cwir idn ApnI naubiq cly bjwie ]

aucwrx c`ly

chaar dhin apanee noubath chalae bajaae ||

The mortal beats the drum for a few days, and then he must depart.

ieqnku KtIAw gTIAw mtIAw sµig n kCu lY jwie ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx ieq-nku; KtIAw: polw bolo

eithanak khatteeaa gatheeaa matteeaa sang n kashh lai jaae ||1|| rehaao ||

With so much wealth and cash and buried treasure, still, he cannot take anything with him. ||1||Pause||

idhrI bYTI imhrI rovY duAwrY lau sµig mwie ]

dhiharee baithee miharee rovai dhuaarai lo sang maae ||

Sitting on the threshhold, his wife weeps and wails; his mother accompanies him to the outer gate.

mrht lig sBu logu kutµbu imil hMsu iekylw jwie ]1]

aucwrx mr-ht

marehatt lag sabh log kuttanb mil hans eikaelaa jaae ||1||

All the people and relatives together go to the crematorium, but the swan-soul must go home all alone. ||1||

vY suq vY ibq vY pur pwtn bhuir n dyKY Awie ]

vai suth vai bith vai pur paattan bahur n dhaekhai aae ||

Those children, that wealth, that city and town - he shall not come to see them again.

khqu kbIru rwmu kI n ismrhu jnmu AkwrQu jwie ]2]6]

kehath kabeer raam kee n simarahu janam akaarathh jaae ||2||6||

Says Kabeer, why do you not meditate on the Lord? Your life is uselessly slipping away! ||2||6||