koeI jwnY kvnu eIhw jig mIqu ]
ko-ee jaanai kavan eehaa jag meet.
Does anyone know, who is our friend in this world?

ijsu hoie ik®pwlu soeI ibiD bUJY qw kI inrml rIiq ]1] rhwau ]
jis ho-ay kirpaal so-ee biDh boojhai taa kee nirmal reet. ||1|| rahaa-o.
He alone understands this, whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy. Immaculate and unstained is his way of life. ||1||Pause||

mwq ipqw binqw suq bMDp iest mIq Aru BweI ] pUrb jnm ky imly sMjogI AMqih ko n shweI ]1]
maat pitaa banitaa sut banDhap isat meet ar bhaa-ee. poorab janam kay milay sanjogee anteh ko na sahaa-ee. ||1||
Mother, father, spouse, children, relatives, lovers, friends and siblings meet, having been associated in previous lives; but none of them will be your companion and support in the end. ||1||

mukiq mwl kink lwl hIrw mn rMjn kI mwieAw ]
mukat maal kanik laal heeraa man ranjan kee maa-i-aa.
Pearl necklaces, gold, rubies and diamonds please the mind, but they are only Maya.

hw hw krq ibhwnI AvDih qw mih sMqoKu n pwieAw ]2]
haa haa karat bihaanee avDhahi taa meh santokh na paa-i-aa. ||2||
Possessing them, one passes his life in agony; he obtains no contentment from them. ||2||

hsiq rQ AsÍ pvn qyj DxI BUmn cqurWgw ]
hasat rath asav pavan tayj Dhanee bhooman chaturaa^Ngaa.
Elephants, chariots, horses as fast as the wind, wealth, land, and armies of four kinds

sMig n cwilE ien mih kCUAY aUiT isDwieE nWgw ]3]
sang na chaali-o in meh kachhoo-ai ooth siDhaa-i-o naa^Ngaa. ||3||
- none of these will go with him; he must get up and depart, naked. ||3||

hir ky sMq ipRA pRIqm pRB ky qw kY hir hir gweIAY ]
har kay sant pari-a pareetam parabh kay taa kai har har gaa-ee-ai.
The Lord's Saints are the beloved lovers of God; sing of the Lord, Har, Har, with them.

nwnk eIhw suKu AwgY muK aUjl sMig sMqn kY pweIAY ]4]1]
naanak eehaa sukh aagai mukh oojal sang santan kai paa-ee-ai. ||4||1||
O Nanak, in the Society of the Saints, you shall obtain peace in this world, and in the next world, your face shall be radiant and bright. ||4||1||