sUhI ]

soohee ||

Soohee:

aUcy mMdr swl rsoeI ]

oochae mandhar saal rasoee ||

You may have lofty mansions, halls and kitchens.

eyk GrI Puin rhnu n hoeI ]1]

eaek gharee fun rehan n hoee ||1||

But you cannot stay in them, even for an instant, after death. ||1||

iehu qnu AYsw jYsy Gws kI twtI ]

eihu than aisaa jaisae ghaas kee ttaattee ||

This body is like a house of straw.

jil gieE Gwsu ril gieE mwtI ]1] rhwau ]

jal gaeiou ghaas ral gaeiou maattee ||1|| rehaao ||

When it is burnt, it mixes with dust. ||1||Pause||

BweI bMD kutµb shyrw ]

bhaaee bandhh kuttanb sehaeraa ||

Even relatives, family and friends begin to say,

Eie BI lwgy kwFu svyrw ]2]

oue bhee laagae kaadt savaeraa ||2||

Take his body out, immediately!”||2||

Gr kI nwir aurih qn lwgI ]

ghar kee naar ourehi than laagee ||

And the wife of his house, who was so attached to his body and heart,

auh qau BUqu BUqu kir BwgI ]3]

ouh tho bhooth bhooth kar bhaagee ||3||

Runs away, crying out, “Ghost! Ghost!”||3||

kih rivdws sBY jgu lUitAw ]

aucwrx rivdws: 'iv' ishwrI iv`c rhxw (ASuD: rvIdws); s`BY

kehi ravidhaas sabhai jag loottiaa ||

Says Ravi Daas, the whole world has been plundered,

hm qau eyk rwmu kih CUitAw ]4]3]

ham tho eaek raam kehi shhoottiaa ||4||3||

But I have escaped, chanting the Name of the One Lord. ||4||3||