iksu kwrix igRhu qijE audwsI ]

kis kaaran grihu thajiou oudhaasee ||

“Why have you left your house and become a wandering Udaasee?

iksu kwrix iehu ByKu invwsI ]

kis kaaran eihu bhaekh nivaasee ||

Why have you adopted these religious robes?

iksu vKr ky qum vxjwry ]

aucwrx v`Kr

kis vakhar kae thum vanajaarae ||

What merchandise do you trade?

ikau kir swQu lµGwvhu pwry ]17]

kio kar saathh langhaavahu paarae ||17||

How will you carry others across with you?”||17||

gurmuiK Kojq Bey audwsI ]

guramukh khojath bheae oudhaasee ||

I became a wandering Udaasee, searching for the Gurmukhs.

drsn kY qweI ByK invwsI ]

dharasan kai thaaee bhaekh nivaasee ||

I have adopted these robes seeking the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.

swc vKr ky hm vxjwry ]

aucwrx v`Kr

saach vakhar kae ham vanajaarae ||

I trade in the merchandise of Truth.

nwnk gurmuiK auqris pwry ]18]

naanak guramukh outharas paarae ||18||

O Nanak, as Gurmukh, I carry others across. ||18||