Maya maha thugni hum jaani
tirgun phans liye kar dole
bole madhuri bani
Kesav ke Kamla ve baithi
Shiv ki bhavan bhavani
punda ke murat ve baithi
tirath mein bhai pani
yogi ke yogin ve baithi
raja ke ghar rani
kahu ke hira ve baithi
kahu ke kodi kani
bhaktan ke bhaktin veh baithi
Brahma ke Brahmani
kahe Kabir suno bhai sadho
yeh sab akath kahani
Maya is the biggest thug I know!
She shimmies up with a triple-braided Noose
And speaks the sweetest prose.
To Vishnu, Lakshmi, to Shiva, Shakti:
She seats herself by each.
She’s holy water to the pilgrim,
The idol to the priest.
Around a Yogi, she is into yoga.
In the King’s house, she is Queen.
Is she a Diamond or a Cowrie-shell?
Depends who does the seeing.
She’s the Devotee’s devotional.
To Brahma, she is Gayatri.
Kabir’s talking — listen, brother sadhus,
To all this untold history!
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