gMgw ky sµig silqw ibgrI ]

gangaa kai sang salithaa bigaree ||

When the stream flows into the Ganges,

so silqw gMgw hoie inbrI ]1]

so salithaa gangaa hoe nibaree ||1||

Then it becomes the Ganges. ||1||

ibgirE kbIrw rwm duhweI ]

bigariou kabeeraa raam dhuhaaee ||

Just so, Kabeer has changed.

swcu BieE An kqih n jweI ]1] rhwau ]

saach bhaeiou an kathehi n jaaee ||1|| rehaao ||

He has become the Embodiment of Truth, and he does not go anywhere else. ||1||Pause||

cMdn kY sµig qrvru ibgirE ]

chandhan kai sang tharavar bigariou ||

Associating with the sandalwood tree, the tree nearby is changed;

so qrvru cMdnu hoie inbirE ]2]

so tharavar chandhan hoe nibariou ||2||

That tree begins to smell just like the sandalwood tree. ||2||

pwrs kY sµig qWbw ibgirE ]

paaras kai sang thaanbaa bigariou ||

Coming into contact with the philosophers' stone, copper is transformed;

so qWbw kMcnu hoie inbirE ]3]

so thaanbaa kanchan hoe nibariou ||3||

That copper is transformed into gold. ||3||

sMqn sµig kbIrw ibgirE ]

santhan sang kabeeraa bigariou ||

In the Society of the Saints, Kabeer is transformed;

so kbIru rwmY hoie inbirE ]4]5]

so kabeer raamai hoe nibariou ||4||5||

That Kabeer is transformed into the Lord. ||4||5||