Oh, knowledge's root, you have lost it; you are bound to this world. Yet, in the mind, there remains fear of the transient world.

Kabir Shayar is pointing out a profound contradiction here. He suggests that the root of true knowledge has been lost, and we are entangled in worldly attachments. Despite this, the mind still harbors a lingering fear or attachment to this transient world. It speaks to the human struggle: we are wandering outwardly, yet an unseen apprehension keeps us tethered within our own consciousness.