हिन्दू की दया मेहर तुरकन की दोनों घर से भागी।
वह करै जिबह वाँ झटका मारै आग दोऊ घर लागी।
या बिधि हँसत चलत हैं हमको आप कहावैं स्याना।
कहैं कबीर सुनो भाई साधो इनमें कौन दिवाना॥

English transliteration:
Hindu ki daya mehar turkan ki dono ghar se bhaagi.
Wah karai zibah vaan jhatka maarai aag dou ghar laagi.
Ya bidhi hansat chalat hain hamko aap kahāwain syāna.
Kahain Kabir suno bhai sādho, inmein kaun diwāna.

This passage comes from Bhagat Kabir Ji’s well-known hymn “Sadho, Dekho Jag Baurana,” found in the Kabir Bijak Granth, which is regarded as the primary scripture of the Kabir Panth. It is not included in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

In this shabad (hymn/verse) Bhagat Kabir Ji strongly attacks religious hypocrisy, discrimination, and fanaticism. Bhagat Kabir Ji states that both Hindus and Muslims have abandoned compassion and mercy and are merely engaged in showmanship.

One slaughters an animal by “zibah” (halal), while the other kills it by “jhatka,” but violence exists on both sides. Bhagat Kabir Ji says that these people consider themselves wise (syana), but in reality they are ignorant because of their own actions and are burning in the fire of their own inhumanity.

Explanation:

“Hindu ki daya mehar turkan ki…” Bhagat Kabir Ji says that the compassion of the Hindu religion and the “mehar” (grace/mercy) of the Muslims have both disappeared from their conduct.

“Wah karai zibah waan jhatka maarai…” The Hindu (in yajna/sacrifice) kills the animal with jhatka, and the Muslim (in halal) performs zibah. According to Bhagat Kabir Ji, in both cases, violence is the main element.

“Aag doou ghar lagi…” The fire of discrimination and stubborn religious dogmatism has caught both houses (religions), meaning both are suffering because of religious fanaticism.

“Ya bidhi hansat chalat hain…” Bhagat Kabir Ji says that people are moving about happily with these hypocrisies and consider themselves intelligent (syana).

“Kahain Kabir suno bhai sadho…” Bhagat Kabir Ji asks the saints who among them is truly wise, or who is mad (divana) for being trapped in these hypocrisies.

Main message: Whether it is Jhatka or Halal, the result is the same, because in the end, an animal is killed regardless of the method used. Bhagat Kabir Ji questions religious hypocrisy and says people call themselves wise, yet they are trapped in ritual, pride, and cruelty. True spirituality is not in outer labels, but in genuine compassion and truth.

Same message can be found in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji:

ਕਬੀਰ ਜੋਰੀ ਕੀਏ ਜੁਲਮੁ ਹੈ ਕਹਤਾ ਨਾਉ ਹਲਾਲੁ ||
ਦਫਤਰਿ ਲੇਖਾ ਮਾਂਗੀਐ ਤਬ ਹੋਇਗੋ ਕਉਨੁ ਹਵਾਲੁ ||੧੮੭||
“Kabeer, to use force is tyranny, even if you call it legal. When your account is called for in the Court of the Lord, what will your condition be then? ||187||”
(Guru Granth Sahib ji – Ang 1374)

ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀਅ ਜੁ ਮਾਰਹਿ ਜੋਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਕਹਤੇ ਹਹਿ ਜੁ ਹਲਾਲੁ ||
ਦਫਤਰੁ ਦਈ ਜਬ ਕਾਢਿ ਹੈ ਹੋਇਗਾ ਕਉਨੁ ਹਵਾਲੁ ||੧੯੯||
“Kabeer, they oppress living beings and kill them, and call it proper. When the Lord calls for their account, what will their condition be? ||199||”
(Guru Granth Sahib ji – Ang 1375)

ਕਬੀਰ ਖੂਬੁ ਖਾਨਾ ਖੀਚਰੀ ਜਾ ਮਹਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਲੋਨੁ ||
ਹੇਰਾ ਰੋਟੀ ਕਾਰਨੇ ਗਲਾ ਕਟਾਵੈ ਕਉਨੁ ||੧੮੮||
“O Kabeer! The dinner of lentils and rice is excellent, even if it is (just) flavoured with salt. Who would cut their throat, to have meat with their bread?”
(Guru Granth Sahib ji – Ang 1374)