dunIAw husIAwr bydwr jwgq musIAqhau ry BweI ]

aucwrx musI-Aq-hau

dhuneeaa huseeaar baedhaar jaagath museeath ho rae bhaaee ||

People of the world, remain awake and aware. Even though you are awake, you are being robbed, O Siblings of Destiny.

ingm husIAwr phrUAw dyKq jmu ly jweI ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx ph-rUAw

nigam huseeaar peharooaa dhaekhath jam lae jaaee ||1|| rehaao ||

While the Vedas stand guard watching, the Messenger of Death carries you away. ||1||Pause||

nµIbu BieE AWbu AWbu BieE nµIbw kylw pwkw Jwir ]

naneeb bhaeiou aaanb aaanb bhaeiou naneebaa kaelaa paakaa jhaar ||

He thinks that the bitter nimm fruit is a mango, and the mango is a bitter nimm. He imagines the ripe banana on the thorny bush.

nwlIeyr Plu sybir pwkw mUrK mugD gvwr ]1]

aucwrx nwlI-eyr

naaleeeaer fal saebar paakaa moorakh mugadhh gavaar ||1||

He thinks that the ripe coconut hangs on the barren simmal tree; what a stupid, idiotic fool he is! ||1||

hir BieE KWfu ryqu mih ibKirE hsqµI cuinE n jweI ]

har bhaeiou khaandd raeth mehi bikhariou hasathanee chuniou n jaaee ||

The Lord is like sugar, spilled onto the sand; the elephant cannot pick it up.

kih kmIr kul jwiq pWiq qij cItI hoie cuin KweI ]2]3]12]

aucwrx kmIr: ieQy 'm' sihq AwieAw hY

kehi kameer kul jaath paanth thaj cheettee hoe chun khaaee ||2||3||12||

Says Kabeer, give up your ancestry, social status and honor; be like the tiny ant - pick up and eat the sugar. ||2||3||12||