कबीर बांसु बडाई बूडिआ इउ मत डूबहु कोइ ॥चंदन कै निकटे बसै बांसु सुगंधु न होइ ॥ १२ ॥*kabīra bāṁsu baḍāī būḍiā iu mata ḍūbahu kōi ॥**caṁdana kai nikaṭē basai bāṁsu sugaṁdhu na hōi ॥ 12 ॥*
In plain words
Kabīr, the bamboo drowned in its own greatness. Let nobody drown that way. It lives right beside the sandalwood, and the bamboo takes no scent.