sBu koeI cln khq hY aUhW ]

sabh koee chalan kehath hai oohaan ||

Everyone speaks of going there,

nw jwnau bYkuµTu hY khW ]1] rhwau ]

naa jaano baikunth hai kehaan ||1|| rehaao ||

But I do not even know where heaven is. ||1||Pause||

Awp Awp kw mrmu n jwnW ]

aap aap kaa maram n jaanaan ||

One who does not even know the mystery of his own self,

bwqn hI bYkuµTu bKwnW ]1]

baathan hee baikunth bakhaanaan ||1||

Speaks of heaven, but it is only talk. ||1||

jb lgu mn bYkuµT kI Aws ]

jab lag man baikunth kee aas ||

As long as the mortal hopes for heaven,

qb lgu nwhI crn invws ]2]

thab lag naahee charan nivaas ||2||

He will not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||2||

KweI kotu n pr lp gwrw ]

aucwrx pr lp: v`Krw krku

khaaee kott n paral pagaaraa ||

Heaven is not a fort with moats and ramparts, and walls plastered with mud;

nw jwnau bYkuµT duAwrw ]3]

naa jaano baikunth dhuaaraa ||3||

I do not know what heaven's gate is like. ||3||

kih kmIr Ab khIAY kwih ]

aucwrx kmIr: ieQy 'm' sihq AwieAw hY

kehi kameer ab keheeai kaahi ||

Says Kabeer, now what more can I say?

swDsµgiq bYkuµTY Awih ]4]8]16]

saadhhasangath baikunthai aahi ||4||8||16||

The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven itself. ||4||8||16||