Awsw ]

aasaa ||

Aasaa:

AMqir mYlu jy qIrQ nwvY iqsu bYkuµT n jwnW ]

aucwrx nwvY: 'n' Bwrw krky

anthar mail jae theerathh naavai this baikunth n jaanaan ||

With filth within the heart, even if one bathes at sacred places of pilgrimage, still, he shall not go to heaven.

lok pqIxy kCU n hovY nwhI rwmu AXwnw ]1]

aucwrx AXwnw: AieAwnw

lok patheenae kashhoo n hovai naahee raam ayaanaa ||1||

Nothing is gained by trying to please others - the Lord cannot be fooled. ||1||

pUjhu rwmu eyku hI dyvw ]

poojahu raam eaek hee dhaevaa ||

Worship the One Divine Lord.

swcw nwvxu gur kI syvw ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx nwvx: 'n' Bwrw krky

saachaa naavan gur kee saevaa ||1|| rehaao ||

The true cleansing bath is service to the Guru. ||1||Pause||

jl kY mjin jy giq hovY inq inq myNfuk nwvih ]

aucwrx m`jin; nwvih: 'n' Bwrw krky

jal kai majan jae gath hovai nith nith maenadduk naavehi ||

If salvation can be obtained by bathing in water, then what about the frog, which is always bathing in water?

jYsy myNfuk qYsy Eie nr iPir iPir jonI Awvih ]2]

jaisae maenadduk thaisae oue nar fir fir jonee aavehi ||2||

As is the frog, so is that mortal; he is reincarnated, over and over again. ||2||

mnhu kToru mrY bwnwris nrku n bWicAw jweI ]

aucwrx bw-nwris

manahu kathor marai baanaaras narak n baanchiaa jaaee ||

If the hard-hearted sinner dies in Benaares, he cannot escape hell.

hir kw sMqu mrY hwVµbY q sglI sYn qrweI ]3]

har kaa santh marai haarranbai th sagalee sain tharaaee ||3||

And even if the Lord's Saint dies in the cursed land of Haramba, still, he saves all his family. ||3||

idnsu n rYin bydu nhI swsqR qhw bsY inrµkwrw ]

dhinas n rain baedh nehee saasathr thehaa basai nirankaaraa ||

Where there is neither day nor night, and neither Vedas nor Shaastras, there, the Formless Lord abides.

kih kbIr nr iqsih iDAwvhu bwvirAw sMswrw ]4]4]37]

kehi kabeer nar thisehi dhhiaavahu baavariaa sansaaraa ||4||4||37||

Says Kabeer, meditate on Him, O mad-men of the world. ||4||4||37||