ibMdu qy ijin ipMfu kIAw Agin kuMf rhwieAw ]
bind tay jin pind kee-aa agan kund rahaa-i-aa.
The Lord created the body from sperm, and protected it in the fire pit.

ds mws mwqw audir rwiKAw bhuir lwgI mwieAw ]1]
das maas maataa udar raakhi-aa bahur laagee maa-i-aa. ||1||
For ten months He preserved you in your mother's womb, and then, after you were born, you became attached to Maya. ||1||

pRwnI kwhy kau loiB lwgy rqn jnmu KoieAw ]
paraanee kaahay ka-o lobh laagay ratan janam kho-i-aa.
O mortal, why have you attached yourself to greed, and lost the jewel of life?

pUrb jnim krm BUim bIju nwhI boieAw ]1] rhwau ]
poorab janam karam bhoom beej naahee bo-i-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
You did not plant the seeds of good actions in the earth of your past lives. ||1||Pause||

bwirk qy ibriD BieAw honw so hoieAw ]
baarik tay biraDh bha-i-aa honaa so ho-i-aa.
From an infant, you have grown old. That which was to happen, has happened.

jw jmu Awie Jot pkrY qbih kwhy roieAw ]2]
jaa jam aa-ay jhot pakrai tabeh kaahay ro-i-aa. ||2||
When the Messenger of Death comes and grabs you by your hair, why do you cry out then? ||2||

jIvnY kI Aws krih jmu inhwrY swsw ]
jeevnai kee aas karahi jam nihaarai saasaa.
You hope for long life, while Death counts your breaths.

bwjIgrI sMswru kbIrw cyiq Fwil pwsw ]3]1]23]
baajeegaree sansaar kabeeraa chayt dhaal paasaa. ||3||1||23||
The world is a game, O Kabeer, so throw the dice consciously. ||3||1||23||