Kurwswn Ksmwnw kIAw ihMdusqwnu frwieAw ]
khuraasaan khasmaanaa kee-aa hindusataan daraa-i-aa.
Having attacked Khuraasaan, Baabar terrified Hindustan.

AwpY dosu n dyeI krqw jmu kir muglu cVwieAw ]
aapai dos na day-ee kartaa jam kar mugal charhaa-i-aa.
The Creator Himself does not take the blame, but has sent the Mugal as the messenger of death.

eyqI mwr peI krlwxy qYN kI drdu n AwieAw ]1]
aytee maar pa-ee karlaanay tai^N kee darad na aa-i-aa. ||1||
There was so much slaughter that the people screamed. Didn't You feel compassion, Lord? ||1||

krqw qUM sBnw kw soeI ]
kartaa too^N sabhnaa kaa so-ee.
O Creator Lord, You are the Master of all.

jy skqw skqy kau mwry qw min rosu n hoeI ]1] rhwau ]
jay saktaa saktay ka-o maaray taa man ros na ho-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
If some powerful man strikes out against another man, then no one feels any grief in their mind. ||1||Pause||

skqw sIhu mwry pY vgY KsmY sw pursweI ]
saktaa seehu maaray pai vagai khasmai saa pursaa-ee.
But if a powerful tiger attacks a flock of sheep and kills them, then its master must answer for it.

rqn ivgwiV ivgoey kuq^ØI muieAw swr n kweI ]
ratan vigaarh vigo-ay kutee^N mu-i-aa saar na kaa-ee.
This priceless country has been laid waste and defiled by dogs, and no one pays any attention to the dead.

Awpy joiV ivCoVy Awpy vyKu qyrI vifAweI ]2]
aapay jorh vichhorhay aapay vaykh tayree vadi-aa-ee. ||2||
You Yourself unite, and You Yourself separate; I gaze upon Your Glorious Greatness. ||2||

jy ko nwau Drwey vfw swd kry min Bwxy ]
jay ko naa-o Dharaa-ay vadaa saad karay man bhaanay.
One may give himself a great name, and revel in the pleasures of the mind,

KsmY ndrI kIVw AwvY jyqy cugY dwxy ]
khasmai nadree keerhaa aavai jaytay chugai daanay.
but in the Eyes of the Lord and Master, he is just a worm, for all the corn that he eats.

mir mir jIvY qw ikCu pwey nwnk nwmu vKwxy ]3]5]39]
mar mar jeevai taa kichh paa-ay naanak naam vakhaanay. ||3||5||39||
Only one who dies to his ego while yet alive, obtains the blessings, O Nanak, by chanting the Lord's Name. ||3||5||39||