gauVI pUrbI 12 ]

aucwrx gauVI pUrbI bwr-vI

gourree poorabee 12 ||

Gauree Poorbee 12:

ibpl bsqR kyqy hY pihry ikAw bn mDy bwsw ]

aucwrx m`Dy

bipal basathr kaethae hai pehirae kiaa ban madhhae baasaa ||

Many people wear various robes, but what is the use of living in the forest?

khw BieAw nr dyvw DoKy ikAw jil boirE igAwqw ]1]

kehaa bhaeiaa nar dhaevaa dhhokhae kiaa jal boriou giaathaa ||1||

What good does it do if a man burns incense before his gods? What good does it do to dip one's body in water? ||1||

jIAry jwihgw mY jwnW ]

jeearae jaahigaa mai jaanaan ||

O soul, I know that I will have to depart.

Aibgqu smJu ieAwnw ]

aucwrx Aib-gqu

abigath samajh eiaanaa ||

You ignorant idiot: understand the Imperishable Lord.

jq jq dyKau bhuir n pyKau sµig mwieAw lptwnw ]1] rhwau ]

jath jath dhaekho bahur n paekho sang maaeiaa lapattaanaa ||1|| rehaao ||

Whatever you see, you will not see that again, but still, you cling to Maya. ||1||Pause||

igAwnI iDAwnI bhu aupdysI iehu jgu sglo DMDw ]

giaanee dhhiaanee bahu oupadhaesee eihu jag sagalo dhhandhhaa ||

The spiritual teachers, meditators and the great preachers are all engrossed in these worldly affairs.

kih kbIr iek rwm nwm ibnu ieAw jgu mwieAw AMDw ]2]1]16]67]

kehi kabeer eik raam naam bin eiaa jag maaeiaa andhhaa ||2||1||16||67||

Says Kabeer, without the Name of the One Lord, this world is blinded by Maya. ||2||1||16||67||