rwjwsRm imiq nhI jwnI qyrI ]
aucwrx rw-jwsRm
raajaasram mith nehee jaanee thaeree ||
I do not know the limits of Your Royal Ashram.
qyry sMqn kI hau cyrI ]1] rhwau ]
thaerae santhan kee ho chaeree ||1|| rehaao ||
I am the humble slave of Your Saints. ||1||Pause||
hsqo jwie su rovqu AwvY rovqu jwie su hsY ]
hasatho jaae s rovath aavai rovath jaae s hasai ||
The one who goes laughing returns crying, and the one who goes crying returns laughing.
bsqo hoie hoie suo aUjru aUjru hoie su bsY ]1]
aucwrx sou: su bolo
basatho hoe hoe suo oojar oojar hoe s basai ||1||
What is inhabited becomes deserted, and what is deserted becomes inhabited. ||1||
jl qy Ql kir Ql qy kUAw kUp qy myru krwvY ]
jal thae thhal kar thhal thae kooaa koop thae maer karaavai ||
The water turns into a desert, the desert turns into a well, and the well turns into a mountain.
DrqI qy Awkws cFwvY cFy Akwis igrwvY ]2]
dhharathee thae aakaas chadtaavai chadtae akaas giraavai ||2||
From the earth, the mortal is exalted to the Akaashic ethers; and from the ethers on high, he is thrown down again. ||2||
ByKwrI qy rwju krwvY rwjw qy ByKwrI ]
bhaekhaaree thae raaj karaavai raajaa thae bhaekhaaree ||
The beggar is transformed into a king, and the king into a beggar.
Kl mUrK qy pMifqu kirbo pMifq qy mugDwrI ]3]
aucwrx Kl: polw bolo; mug-DwrI: 'd'-'D' dI sWJI Avwj
khal moorakh thae panddith karibo panddith thae mugadhhaaree ||3||
The idiotic fool is transformed into a Pandit, a religious scholar, and the Pandit into a fool. ||3||
nwrI qy jo purKu krwvY purKn qy jo nwrI ]
naaree thae jo purakh karaavai purakhan thae jo naaree ||
The woman is transformed into a man, and the men into women.
khu kbIr swDU ko pRIqmu iqsu mUriq bilhwrI ]4]2]
kahu kabeer saadhhoo ko preetham this moorath balihaaree ||4||2||
Says Kabeer, God is the Beloved of the Holy Saints. I am a sacrifice to His image. ||4||2||