Awsw ]

aasaa ||

Aasaa:

lµkw sw kotu smuMd sI KweI ]

lankaa saa kott samundh see khaaee ||

A fortress like that of Sri Lanka, with the ocean as a moat around it

iqh rwvn Gr Kbir n pweI ]1]

thih raavan ghar khabar n paaee ||1||

- there is no news about that house of Raavan. ||1||

ikAw mwgau ikCu iQru n rhweI ]

kiaa maago kishh thhir n rehaaee ||

What shall I ask for? Nothing is permanent.

dyKq nYn cilE jgu jweI ]1] rhwau ]

dhaekhath nain chaliou jag jaaee ||1|| rehaao ||

I see with my eyes that the world is passing away. ||1||Pause||

ieku lKu pUq svw lKu nwqI ]

eik lakh pooth savaa lakh naathee ||

Thousands of sons and thousands of grandsons

iqh rwvn Gr dIAw n bwqI ]2]

thih raavan ghar dheeaa n baathee ||2||

- but in that house of Raavan, the lamps and wicks have gone out. ||2||

cMdu sUrju jw ky qpq rsoeI ]

chandh sooraj jaa kae thapath rasoee ||

The moon and the sun cooked his food.

bYsµqru jw ky kpry DoeI ]3]

baisanthar jaa kae kaparae dhhoee ||3||

The fire washed his clothes. ||3||

gurmiq rwmY nwim bsweI ]

guramath raamai naam basaaee ||

Under Guru's Instructions, one whose mind is filled with the Lord's Name,

AsiQru rhY n kqhUµ jweI ]4]

asathhir rehai n kathehoon jaaee ||4||

Becomes permanent, and does not go anywhere. ||4||

khq kbIr sunhu ry loeI ]

kehath kabeer sunahu rae loee ||

Says Kabeer, listen, people:

rwm nwm ibnu mukiq n hoeI ]5]8]21]

raam naam bin mukath n hoee ||5||8||21||

Without the Lord's Name, no one is liberated. ||5||8||21||