Bir jobin mY mq pyeIAVY Gir pwhuxI bil rwm jIau ]
bhar joban mai mat pay-ee-arhai ghar paahunee bal raam jee-o.
Intoxicated with the wine of youth, I did not realize that I was only a guest at my parents' home (in this world).

mYlI Avgix iciq ibnu gur gux n smwvnI bil rwm jIau ]
mailee avgan chit bin gur gun na samaavanee bal raam jee-o.
My consciousness is polluted with faults and mistakes; without the Guru, virtue does not even enter into me.

gux swr n jwxI Brim BulwxI jobnu bwid gvwieAw ]
gun saar na jaanee bharam bhulaanee joban baad gavaa-i-aa.
I have not known the value of virtue; I have been deluded by doubt. I have wasted away my youth in vain.

vru Gru dru drsnu nhI jwqw ipr kw shju n BwieAw ]
var ghar dar darsan nahee jaataa pir kaa sahj na bhaa-i-aa.
I have not known my Husband Lord, His celestial home and gate, or the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. I have not had the pleasure of my Husband Lord's celestial peace.

siqgur pUiC n mwrig cwlI sUqI rYix ivhwxI ]
satgur poochh na maarag chaalee sootee rain vihaanee.
After consulting the True Guru, I have not walked on the Path; the night of my life is passing away in sleep.

nwnk bwlqix rwfypw ibnu ipr Dn kumlwxI ]1]
naanak baaltan raadaypaa bin pir Dhan kumlaanee. ||1||
O Nanak, in the prime of my youth, I am a widow; without my Husband Lord, the soul-bride is wasting away. ||1||