Awsw ]

aasaa ||

Aasaa:

jig jIvnu AYsw supny jYsw jIvnu supn smwnµ ]

aucwrx jig jIvnu: ieQy v`Krw krky

jag jeevan aisaa supanae jaisaa jeevan supan samaanan ||

The life of the world is only a dream; life is just a dream.

swcu kir hm gwiT dInI Coif prm inDwnµ ]1]

saach kar ham gaath dheenee shhodd param nidhhaanan ||1||

Believing it to be true, I grasped at it, and abandoned the supreme treasure. ||1||

bwbw mwieAw moh ihqu kIn@ ]

baabaa maaeiaa moh hith keenh ||

O Father, I have enshrined love and affection for Maya,

ijin igAwnu rqnu ihir lIn@ ]1] rhwau ]

jin giaan rathan hir leenh ||1|| rehaao ||

Which has taken the jewel of spiritual wisdom away from me. ||1||Pause||

nYn dyiK pqµgu aurJY psu n dyKY Awig ]

nain dhaekh pathang ourajhai pas n dhaekhai aag ||

The moth sees with its eyes, but it still becomes entangled; the insect does not see the fire.

kwl Pws n mugDu cyqY kink kwimin lwig ]2]

aucwrx mugDu: 'g' nwl bolo (ASuD: muGDu)

kaal faas n mugadhh chaethai kanik kaamin laag ||2||

Attached to gold and woman, the fool does not think of the noose of Death. ||2||

kir ibcwru ibkwr prhir qrn qwrn soie ]

kar bichaar bikaar parehar tharan thaaran soe ||

Reflect upon this, and abandon sin; the Lord is a boat to carry you across.

kih kbIr jgjIvnu AYsw duqIA nwhI koie ]3]5]27]

kehi kabeer jagajeevan aisaa dhutheea naahee koe ||3||5||27||

Says Kabeer, such is the Lord, the Life of the World; there is no one equal to Him. ||3||5||27||