rwgu sUhI bwxI sRI kbIr jIau qQw sBnw Bgqw kI kbIr ky

raag soohee baanee sree kabeer jeeo thathhaa sabhanaa bhagathaa kee || kabeer kae

Raag Soohee, The Word Of Kabeer Jee, And Other Devotees. Of Kabeer

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aucwrx <> : ie`k-EAMkwr

ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

Avqir Awie khw qum kInw ]

aucwrx Av-qir

avathar aae kehaa thum keenaa ||

Since your birth, what have you done?

rwm ko nwmu n kbhU lInw ]1]

raam ko naam n kabehoo leenaa ||1||

You have never even chanted the Name of the Lord. ||1||

rwm n jphu kvn miq lwgy ]

aucwrx m`iq

raam n japahu kavan math laagae ||

You have not meditated on the Lord; what thoughts are you attached to?

mir jieby kau ikAw krhu ABwgy ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx A-Bwgy

mar jaeibae ko kiaa karahu abhaagae ||1|| rehaao ||

What preparations are you making for your death, O unfortunate one? ||1||Pause||

duK suK kir kY kutµbu jIvwieAw ]

dhukh sukh kar kai kuttanb jeevaaeiaa ||

Through pain and pleasure, you have taken care of your family.

mrqI bwr ieksr duKu pwieAw ]2]

aucwrx iek-sr

marathee baar eikasar dhukh paaeiaa ||2||

But at the time of death, you shall have to endure the agony all alone. ||2||

kMT ghn qb krn pukwrw ]

kanth gehan thab karan pukaaraa ||

When you are seized by the neck, then you shall cry out.

kih kbIr Awgy qy n sMm@wrw ]3]1]

kehi kabeer aagae thae n sanmhaaraa ||3||1||

Says Kabeer, why didn't you remember the Lord before this? ||3||1||