Santan jaat na puCho nirguniya - Kabir

संतन जात ना पूछो निरगुनियाँ |

साध ब्राहमन साध छत्तरी, साधै जाती बनियाँ |

साधनमां छत्तीस कौम है, टेढी तोर पुछनियाँ |

साधै नाऊ साधै धोबी, साधै जाति है बरियाँ |

साधनमां रैदास संत है, सुपच ऋषि सों भंगिया |

हिंदू-तुर्क दुई दीन बने हैं, कछू ना पहचानियाँ ||

 

It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs;
For the priest, the warrior, the tradesman;
and all the thirty-six castes, alike are seeking for God; It is but folly to ask what the caste of a saint may be;
The barber has sought God, the washerwoman, and the carpenter;
Even Raidas was a seeker after God, The Rishi Swapacha was a tanner by caste.
Hindus and Moslems alike have achieved that End, where remains no mark of distinction.