cmrtw gWiT n jneI ]

aucwrx cmr-tw

chamarattaa gaanth n janee ||

I am a shoemaker, but I do not know how to mend shoes.

logu gTwvY pnhI ]1] rhwau ]

log gathaavai panehee ||1|| rehaao ||

People come to me to mend their shoes. ||1||Pause||

Awr nhI ijh qopau ]

aar nehee jih thopo ||

I have no awl to stitch them;

nhI rWbI Twau ropau ]1]

nehee raanbee thaao ropo ||1||

I have no knife to patch them. ||1||

logu gµiT gµiT Krw ibgUcw ]

log ganth ganth kharaa bigoochaa ||

Mending, mending, people waste their lives and ruin themselves.

hau ibnu gWTy jwie phUcw ]2]

ho bin gaanthae jaae pehoochaa ||2||

Without wasting my time mending, I have found the Lord. ||2||

rivdwsu jpY rwm nwmw ]

aucwrx rivdwsu: 'iv' ishwrI iv`c rhxw (ASuD: rvIdwsu)

ravidhaas japai raam naamaa ||

Ravi Daas chants the Lord's Name;

moih jm isau nwhI kwmw ]3]7]

mohi jam sio naahee kaamaa ||3||7||

He is not concerned with the Messenger of Death. ||3||7||