bnih bsy ikau pweIAY jau lau mnhu n qjih ibkwr ]

banehi basae kio paaeeai jo lo manahu n thajehi bikaar ||

Living in the forest, how will you find Him? Not until you remove corruption from your mind.

ijh Gru bnu smsir kIAw qy pUry sMswr ]1]

jih ghar ban samasar keeaa thae poorae sansaar ||1||

Those who look alike upon home and forest, are the most perfect people in the world. ||1||

swr suKu pweIAY rwmw ]

saar sukh paaeeai raamaa ||

You shall find real peace in the Lord,

rµig rvhu AwqmY rwm ]1] rhwau ]

rang ravahu aathamai raam ||1|| rehaao ||

If you lovingly dwell on the Lord within your being. ||1||Pause||

jtw Bsm lypn kIAw khw guPw mih bwsu ]

aucwrx jtw: polw bolo

jattaa bhasam laepan keeaa kehaa gufaa mehi baas ||

What is the use of wearing matted hair, smearing the body with ashes, and living in a cave?

mnu jIqy jgu jIiqAw jw qy ibiKAw qy hoie audwsu ]2]

man jeethae jag jeethiaa jaan thae bikhiaa thae hoe oudhaas ||2||

Conquering the mind, one conquers the world, and then remains detached from corruption. ||2||

AMjnu dyie sBY koeI tuku cwhn mwih ibfwnu ]

aucwrx s`BY

anjan dhaee sabhai koee ttuk chaahan maahi biddaan ||

They all apply make-up to their eyes; there is little difference between their objectives.

igAwn AMjnu ijh pwieAw qy loien prvwnu ]3]

giaan anjan jih paaeiaa thae loein paravaan ||3||

But those eyes, to which the ointment of spiritual wisdom is applied, are approved and supreme. ||3||

kih kbIr Ab jwinAw guir igAwnu dIAw smJwie ]

kehi kabeer ab jaaniaa gur giaan dheeaa samajhaae ||

Says Kabeer, now I know my Lord; the Guru has blessed me with spiritual wisdom.

AMqrgiq hir ByitAw Ab myrw mnu kqhU n jwie ]4]2]

antharagath har bhaettiaa ab maeraa man kathehoo n jaae ||4||2||

I have met the Lord, and I am emancipated within; now, my mind does not wander at all. ||4||2||