Blky auiT ppolIAY ivxu buJy mugD Ajwix ]
bhalkay uth papolee-ai vin bujhay mugaDh ajaan.
Arising each day, you cherish your body, but you are idiotic, ignorant and without understanding.

so pRBu iciq n AwieE CutYgI bybwix ]
so parabh chit na aa-i-o chhutaigee baybaan.
You are not conscious of God, and your body shall be cast into the wilderness.

siqgur syqI icqu lwie sdw sdw rMgu mwix ]1]
satgur saytee chit laa-ay sadaa sadaa rang maan. ||1||
Focus your consciousness on the True Guru; you shall enjoy bliss forever and ever. ||1||

pRwxI qUM AwieAw lwhw lYix ]
paraanee too^N aa-i-aa laahaa lain.
O mortal, you came here to earn a profit.

lgw ikqu kuPkVy sB mukdI clI rYix ]1] rhwau ]
lagaa kit khufkarhay sabh mukdee chalee rain. ||1|| rahaa-o.
What useless activities are you attached to? Your life-night is coming to its end. ||1||Pause||

kudm kry psu pMKIAw idsY nwhI kwlu ]
kudam karay pas pankhee-aa disai naahee kaal.
The animals and the birds frolic and play-they do not see death.

EqY swiQ mnuKu hY PwQw mwieAw jwil ]
otai saath manukh hai faathaa maa-i-aa jaal.
Mankind is also with them, trapped in the net of Maya.

mukqy syeI BwlIAih ij scw nwmu smwil ]2]
muktay say-ee bhaalee-ah je sachaa naam samaal. ||2||
Those who always remember the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are considered to be liberated. ||2||

jo Gru Cif gvwvxw so lgw mn mwih ]
jo ghar chhad gavaavnaa so lagaa man maahi.
That dwelling which you will have to abandon and vacate-you are attached to it in your mind.

ijQY jwie quDu vrqxw iqs kI icMqw nwih ]
jithai jaa-ay tuDh vartanaa tis kee chintaa naahi.
And that place where you must go to dwell-you have no regard for it at all.

PwQy syeI inkly ij gur kI pYrI pwih ]3]
faathay say-ee niklay je gur kee pairee paahi. ||3||
Those who fall at the Feet of the Guru are released from this bondage. ||3||

koeI riK n skeI dUjw ko n idKwie ]
ko-ee rakh na sak-ee doojaa ko na dikhaa-ay.
No one else can save you-don't look for anyone else.

cwry kuMfw Bwil kY Awie pieAw srxwie ]
chaaray kundaa bhaal kai aa-ay pa-i-aa sarnaa-ay.
I have searched in all four directions; I have come to find His Sanctuary.

nwnk scY pwiqswih fubdw lieAw kFwie ]4]3]73]
naanak sachai paatisaah dubdaa la-i-aa kadhaa-ay. ||4||3||73||
O Nanak, the True King has pulled me out and saved me from drowning! ||4||3||73||