Ab moih jlq rwm jlu pwieAw ]
ab mohi jalat raam jal paa-i-aa.
I was on fire, but now I have found the Water of the Lord's Name.

rwm audik qnu jlq buJwieAw ]1] rhwau ]
raam udak tan jalat bujhaa-i-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
This Water of the Lord's Name has cooled my burning body. ||1||Pause||

mnu mwrx kwrix bn jweIAY ]
man maaran kaaran ban jaa-ee-ai.
To subdue their minds, some go off into the forests;

so jlu ibnu BgvMq n pweIAY ]1]
so jal bin bhagvant na paa-ee-ai. ||1||
but that Water is not found without the Lord God. ||1||

ijh pwvk suir nr hY jwry ]
jih paavak sur nar hai jaaray.
That fire has consumed angels and mortal beings,

rwm audik jn jlq aubwry ]2]
raam udak jan jalat ubaaray. ||2||
but the Water of the Lord's Name saves His humble servants from burning. ||2||

Bv swgr suK swgr mwhI ]
bhav saagar sukh saagar maahee.
In the terrifying world-ocean, there is an ocean of peace.

pIiv rhy jl inKutq nwhI ]3]
peev rahay jal nikhutat naahee. ||3||
I continue to drink it in, but this Water is never exhausted. ||3||

kih kbIr Bju swirMgpwnI ]
kahi kabeer bhaj saringpaanee.
Says Kabeer, meditate and vibrate upon the Lord, like the rainbird remembering the water.

rwm audik myrI iqKw buJwnI ]4]1]
raam udak mayree tikhaa bujhaanee. ||4||1||
The Water of the Lord's Name has quenched my thirst. ||4||1||