ry mUV@y qU ikau ismrq Ab nwhI ]
ray moorh^Hay too ki-o simrat ab naahee.
You fool, why are you not meditating on the Lord now?

nrk Gor mih aurD qpu krqw inmK inmK gux gWhI ]1] rhwau ]
narak ghor meh uraDh tap kartaa nimakh nimakh gun gaa^Nhee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
In the awful hell of the fire of the womb, you did penance, upside-down; each and every instant, you sang His Glorious Praises. ||1||Pause||

Aink jnm BRmqO hI AwieE mwns jnmu dulBwhI ]
anik janam bharmatou hee aa-i-o maanas janam dulbhaahee.
You wandered through countless incarnations, until finally you attained this priceless human birth.

grB join Coif jau inkisE qau lwgo An TWhI ]1]
garabh jon chhod ja-o niksi-o ta-o laago an thaa^Nhee. ||1||
Leaving the womb, you were born, and when you came out, you became attached to other places. ||1||

krih burweI TgweI idnu rYin inhPl krm kmwhI ]
karahi buraa-ee thagaa-ee din rain nihfal karam kamaahee.
You practiced evil and fraud day and night, and did useless deeds.

kxu nwhI quh gwhx lwgy Dwie Dwie duK pWhI ]2]
kan naahee tuh gaahan laagay Dhaa-ay Dhaa-ay dukh paa^Nhee. ||2||
You thrash the straw, but it has no wheat; running around and hurrying, you obtain only pain. ||2||

imiQAw sMig kUiV lptwieE auriJ pirE kusmWhI ]
mithi-aa sang koorh laptaa-i-o urajh pari-o kusmaa^Nhee.
The false person is attached to falsehood; he is entangled with transitory things.

Drm rwie jb pkris bvry qau kwl muKw auiT jwhI ]3]
Dharam raa-ay jab pakras bavray ta-o kaal mukhaa uth jaahee. ||3||
And when the Righteous Judge of Dharma seizes you, O madman, you shall arise and depart with your face blackened. ||3||

so imilAw jo pRBU imlwieAw ijsu msqik lyKu ilKWhI ]
so mili-aa jo parabhoo milaa-i-aa jis mastak laykh likhaa^Nhee.
He alone meets with God, whom God Himself meets, by such pre-ordained destiny written on his forehead.

khu nwnk iqn@ jn bilhwrI jo Ailp rhy mn mWhI ]4]2]16]
kaho naanak tin^H jan balihaaree jo alip rahay man maa^Nhee. ||4||2||16||
Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to that humble being, who remains unattached within his mind. ||4||2||16||