BrIAY hQu pYru qnu dyh ]

aucwrx h`Qu

bhareeai hathh pair than dhaeh ||

When the hands and the feet and the body are dirty,

pwxI DoqY auqr su Kyh ]

aucwrx auqr su: 'su' vKrw krky

paanee dhhothai outharas khaeh ||

Water can wash away the dirt.

mUq plIqI kpVu hoie ]

mooth paleethee kaparr hoe ||

When the clothes are soiled and stained by urine,

dy swbUxu leIAY Ehu Doie ]

aucwrx sw-bUxu: kµny sihq bolo

dhae saaboon leeai ouhu dhhoe ||

Soap can wash them clean.

BrIAY miq pwpw kY sµig ]

aucwrx m`iq

bhareeai math paapaa kai sang ||

But when the intellect is stained and polluted by sin,

Ehu DopY nwvY kY rµig ]

ouhu dhhopai naavai kai rang ||

It can only be cleansed by the Love of the Name.

puMnI pwpI AwKxu nwih ]

punnee paapee aakhan naahi ||

Virtue and vice do not come by mere words;

kir kir krxw iliK lY jwhu ]

kar kar karanaa likh lai jaahu ||

Actions repeated, over and over again, are engraved on the soul.

Awpy bIij Awpy hI Kwhu ]

aapae beej aapae hee khaahu ||

You shall harvest what you plant.

nwnk hukmI Awvhu jwhu ]20]

naanak hukamee aavahu jaahu ||20||

O Nanak, by the Hukam of God's Command, we come and go in reincarnation. ||20||