This shabad has been sung by the following:

Title	Artist	Album	Shabad Submitter
02 - Bakshish Singh - Paati Torei Malini	Bakshish Singh (Patiala Wale)(Hazoori Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar)	Paati Torei Malini	tejsigma
01 - Maninder Singh - Satguru Jagta Hai Deo	Maninder Singh (Sri Nagar Wale)	Satguru Jagta Hai Deo	ranjitgill2

 

This Shabad is by Bhagat Kabeer Ji in Raag Aasaa on Pannaa 479

Awsw sRI kbIr jIau ky pMcpdy 9 duquky 5
aasaa sree kabeer jeeo kae pa(n)chapadhae 9 dhuthukae 5
Aasaa, Kabeer Jee, 9 Panch-Paday, 5 Du-Tukay:

siqgur pRswid ]
ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

pwqI qorY mwilnI pwqI pwqI jIau ]
paathee thorai maalinee paathee paathee jeeo ||
You tear off the leaves, O gardener, but in each and every leaf, there is life.

ijsu pwhn kau pwqI qorY so pwhn inrjIau ]1]
jis paahan ko paathee thorai so paahan nirajeeo ||1||
That stone idol, for which you tear off those leaves - that stone idol is lifeless. ||1||

BUlI mwlnI hY eyau ]
bhoolee maalanee hai eaeo ||
In this, you are mistaken, O gardener.

siqguru jwgqw hY dyau ]1] rhwau ]
sathigur jaagathaa hai dhaeo ||1|| rehaao ||
The True Guru is the Living Lord. ||1||Pause||

bRhmu pwqI ibsnu fwrI PUl sMkrdyau ]
breham paathee bisan ddaaree fool sa(n)karadhaeo ||
Brahma is in the leaves, Vishnu is in the branches, and Shiva is in the flowers.

qIin dyv pRqiK qorih krih iks kI syau ]2]
theen dhaev prathakh thorehi karehi kis kee saeo ||2||
When you break these three gods, whose service are you performing? ||2||

pwKwn giF kY mUriq kIn@I dy kY CwqI pwau ]
paakhaan gadt kai moorath keenhee dhae kai shhaathee paao ||
The sculptor carves the stone and fashions it into an idol, placing his feet upon its chest.

jy eyh mUriq swcI hY qau gVHxhwry Kwau ]3]
jae eaeh moorath saachee hai tho garrhanehaarae khaao ||3||
If this stone god was true, it would devour the sculptor for this! ||3||

Bwqu pihiq Aru lwpsI krkrw kwswru ]
bhaath pehith ar laapasee karakaraa kaasaar ||
Rice and beans, candies, cakes and cookies

Bognhwry BoigAw iesu mUriq ky muK Cwru ]4]
bhoganehaarae bhogiaa eis moorath kae mukh shhaar ||4||
- the priest enjoys these, while he puts ashes into the mouth of the idol. ||4||

mwilin BUlI jgu Bulwnw hm Bulwny nwih ]
maalin bhoolee jag bhulaanaa ham bhulaanae naahi ||
The gardener is mistaken, and the world is mistaken, but I am not mistaken.

khu kbIr hm rwm rwKy ik®pw kir hir rwie ]5]1]14]
kahu kabeer ham raam raakhae kirapaa kar har raae ||5||1||14||
Says Kabeer, the Lord preserves me; the Lord, my King, has showered His Blessings upon me. ||5||1||14||

This translation is an updated version.