mnu myro gju ijhbw myrI kwqI ]
man mayro gaj jihbaa mayree kaatee.
My mind is the yardstick, and my tongue is the scissors.

mip mip kwtau jm kI PwsI ]1]
map map kaata-o jam kee faasee. ||1||
I measure it out and cut off the noose of death. ||1||

khw krau jwqI kh krau pwqI ]
kahaa kara-o jaatee kah kara-o paatee.
What do I have to do with social status? What do I have to with ancestry?

rwm ko nwmu jpau idn rwqI ]1] rhwau ]
raam ko naam japa-o din raatee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I meditate on the Name of the Lord, day and night. ||1||Pause||

rWgin rWgau sIvin sIvau ]
raa^Ngan raa^Nga-o seevan seeva-o.
I dye myself in the color of the Lord, and sew what has to be sewn.

rwm nwm ibnu GrIA n jIvau ]2]
raam naam bin gharee-a na jeeva-o. ||2||
Without the Lord's Name, I cannot live, even for a moment. ||2||

Bgiq krau hir ky gun gwvau ]
bhagat kara-o har kay gun gaava-o.
I perform devotional worship, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

AwT phr Apnw Ksmu iDAwvau ]3]
aath pahar apnaa khasam Dhi-aava-o. ||3||
Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate on my Lord and Master. ||3||

suieny kI sUeI rupy kw Dwgw ]
su-inay kee soo-ee rupay kaa Dhaagaa.
My needle is gold, and my thread is silver.

nwmy kw icqu hir sau lwgw ]4]3]
naamay kaa chit har sa-o laagaa. ||4||3||
Naam Dayv's mind is attached to the Lord. ||4||3||