apne karam ki gati main kya janu
main kya janu baba re
apne karam ki gati main kya janu
main kya janu baba re

nar mare ke chugaam na aave
pashu mare das kaaj sanware
nar mare ke chugaam na aave
pashu mare das kaaj sanware
apne karam ki gati main kya janu
main kya janu baba re

haad jale jaise lakdi ka tula
kesh jale jaise ghaas ka pula
haad jale jaise lakdi ka tula
kesh jale jaise ghaas ka pula
apne karam ki gati main kya janu
main kya janu baba re

kahe kabeer tab hi nar jaage
zam ka dand mund me laage
kahe kabeer tab hi nar jaage
zam ka dand mund me laage
apne karam ki gati main kya janu
main kya janu baba re

How can I know, the workings of fate?
Oh, I cannot know, my Father.
How can I know, the workings of fate?
Oh, I cannot know, my Father.

A man dies, and none are fed,
An animal dies, ten tasks are bred.
A man dies, and none are fed,
An animal dies, ten tasks are bred.
How can I know, the workings of fate?
Oh, I cannot know, my Father.

Bone burns like a log in the pyre,
Hair burns like a bundle of fire.
Bone burns like a log in the pyre,
Hair burns like a bundle of fire.
How can I know, the workings of fate?
Oh, I cannot know, my Father.

Says Kabir, man awakens then,
When Death's rod strikes the skull again.
Says Kabir, man awakens then,
When Death's rod strikes the skull again.
How can I know, the workings of fate?
Oh, I cannot know, my Father.