Awsw ]

aasaa ||

Aasaa:

gj swFy qY qY DoqIAw iqhry pwiein qg ]

aucwrx q`g

gaj saadtae thai thai dhhotheeaa thiharae paaein thag ||

They wear loin cloths, three and a half yards long, and triple-wound sacred threads.

glI ijn@w jpmwlIAw loty hiQ inbg ]

aucwrx in-bg

galee jinhaa japamaaleeaa lottae hathh nibag ||

They have rosaries around their necks, and they carry glittering jugs in their hands.

Eie hir ky sMq n AwKIAih bwnwris ky Tg ]1]

aucwrx bw-nwris

oue har kae santh n aakheeahi baanaaras kae thag ||1||

They are not called Saints of the Lord - they are thugs of Benares. ||1||

AYsy sMq n mokau Bwvih ]

aisae santh n mo ko bhaavehi ||

Such 'saints' are not pleasing to me;

fwlw isau pyfw gtkwvih ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx gt-kwvih

ddaalaa sio paeddaa gattakaavehi ||1|| rehaao ||

They eat the trees along with the branches. ||1||Pause||

bwsn mWij crwvih aUpir kwTI Doie jlwvih ]

aucwrx crwvih: 'r' Bwrw krky

baasan maanj charaavehi oopar kaathee dhhoe jalaavehi ||

They wash their pots and pans before putting them on the stove, and they wash the wood before lighting it.

bsuDw Koid krih duie cUly@ swry mwxs Kwvih ]2]

aucwrx bsuDw: polw bolo (ASuD: bsu`Dw)

basudhhaa khodh karehi dhue choolaeh saarae maanas khaavehi ||2||

They dig up the earth and make two fireplaces, but they eat the whole person! ||2||

Eie pwpI sdw iPrih AprwDI muKhu Aprs khwvih ]

aucwrx Ap`rs

oue paapee sadhaa firehi aparaadhhee mukhahu aparas kehaavehi ||

Those sinners continually wander in evil deeds, while they call themselves touch-nothing saints.

sdw sdw iPrih AiBmwnI sgl kutµb fubwvih ]3]

sadhaa sadhaa firehi abhimaanee sagal kuttanb ddubaavehi ||3||

They wander around forever and ever in their self-conceit, and all their families are drowned. ||3||

ijqu ko lwieAw iqq hI lwgw qYsy krm kmwvY ]

jith ko laaeiaa thith hee laagaa thaisae karam kamaavai ||

He is attached to that, to which the Lord has attached him, and he acts accordingly.

khu kbIr ijsu siqguru BytY punrip jnim n AwvY ]4]2]

kahu kabeer jis sathigur bhaettai punarap janam n aavai ||4||2||

Says Kabeer, one who meets the True Guru, is not reincarnated again. ||4||2||