KIr ADwir bwirku jb hoqw ibnu KIrY rhnu n jweI ]
kheer aDhaar baarik jab hotaa bin kheerai rahan na jaa-ee.
When the baby's only food is milk, it cannot survive without its milk.

swir [email protected] mwqw muiK nIrY qb Ehu iqRpiq AGweI ]1]
saar sam^Haal maataa mukh neerai tab oh taripat aghaa-ee. ||1||
The mother takes care of it, and pours milk into its mouth; then, it is satisfied and fulfilled. ||1||

hm bwirk ipqw pRBu dwqw ]
ham baarik pitaa parabh daataa.
I am just a baby; God, the Great Giver, is my Father.

BUlih bwirk Aink lK brIAw An Taur nwhI jh jwqw ]1] rhwau ]
bhooleh baarik anik lakh baree-aa an tha-ur naahee jah jaataa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The child is so foolish; it makes so many mistakes. But it has nowhere else to go. ||1||Pause||

cMcl miq bwirk bpury kI srp Agin kr mylY ]
chanchal mat baarik bapuray kee sarap agan kar maylai.
The mind of the poor child is fickle; he touches even snakes and fire.

mwqw ipqw kMiT lwie rwKY And shij qb KylY ]2]
maataa pitaa kanth laa-ay raakhai anad sahj tab khaylai. ||2||
His mother and father hug him close in their embrace, and so he plays in joy and bliss. ||2||

ijs kw ipqw qU hY myry suAwmI iqsu bwirk BUK kYsI ]
jis kaa pitaa too hai mayray su-aamee tis baarik bhookh kaisee.
What hunger can the child ever have, O my Lord and Master, when You are his Father?

nv iniD nwmu inDwnu igRih qyrY min bWCY so lYsI ]3]
nav niDh naam niDhaan garihi tayrai man baa^Nchhai so laisee. ||3||
The treasure of the Naam and the nine treasures are in Your celestial household. You fulfill the desires of the mind. ||3||

ipqw ik®pwil AwigAw ieh dInI bwirku muiK mWgY so dynw ]
pitaa kirpaal aagi-aa ih deenee baarik mukh maa^Ngai so daynaa.
My Merciful Father has issued this Command: whatever the child asks for, is put into his mouth.

nwnk bwirku drsu pRB cwhY moih ihRdY bsih inq crnw ]4]2]
naanak baarik daras parabh chaahai mohi hirdai baseh nit charnaa. ||4||2||
Nanak, the child, longs for the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan. May His Feet always dwell within my heart. ||4||2||