kbIru ] mwrU ]

kabeer || maaroo ||

Kabeer, Maaroo:

rwmu ismru pCuqwihgw mn ]

raam simar pashhuthaahigaa man ||

Meditate in remembrance on the Lord, or else you will regret it in the end, O mind.

pwpI jIArw loBu krqu hY Awju kwil auiT jwihgw ]1] rhwau ]

paapee jeearaa lobh karath hai aaj kaal outh jaahigaa ||1|| rehaao ||

O sinful soul, you act in greed, but today or tomorrow, you will have to get up and leave. ||1||Pause||

lwlc lwgy jnmu gvwieAw mwieAw Brm Bulwihgw ]

laalach laagae janam gavaaeiaa maaeiaa bharam bhulaahigaa ||

Clinging to greed, you have wasted your life, deluded in the doubt of Maya.

Dn jobn kw grbu n kIjY kwgd ijau gil jwihgw ]1]

aucwrx gil: polw bolo

dhhan joban kaa garab n keejai kaagadh jio gal jaahigaa ||1||

Do not take pride in your wealth and youth; you shall crumble apart like dry paper. ||1||

jau jmu Awie kys gih ptkY qw idn ikCu n bswihgw ]

aucwrx ptkY: polw bolo (ASuD: p`tkY)

jo jam aae kaes gehi pattakai thaa dhin kishh n basaahigaa ||

When the Messenger of Death comes and grabs you by the hair, and knocks you down, on that day, you shall be powerless.

ismrnu Bjnu dieAw nhI kInI qau muiK cotw Kwihgw ]2]

aucwrx Bjnu: polw bolo

simaran bhajan dhaeiaa nehee keenee tho mukh chottaa khaahigaa ||2||

You do not remember the Lord, or vibrate upon Him in meditation, and you do not practice compassion; you shall be beaten on your face. ||2||

Drmrwie jb lyKw mwgY ikAw muKu lY kY jwihgw ]

dhharam raae jab laekhaa maagai kiaa mukh lai kai jaahigaa ||

When the Righteous Judge of Dharma calls for your account, what face will you show Him then?

khqu kbIru sunhu ry sMqhu swDsµgiq qir jWihgw ]3]1]

kehath kabeer sunahu rae santhahu saadhhasangath thar jaanhigaa ||3||1||

Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints: in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall be saved. ||3||1||