पोथी पठि-पठि जग मुंआ पंडित भया न कोय । ढाई अक्षर Quotes

पोथी पठि-पठि जग मुंआ पंडित भया न कोय ।
ढाई अक्षर प्रेम के पढ़े सो पंडित होय ।।

नींद निशानी मौत की
उठ कबीरा जाग ।
और रसायन छाड़ि के
नाम रसायन लाग ॥

Neend nishani maut ki,
uth kabira jaag,
aur rasaayan chaadi ke,
naam rasaayan laag..

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.

धीरे-धीरे रे मना, धीरे सब कुछ होय,
माली सींचे सौ घड़ा, ॠतु आए फल होय।

Slowly slowly O mind, everything happens at it's own pace
Gardener may water hundred times but the fruit shall only arrive when it will be season

Details:
There could be many translations to this Doha -
We should keep doing the good work & someday we shall be rewarded. We should contemplate on the name of God & one day we shall achieve enlightenment. We should not try to get overnight success.

Jantra mantra sab jhooth hai, mat bharmo jag koye,
saar shabad jaane bina, kaga hans na hoye..

Sabe rasaayan hum piya, prem samaan na koye
ranchak tan mein sanchare, sab tan kanchan hoye..

पोथी पठि-पठि जग मुंआ पंडित भया न कोय ।
ढाई अक्षर प्रेम के पढ़े सो पंडित होय ।।