kae loothae ||2|| |
| The impurity of the sexual organs does not depart; the Brahmin is burnt by the fire. ||2|| |
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| Agin BI jUTI pwnI jUTw jUTI bYis pkwieAw ] |
| agan bhee joothee paanee joothaa joothee bais pukaaeiaa || |
| The fire is impure, and the water is impure. The place where you sit and cook is impure. |
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| jUTI krCI prosn lwgw jUTy hI bYiT KwieAw ]3] |
| joothee kurushhee purosun laagaa joothae hee baith khaaeiaa ||3|| |
| Impure is the ladle which serves the food. Impure is the one who sits down to eat it. ||3|| |
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| gobru jUTw caukw jUTw jUTI dInI kwrw ] |
| gobur joothaa choukaa joothaa joothee dheenee kaaraa || |
| Impure is the cow dung, and impure is the kitchen square. Impure are the lines that mark it off. |
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| kih kbIr qyeI nr sUcy swcI prI ibcwrw ]4]1]7] |
| kehi kubeer thaeee nur soochae saachee puree bichaaraa ||4||1||7|| |
| Says Kabeer, they alone are pure, who have obtained pure understanding. ||4||1||7|| |
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