inrDn Awdru koeI n dyie ]

niradhhan aadhar koee n dhaee ||

No one respects the poor man.

lwK jqn krY Ehu iciq n Dryie ]1] rhwau ]

laakh jathan karai ouhu chith n dhharaee ||1|| rehaao ||

He may make thousands of efforts, but no one pays any attention to him. ||1||Pause||

jau inrDnu srDn kY jwie ]

jo niradhhan saradhhan kai jaae ||

When the poor man goes to the rich man,

Awgy bYTw pIiT iPrwie ]1]

aagae baithaa peeth firaae ||1||

And sits right in front of him, the rich man turns his back on him. ||1||

jau srDnu inrDn kY jwie ]

jo saradhhan niradhhan kai jaae ||

But when the rich man goes to the poor man,

dIAw Awdru lIAw bulwie ]2]

dheeaa aadhar leeaa bulaae ||2||

The poor man welcomes him with respect. ||2||

inrDnu srDnu donau BweI ]

niradhhan saradhhan dhono bhaaee ||

The poor man and the rich man are both brothers.

pRB kI klw n mytI jweI ]3]

prabh kee kalaa n maettee jaaee ||3||

God's pre-ordained plan cannot be erased. ||3||

kih kbIr inrDn hY soeI ]

kehi kabeer niradhhan hai soee ||

Says Kabeer, he alone is poor,

jw ky ihrdY nwmu n hoeI ]4]8]

jaa kae hiradhai naam n hoee ||4||8||

Who does not have the Naam, the Name of the Lord, in his heart. ||4||8||