pihl purIey puMfrk vnw ]

pehil pureeeae punddarak vanaa ||

First of all, the lotuses bloomed in the woods;

qw cy hµsw sgly jnW ]

thaa chae hansaa sagalae janaan ||

From them, all the swan-souls came into being.

ikRs˜w qy jwnaU hir hir nwcµqI nwcnw ]1]

kirasaa thae jaanoo har har naachanthee naachanaa ||1||

Know that, through Krishna, the Lord, Har, Har, the dance of creation dances. ||1||

pihl pursw ibrw ]

pehil purasaabiraa ||

First of all, there was only the Primal Being.

AQon pursw dmrw ]

athhon purasaadhamaraa ||

From that Primal Being, Maya was produced.

Asgw As ausgw ]

asagaa as ousagaa ||

All that is, is His.

hir kw bwgrw nwcY ipMDI mih swgrw ]1] rhwau ]

har kaa baagaraa naachai pindhhee mehi saagaraa ||1|| rehaao ||

In this Garden of the Lord, we all dance, like water in the pots of the Persian wheel. ||1||Pause||

nwcµqI gopI jMnw ]

naachanthee gopee jannaa ||

Women and men both dance.

neIAw qy bYry kMnw ]

neeaa thae bairae kannaa ||

There is no other than the Lord.

qrku n cw ]

tharak n chaa ||

Don't dispute this,

BRmIAw cw ]

bhrameeaa chaa ||

And don't doubt this.

kysvw bcaunI AeIey meIey eyk Awn jIau ]2]

aucwrx b-caunI

kaesavaa bachounee aeeeae meeeae eaek aan jeeo ||2||

The Lord says, “This creation and I are one and the same.”||2||

ipMDI auBkly sMswrw ]

aucwrx auB-kly

pindhhee oubhakalae sansaaraa ||

Like the pots on the Persian wheel, sometimes the world is high, and sometimes it is low.

BRim BRim Awey qum cy duAwrw ]

bhram bhram aaeae thum chae dhuaaraa ||

Wandering and roaming around, I have come at last to Your Door.

qU kunu ry ]

thoo kun rae ||

“Who are you?”

mY jI ]

mai jee ||

“I am Naam Dayv, Sir.”

nwmw ]

naamaa ||

ho jI ]

ho jee ||

“I am Naam Dayv, Sir.”

Awlw qy invwrxw jm kwrxw ]3]4]

aalaa thae nivaaranaa jam kaaranaa ||3||4||

O Lord, please save me from Maya, the cause of death. ||3||4||