ry icq cyqis kI n dXwl dmodr ibbih n jwnis koeI ]
ray chit chaytas kee na da-yaal damodar bibahi na jaanas ko-ee.
O my consciousness, why don't you remain conscious of the Merciful Lord? How can you recognize any other?

jy Dwvih bRhmMf KMf kau krqw krY su hoeI ]1] rhwau ]
jay Dhaaveh barahmand khand ka-o kartaa karai so ho-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
You may run around the whole universe, but that alone happens which the Creator Lord does. ||1||Pause||

jnnI kyry audr audk mih ipMfu kIAw ds duAwrw ]
jannee kayray udar udak meh pind kee-aa das du-aaraa.
In the water of the mother's womb, He fashioned the body with ten gates.

dyie Ahwru Agin mih rwKY AYsw Ksmu hmwrw ]1]
day-ay ahaar agan meh raakhai aisaa khasam hamaaraa. ||1||
He gives it sustenance, and preserves it in fire - such is my Lord and Master. ||1||

kuMmI jl mwih qn iqsu bwhir pMK KIru iqn nwhI ]
kummee jal maahi tan tis baahar pankh kheer tin naahee.
The mother turtle is in the water, and her babies are out of the water. She has no wings to protect them, and no milk to feed them.

pUrn prmwn�d mnohr smiJ dyKu mn mwhI ]2]
pooran parmaanand manohar samajh daykh man maahee. ||2||
The Perfect Lord, the embodiment of supreme bliss, the Fascinating Lord takes care of them. See this, and understand it in your mind||2||

pwKix kItu gupqu hoie rhqw qw co mwrgu nwhI ]
paakhan keet gupat ho-ay rahtaa taa cho maarag naahee.
The worm lies hidden under the stone - there is no way for him to escape.

khY DMnw pUrn qwhU ko mq ry jIA frWhI ]3]3]
kahai Dhannaa pooran taahoo ko mat ray jee-a daraa^Nhee. ||3||3||
Says Dhanna, the Perfect Lord takes care of him. Fear not, O my soul. ||3||3||