din tay pahar pahar tay gharee-aaN aav ghatai tan chheejai

rwgu DnwsrI Bgq kbIr jIau (692-1)
raag Dhanaasree bhagat kabeer jee-o.
Raag Dhanaasaree, The Word Of Devotee Kabeer Jee:


idn qy phr phr qy GrIAW Awv GtY qnu CIjY ]
din tay pahar pahar tay gharee-aaN aav ghatai tan chheejai.
Day by day, hour by hour, life runs its course, and the body withers away.

kwlu AhyrI iPrY biDk ijau khhu kvn ibiD kIjY ]1]
kaal ahayree firai baDhik ji-o kahhu kavan biDh keejai. ||1||
Death, like a hunter, a butcher, is on the prowl; tell me, what can we do? ||1||

so idnu Awvn lwgw ]
so din aavan laagaa.
That day is rapidly approaching.

mwq ipqw BweI suq binqw khhu koaU hY kw kw ]1] rhwau ]
maat pitaa bhaa-ee sut banitaa kahhu ko-oo hai kaa kaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Mother, father, siblings, children and spouse - tell me, who belongs to whom? ||1||Pause||

jb lgu joiq kwieAw mih brqY Awpw psU n bUJY ]
jab lag jot kaa-i-aa meh bartai aapaa pasoo na boojhai.
As long as the light remains in the body, the beast does not understand himself.

lwlc krY jIvn pd kwrn locn kCU n sUJY ]2]
laalach karai jeevan pad kaaran lochan kachhoo na soojhai. ||2||
He acts in greed to maintain his life and status, and sees nothing with his eyes. ||2||

khq kbIr sunhu ry pRwnI Cofhu mn ky Brmw ]
kahat kabeer sunhu ray paraanee chhodahu man kay bharmaa.
Says Kabeer, listen, O mortal: Renounce the doubts of your mind.

kyvl nwmu jphu ry pRwnI prhu eyk kI srnW ]3]2]
kayval naam japahu ray paraanee parahu ayk kee sarnaaN. ||3||2||
Chant only the One Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mortal, and seek the Sanctuary of the One Lord. ||3||2||