idn qy phr phr qy GrIAW Awv GtY qnu CIjY ]

dhin thae pehar pehar thae ghareeaaan aav ghattai than shheejai ||

Day by day, hour by hour, life runs its course, and the body withers away.

kwlu AhyrI iPrY biDk ijau khhu kvn ibiD kIjY ]1]

kaal ahaeree firai badhhik jio kehahu kavan bidhh keejai ||1||

Death, like a hunter, a butcher, is on the prowl; tell me, what can we do? ||1||

so idnu Awvn lwgw ]

so dhin aavan laagaa ||

That day is rapidly approaching.

mwq ipqw BweI suq binqw khhu koaU hY kw kw ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx kw kw: v`Krw krky

maath pithaa bhaaee suth banithaa kehahu kooo hai kaa kaa ||1|| rehaao ||

Mother, father, siblings, children and spouse - tell me, who belongs to whom? ||1||Pause||

jb lgu joiq kwieAw mih brqY Awpw psU n bUJY ]

aucwrx kWieAW; bU`JY

jab lag joth kaaeiaa mehi barathai aapaa pasoo n boojhai ||

As long as the light remains in the body, the beast does not understand himself.

lwlc krY jIvn pd kwrn locn kCU n sUJY ]2]

laalach karai jeevan padh kaaran lochan kashhoo n soojhai ||2||

He acts in greed to maintain his life and status, and sees nothing with his eyes. ||2||

khq kbIr sunhu ry pRwnI Cofhu mn ky Brmw ]

kehath kabeer sunahu rae praanee shhoddahu man kae bharamaa ||

Says Kabeer, listen, O mortal: Renounce the doubts of your mind.

kyvl nwmu jphu ry pRwnI prhu eyk kI srnW ]3]2]

kaeval naam japahu rae praanee parahu eaek kee saranaan ||3||2||

Chant only the One Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mortal, and seek the Sanctuary of the One Lord. ||3||2||