ikAw sovih nwmu ivswir gwPl gihilAw ]
ki-aa soveh naam visaar gaafal gahili-aa.
Why are you sleeping, and forgetting the Name, O careless and foolish mortal?

ikq^ØI iequ drIAwie vM\in@ vhidAw ]1]
kitee^N it daree-aa-ay va^Nnjni^H vehdi-aa. ||1||
So many have been washed away and carried off by this river of life. ||1||

boihQVw hir crx mn ciV l�GIAY ]
bohithrhaa har charan man charh langhee-ai.
O mortal, get aboard the boat of the Lord's Lotus Feet, and cross over.

AwT phr gux gwie swDU sMgIAY ]1] rhwau ]
aath pahar gun gaa-ay saaDhoo sangee-ai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Twenty-four hours a day, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||Pause||

Bogih Bog Anyk ivxu nwvY suMi\Aw ]
bhogeh bhog anayk vin naavai sunji-aa.
You may enjoy various pleasures, but they are useless without the Name.

hir kI Bgiq ibnw mir mir ruMinAw ]2]
har kee bhagat binaa mar mar runni-aa. ||2||
Without devotion to the Lord, you shall die in sorrow, again and again. ||2||

kpV Bog sugMD qin mrdn mwlxw ]
kaparh bhog suganDh tan mardan maalnaa.
You may dress and eat and apply scented oils to your body,

ibnu ismrn qnu Cwru srpr cwlxw ]3]
bin simran tan chhaar sarpar chaalnaa. ||3||
but without the meditative remembrance of the Lord, your body shall surely turn to dust, and you shall have to depart. ||3||

mhw ibKmu sMswru ivrlY pyiKAw ]
mahaa bikham sansaar virlai paykhi-aa.
How very treacherous is this world-ocean; how very few realize this!

CUtnu hir kI srix lyKu nwnk lyiKAw ]4]8]110]
chhootan har kee saran laykh naanak laykhi-aa. ||4||8||110||
Salvation rests in the Lord's Sanctuary; O Nanak, this is your pre-ordained destiny. ||4||8||110||