Says Kabeer, The Empty Pitcher Makes Noise,

[sskhalsa]

Remember this one when talking to people who want to curb your sikhi

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kbIr jI Gru 1

kubeer jee ghur 1

Kabeer Jee, First House:

<> siqgur pRswid ]

ik ounkaar sathigur prusaadh

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

sMqu imlY ikCu sunIAY khIAY ]

sunth milai kish suneeai keheeai

When you meet a Saint, talk to him and listen.

imlY AsMqu msit kir rhIAY ]1]

milai asunth musatt kar reheeai

Meeting with an unsaintly person, just remain silent. ||1||

bwbw bolnw ikAw khIAY ]

baabaa bolunaa kiaa keheeai

O father, if I speak, what words should I utter?

jYsy rwm nwm riv rhIAY ]1] rhwau ]

jaisae raam naam rav reheeai

Speak such words, by which you may remain absorbed in the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

sMqn isau boly aupkwrI ]

sunthun sio bolae oupukaaree

Speaking with the Saints, one becomes generous.

mUrK isau boly JK mwrI ]2]

moorukh sio bolae jhukh maaree

To speak with a fool is to babble uselessly. ||2||

bolq bolq bFih ibkwrw ]

boluth boluth butehi bikaaraa

By speaking and only speaking, corruption only increases.

ibnu boly ikAw krih bIcwrw ]3]

bin bolae kiaa kurehi beechaaraa

If I do not speak, what can the poor wretch do? ||3||

khu kbIr CUCw Gtu bolY ]

kuhu kubeer shooshaa ghutt bolai

Says Kabeer, the empty pitcher makes noise,

BirAw hoie su kbhu n folY ]4]1]

bhariaa hoe s kubuhu n ddolai

but that which is full makes no sound. ||4||1||

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Waheguru

[Balwinder Kaur]

bani came up with wonderful sayings centuries before the English did with their saying of "an empty vessell makes the most noise"....how great is bani. nice one!!

[GuruManeyoGranth]

Waheguroo

:doh: <_<

[UntitledSingh]

That helped me lot, thanks ssKhalsa.

[Amrit]

VAHEGURU

[kaur03]

WAHEGURU

[Jkaur]

this is so nice..... thanks for sharing it