rwm ismir rwm ismir rwm ismir BweI ]
raam simar raam simar raam simar bhaaee ||
Remember the Lord, remember the Lord, remember the Lord in meditation, O Siblings of Destiny.
rwm nwm ismrn ibnu bUfqy AiDkweI ]1] rhwau ]
aucwrx AiD-kweI
raam naam simaran bin booddathae adhhikaaee ||1|| rehaao ||
Without remembering the Lord's Name in meditation, a great many are drowned. ||1||Pause||
binqw suq dyh gRyh sµpiq suKdweI ]
banithaa suth dhaeh graeh sanpath sukhadhaaee ||
Your spouse, children, body, house and possessions - you think these will give you peace.
ien@ mY kCu nwih qyro kwl AvD AweI ]1]
aucwrx AvD: polw bolo (AsuD: Av`D)
einh mai kashh naahi thaero kaal avadhh aaee ||1||
But none of these shall be yours, when the time of death comes. ||1||
Ajwml gj ginkw piqq krm kIny ]
aucwrx Ajw-ml
ajaamal gaj ganikaa pathith karam keenae ||
Ajaamal, the elephant, and the prostitute committed many sins,
qyaU auqir pwir pry rwm nwm lIny ]2]
thaeoo outhar paar parae raam naam leenae ||2||
But still, they crossed over the world-ocean, by chanting the Lord's Name. ||2||
sUkr kUkr join BRmy qaU lwj n AweI ]
sookar kookar jon bhramae thoo laaj n aaee ||
You have wandered in reincarnation, as pigs and dogs - did you feel no shame?
rwm nwm Cwif AMimRq kwhy ibKu KweI ]3]
raam naam shhaadd anmrith kaahae bikh khaaee ||3||
Forsaking the Ambrosial Name of the Lord, why do you eat poison? ||3||
qij Brm krm ibiD inKyD rwm nwmu lyhI ]
thaj bharam karam bidhh nikhaedhh raam naam laehee ||
Abandon your doubts about do's and dont's, and take to the Lord's Name.
gurpRswid jn kbIr rwmu kir snyhI ]4]5]
gur prasaadh jan kabeer raam kar sanaehee ||4||5||
By Guru's Grace, O servant Kabeer, love the Lord. ||4||5||