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Bura jo dekhan main chala, bura na miliya koye

Doha byKabir

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Kabir's sakhis come down through oral tradition; wording differs between editions.

Hinglish

bura jo dekhan main chala, bura na miliya koye jo dil khoja aapna, mujhse bura na koye

— Kabir

Hindi (original)

बुरा जो देखन मैं चला, बुरा न मिलिया कोय। जो दिल खोजा आपना, मुझ-सा बुरा न कोय॥

English translation

I went out looking for the wicked and found no one; when I searched my own heart, I found none worse than me.

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