haumY nwvY nwil ivroDu hY duie n vsih iek Twie ]
ha-umai naavai naal viroDh hai du-ay na vaseh ik thaa-ay.
Ego is opposed to the Name of the Lord; the two do not dwell in the same place.

haumY ivic syvw n hoveI qw mnu ibrQw jwie ]1]
ha-umai vich sayvaa na hova-ee taa man birthaa jaa-ay. ||1||
In egotism, selfless service cannot be performed, and so the soul goes unfulfilled. ||1||

hir cyiq mn myry qU gur kw sbdu kmwie ]
har chayt man mayray too gur kaa sabad kamaa-ay.
O my mind, think of the Lord, and practice the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

hukmu mMnih qw hir imlY qw ivchu haumY jwie ] rhwau ]
hukam maneh taa har milai taa vichahu ha-umai jaa-ay. rahaa-o.
If you submit to the Hukam of the Lord's Command, then you shall meet with the Lord; only then will your ego depart from within. ||Pause||

haumY sBu srIru hY haumY Epiq hoie ]
ha-umai sabh sareer hai ha-umai opat ho-ay.
Egotism is within all bodies; through egotism, we come to be born.

haumY vfw gubwru hY haumY ivic buiJ n skY koie ]2]
ha-umai vadaa gubaar hai ha-umai vich bujh na sakai ko-ay. ||2||
Egotism is total darkness; in egotism, no one can understand anything. ||2||

haumY ivic Bgiq n hoveI hukmu n buiJAw jwie ]
ha-umai vich bhagat na hova-ee hukam na bujhi-aa jaa-ay.
In egotism, devotional worship cannot be performed, and the Hukam of the Lord's Command cannot be understood.

haumY ivic jIau bMDu hY nwmu n vsY min Awie ]3]
ha-umai vich jee-o banDh hai naam na vasai man aa-ay. ||3||
In egotism, the soul is in bondage, and the Naam, the Name of the Lord, does not come to abide in the mind. ||3||

nwnk sqguir imilAY haumY geI qw scu visAw min Awie ]
naanak satgur mili-ai ha-umai ga-ee taa sach vasi-aa man aa-ay.
O Nanak, meeting with the True Guru, egotism is eliminated, and then, the True Lord comes to dwell in the mind||

scu kmwvY sic rhY scy syiv smwie ]4]9]12]
sach kamaavai sach rahai sachay sayv samaa-ay. ||4||9||12||
One starts practicing truth, abides in truth and by serving the True One gets absorbed in Him. ||4||9||12||