Verses · Kabir · Doha vi
पोथी पढ़ पढ़ जग मुआ, पंडित भया न कोय।
ढाई आखर प्रेम का, पढ़े सो पंडित होय॥
Pothi padh padh jag mua, pandit bhaya na koy.
Dhai aakhar prem ka, padhe so pandit hoy.
The world died reading books, yet none became truly wise.
Whoever learns the two-and-a-half letters of love becomes the real scholar.
Kabir · Doha
Kabir criticizes knowledge without transformation. Wisdom is emotional and ethical, not merely intellectual.