eyku kotu pMc iskdwrw pMcy mwgih hwlw ]
ayk kot panch sikdaaraa panchay maageh haalaa.
In the one fortress of the body, there are five rulers, and all five demand payment of taxes.

ijmI nwhI mY iksI kI boeI AYsw dynu duKwlw ]1]
jimee naahee mai kisee kee bo-ee aisaa dayn dukhaalaa. ||1||
I have not farmed anyone's land, so such payment is difficult for me to pay. ||1||

hir ky logw mo kau nIiq fsY ptvwrI ]
har kay logaa mo ka-o neet dasai patvaaree.
O people of the Lord, the tax-collector is constantly torturing me!

aUpir Bujw kir mY gur pih pukwirAw iqin hau lIAw aubwrI ]1] rhwau ]
oopar bhujaa kar mai gur peh pukaari-aa tin ha-o lee-aa ubaaree. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Raising my arms up, I complained to my Guru, and He has saved me. ||1||Pause||

nau fwfI ds muMsP Dwvih reIAiq bsn n dyhI ]
na-o daadee das munsaf Dhaaveh ra-ee-at basan na dayhee.
The nine tax-assessors and the ten magistrates go out; they do not allow their subjects to live in peace.

forI pUrI mwpih nwhI bhu ibstwlw lyhI ]2]
doree pooree maapeh naahee baho bistaalaa layhee. ||2||
They do not measure with a full tape, and they take huge amounts in bribes. ||2||

bhqir Gr ieku purKu smwieAw auin dIAw nwmu ilKweI ]
bahtar ghar ik purakh samaa-i-aa un dee-aa naam likhaa-ee.
The One Lord is contained in the seventy-two chambers of the body, and He has written off my account.

Drm rwie kw dPqru soiDAw bwkI irjm n kweI ]3]
Dharam raa-ay kaa daftar soDhi-aa baakee rijam na kaa-ee. ||3||
The records of the Righteous Judge of Dharma have been searched, and I owe absolutely nothing. ||3||

sMqw kau miq koeI inMdhu sMq rwmu hY eykuo ]
santaa ka-o mat ko-ee nindahu sant raam hai ayko.
Let no one slander the Saints, because the Saints and the Lord are as one.

khu kbIr mY so guru pwieAw jw kw nwau ibbykuo ]4]5]
kaho kabeer mai so gur paa-i-aa jaa kaa naa-o bibayko. ||4||5||
Says Kabeer, I have found that Guru, whose Name is Clear Understanding. ||4||5||