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Song LXXII: The jewel is lost in the mud, and all are seeking for it;

by Kabir c. 1440–1518

Translated by Rabindranath Tagore, with Evelyn Underhill (1915) · From Songs of Kabir (1915)

Religion

The jewel is lost in the mud, and all are seeking for it;
Some look for it in the east, and some in the west; some in the water and some amongst stones.
But the servant Kabîr has appraised it at its true value, and has wrapped it with care in the end of the mantle of his heart.

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MLA

Kabir. “Song LXXII: The jewel is lost in the mud, and all are seeking for it.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore, with Evelyn Underhill. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/kabir/71/.

Chicago

Kabir. “Song LXXII: The jewel is lost in the mud, and all are seeking for it.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore, with Evelyn Underhill. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/kabir/71/.

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