sUhI lilq kbIr jIau ]

aucwrx lilq: polw bolo (ASuD: l-ilq)

soohee lalith kabeer jeeo ||

Soohee, Lalit, Kabeer Jee:

eyku kotu pMc iskdwrw pMcy mwgih hwlw ]

aucwrx hwlw: polw bolo

eaek kott panch sikadhaaraa panchae maagehi haalaa ||

In the one fortress of the body, there are five rulers, and all five demand payment of taxes.

ijmI nwhI mY iksI kI boeI AYsw dynu duKwlw ]1]

jimee naahee mai kisee kee boee aisaa dhaen dhukhaalaa ||1||

I have not farmed anyone's land, so such payment is difficult for me to pay. ||1||

hir ky logw mokau nIiq fsY ptvwrI ]

har kae logaa mo ko neeth ddasai pattavaaree ||

O people of the Lord, the tax-collector is constantly torturing me!

aUpir Bujw kir mY gur pih pukwirAw iqin hau lIAw aubwrI ]1] rhwau ]

oopar bhujaa kar mai gur pehi pukaariaa thin ho leeaa oubaaree ||1|| rehaao ||

Raising my arms up, I complained to my Guru, and He has saved me. ||1||Pause||

nau fwfI ds muMsP Dwvih reIAiq bsn n dyhI ]

aucwrx Aiq: polw bolo

no ddaaddee dhas munsaf dhhaavehi reeath basan n dhaehee ||

The nine tax-assessors and the ten magistrates go out; they do not allow their subjects to live in peace.

forI pUrI mwpih nwhI bhu ibstwlw lyhI ]2]

ddoree pooree maapehi naahee bahu bisattaalaa laehee ||2||

They do not measure with a full tape, and they take huge amounts in bribes. ||2||

bhqir Gr ieku purKu smwieAw auin dIAw nwmu ilKweI ]

aucwrx bh`qir

behathar ghar eik purakh samaaeiaa oun dheeaa naam likhaaee ||

The One Lord is contained in the seventy-two chambers of the body, and He has written off my account.

Drmrwie kw dPqru soiDAw bwkI irjm n kweI ]3]

dhharam raae kaa dhafathar sodhhiaa baakee rijam n kaaee ||3||

The records of the Righteous Judge of Dharma have been searched, and I owe absolutely nothing. ||3||

sMqw kau miq koeI inMdhu sMq rwmu hY eykuo ]

aucwrx m`iq; eykou: eyko bolo

santhaa ko math koee nindhahu santh raam hai eaekuo ||

Let no one slander the Saints, because the Saints and the Lord are as one.

khu kbIr mY so guru pwieAw jw kw nwau ibbykuo ]4]5]

aucwrx ibbykou: hoVy sihq bolo (ibbyko)

kahu kabeer mai so gur paaeiaa jaa kaa naao bibaekuo ||4||5||

Says Kabeer, I have found that Guru, whose Name is Clear Understanding. ||4||5||