pauxY pwxI AgnI kw mylu ]
pa-unai paanee agnee kaa mayl.
The union of air, water and fire

cMcl cpl buiD kw Kylu ]
chanchal chapal buDh kaa khayl.
- the body is the play-thing of the fickle and unsteady intellect.

nau drvwjy dsvw duAwru ]
na-o darvaajay dasvaa du-aar.
It has nine doors, and then there is the Tenth Gate.

buJu ry igAwnI eyhu bIcwru ]1]
bujh ray gi-aanee ayhu beechaar. ||1||
Reflect upon this and understand it, O wise one. ||1||

kQqw bkqw sunqw soeI ]
kathtaa baktaa suntaa so-ee.
The Lord is the One who speaks, teaches and listens.

Awpu bIcwry su igAwnI hoeI ]1] rhwau ]
aap beechaaray so gi-aanee ho-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
One who contemplates his own self is truly wise. ||1||Pause||

dyhI mwtI bolY pauxu ]
dayhee maatee bolai pa-un.
The body is dust; the wind speaks through it.

buJu ry igAwnI mUAw hY kauxu ]
bujh ray gi-aanee moo-aa hai ka-un.
Understand, O wise one, who has died.

mUeI suriq bwdu AhMkwru ]
moo-ee surat baad aha^Nkaar.
Awareness, conflict and ego have died,

Ehu n mUAw jo dyKxhwru ]2]
oh na moo-aa jo daykhanhaar. ||2||
but the One who sees does not die. ||2||

jY kwrix qit qIrQ jwhI ]
jai kaaran tat tirath jaahee.
For the sake of it, you journey to sacred shrines and holy rivers;

rqn pdwrQ Gt hI mwhI ]
ratan padaarath ghat hee maahee.
but this priceless jewel is within your own heart.

piV piV pMifqu bwdu vKwxY ]
parh parh pandit baad vakhaanai.
The Pandits, the religious scholars, read and read endlessly; they stir up arguments and controversies,

BIqir hodI vsqu n jwxY ]3]
bheetar hodee vasat na jaanai. ||3||
but they do not know the secret deep within. ||3||

hau n mUAw myrI mueI blwie ]
ha-o na moo-aa mayree mu-ee balaa-ay.
I have not died - that evil nature within me has died.

Ehu n mUAw jo rihAw smwie ]
oh na moo-aa jo rahi-aa samaa-ay.
The One who is pervading everywhere does not die.

khu nwnk guir bRhmu idKwieAw ]
kaho naanak gur barahm dikhaa-i-aa.
Says Nanak, the Guru has revealed God to me,

mrqw jwqw ndir n AwieAw ]4]4]
martaa jaataa nadar na aa-i-aa. ||4||4||
and now I see that there is no such thing as birth or death. ||4||4||