This is the prayer of a loving devotee who, conscious of his shortcomings and limitations, begs the Lord to take him under his shelter and release him from the chains of cravings and delusions. Kabir also suggests that God cannot be attained through renunciation and outward practices. The true path of God-realization is the practice of Naam, which should be undertaken with love and humility.

Dear Lord, Thy slave has been erring,
Yet with all his faults he is Thine.

So long as I indulged
In 'mine' and 'thine',
The miseries of the world
Tormented me.

I have sinned, I have erred, dear Lord,
Yet bad as I am, I am Thine.

The yogis, the sages, the seers,
All claim they have attained the goal;
But without the Lord's Name
They have lost even what they had.
The recluse and the ascetic
Renounce the world and seek solitude,
Yet cravings and hopes still linger;
The lure of the world
Has not left their heart.
Says Kabir: Lord, I'm Thy slave,
Demolish the edifice
Of lures and enticements.
Though numerous my faults,
Still, dear Lord, I am Thine.

K.G., p. 102:146
Hai hari jan thain chook pari