sMfw mrkw jwie pukwry ]
sandaa markaa jaa-ay pukaaray.
Sanda and Marka went and complained to Harnaakhash,

pVY nhI hm hI pic hwry ]
parhai nahee ham hee pach haaray.
"Your son does not read his lessons. We are tired of trying to teach him."

rwmu khY kr qwl bjwvY ctIAw sBY ibgwry ]1]
raam kahai kar taal bajaavai chatee-aa sabhai bigaaray. ||1||
He chants the Lord's Name, clapping his hands to keep the beat; he has spoiled all the other students. ||1||

rwm nwmw jipbo krY ]
raam naamaa japibo karai.
He chants the Lord's Name,

ihrdY hir jI ko ismrnu DrY ]1] rhwau ]
hirdai har jee ko simran Dharai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
and he has enshrined meditative remembrance of the Lord within his heart."||1||Pause||

bsuDw bis kInI sB rwjy ibnqI krY ptrwnI ]
basuDhaa bas keenee sabh raajay bintee karai patraanee.
"Your father the king has conquered the whole world", said his mother the queen.

pUqu pRihlwdu kihAw nhI mwnY iqin qau AaurY TwnI ]2]
poot par-hilaad kahi-aa nahee maanai tin ta-o a-urai thaanee. ||2||
"O Prahlad my son, you do not obey him, so he has decided to deal with you in another way."||2||

dust sBw imil mMqr aupwieAw krsh AauD GnyrI ]
dusat sabhaa mil mantar upaa-i-aa karsah a-oDh ghanayree.
The council of villians met and resolved to send Prahlaad into the life hereafter.

igir qr jlu juAwlw BY rwiKE rwjw rwim mwieAw PyrI ]3]
gir tar jal ju-aalaa bhai raakhi-o raajaa raam maa-i-aa fayree. ||3||
Prahlaad was thrown off a mountain, into the water, and into a fire, but the Sovereign Lord God saved him, by changing the laws of nature. ||3||

kwiF KVgu kwlu BY koipE moih bqwau ju quih rwKY ]
kaadh kharhag kaal bhai kopi-o mohi bataa-o jo tuhi raakhai.
Harnaakhash thundered with rage and threatened to kill Prahlaad. "Tell me, who can save you?"

pIq pIqWbr iqRBvx DxI QMB mwih hir BwKY ]4]
peet peetaa^Nbar taribhavan Dhanee thambh maahi har bhaakhai. ||4||
Prahlaad answered, "The Lord, the Master of the three worlds, is contained even in this pillar to which I am tied."||4||

hrnwKsu ijin nKh ibdwirE suir nr kIey snwQw ]
harnaakhas jin nakhah bidaari-o sur nar kee-ay sanaathaa.
The Lord who tore Harnaakhash apart with His nails proclaimed Himself the Lord of gods and men.

kih nwmdyau hm nrhir iDAwvh rwmu ABY pd dwqw ]5]3]9]
kahi naamday-o ham narhar Dhi-aaveh raam abhai pad daataa. ||5||3||9||
Says Naam Dayv, I meditate on the Lord, the Man-lion, the Giver of fearless dignity. ||5||3||9||