Bujw bWiD iBlw kir fwirE ]
bhujaa baa^NDh bhilaa kar daari-o.
They tied my arms, bundled me up, and threw me before an elephant.

hsqI k®oip mUMf mih mwirE ]
hastee karop moond meh maari-o.
The elephant driver struck him on the head, and infuriated him.

hsiq Bwig kY cIsw mwrY ]
hasat bhaag kai cheesaa maarai.
But the elephant ran away, trumpeting,

ieAw mUriq kY hau bilhwrY ]1]
i-aa moorat kai ha-o balihaarai. ||1||
"I am a sacrifice to this image of the Lord."||1||

Awih myry Twkur qumrw joru ]
aahi mayray thaakur tumraa jor.
O my Lord and Master, You are my strength.

kwjI bikbo hsqI qoru ]1] rhwau ]
kaajee bakibo hastee tor. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The Qazi shouted at the driver to drive the elephant on. ||1||Pause||

ry mhwvq quJu fwrau kwit ]
ray mahaavat tujh daara-o kaat.
He yelled out, "O driver, I shall cut you into pieces.

iesih qurwvhu Gwlhu swit ]
iseh turaavahu ghaalhu saat.
Hit him, and drive him on!"

hsiq n qorY DrY iDAwnu ]
hasat na torai Dharai Dhi-aan.
But the elephant did not move; instead, he began to meditate.

vw kY irdY bsY Bgvwnu ]2]
vaa kai ridai basai bhagvaan. ||2||
The Lord God abides within his mind. ||2||

ikAw AprwDu sMq hY kIn@w ]
ki-aa apraaDh sant hai keen^Haa.
What sin has this Saint committed,

bWiD pot kuMcr kau dIn@w ]
baa^NDh pot kunchar ka-o deen^Haa.
that you have made him into a bundle and thrown him before the elephant?

kuMcru pot lY lY nmskwrY ]
kunchar pot lai lai namaskaarai.
Lifting up the bundle, the elephant bows down before it.

bUJI nhI kwjI AMiDAwrY ]3]
boojhee nahee kaajee anDhi-aarai. ||3||
The Qazi could not understand it; he was blind. ||3||

qIin bwr pqIAw Bir lInw ]
teen baar patee-aa bhar leenaa.
Three times, he tried to do it.

mn kToru AjhU n pqInw ]
man kathor ajhoo na pateenaa.
Even then, his hardened mind was not satisfied.

kih kbIr hmrw goibMdu ]
kahi kabeer hamraa gobind.
Says Kabeer, such is my Lord and Master.

cauQy pd mih jn kI ijMdu ]4]1]4]
cha-uthay pad meh jan kee jind. ||4||1||4||
The soul of His humble servant dwells in the fourth state. ||4||1||4||