kwm kRoD iqRsnw ky lIny giq nhI eykY jwnI ]

kaam krodhh thrisanaa kae leenae gath nehee eaekai jaanee ||

You are engrossed with unsatisfied sexual desire and unresolved anger; you do not know the State of the One Lord.

PUtI AwKY kCU n sUJY bUif mUey ibnu pwnI ]1]

foottee aakhai kashhoo n soojhai boodd mooeae bin paanee ||1||

Your eyes are blinded, and you see nothing at all. You drown and die without water. ||1||

clq kq tyFy tyFy tyFy ]

chalath kath ttaedtae ttaedtae ttaedtae ||

Why do you walk in that crooked, zig-zag way?

Asiq crm ibstw ky mUMdy durgµD hI ky byFy ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx Asiq: polw bolo (ASuD: As`iq)

asath charam bisattaa kae moondhae dhuragandhh hee kae baedtae ||1|| rehaao ||

You are nothing more than a bundle of bones, wrapped in skin, filled with manure; you give off such a rotten smell! ||1||Pause||

rwm n jphu kvn BRm BUly qum qy kwlu n dUry ]

raam n japahu kavan bhram bhoolae thum thae kaal n dhoorae ||

You do not meditate on the Lord. What doubts have confused and deluded you? Death is not far away from you!

Aink jqn kir ieh qnu rwKhu rhY AvsQw pUry ]2]

aucwrx Av`sQw

anik jathan kar eihu than raakhahu rehai avasathhaa poorae ||2||

Making all sorts of efforts, you manage to preserve this body, but it shall only survive until its time is up. ||2||

Awpn kIAw kCU n hovY ikAw ko krY prwnI ]

aapan keeaa kashhoo n hovai kiaa ko karai paraanee ||

By one's own efforts, nothing is done. What can the mere mortal accomplish?

jw iqsu BwvY siqguru BytY eyko nwmu bKwnI ]3]

jaa this bhaavai sathigur bhaettai eaeko naam bakhaanee ||3||

When it pleases the Lord, the mortal meets the True Guru, and chants the Name of the One Lord. ||3||

blUAw ky GrUAw mih bsqy Pulvq dyh AieAwny ]

aucwrx Pul-vq

balooaa kae gharooaa mehi basathae fulavath dhaeh aeiaanae ||

You live in a house of sand, but you still puff up your body - you ignorant fool!

khu kbIr ijh rwmu n cyiqE bUfy bhuqu isAwny ]4]4]

kahu kabeer jih raam n chaethiou booddae bahuth siaanae ||4||4||

Says Kabeer, those who do not remember the Lord may be very clever, but they still drown. ||4||4||