aujlu kYhw iclkxw Goitm kwlVI msu ]
ujal kaihaa chilkanaa ghotim kaalrhee mas.
Bronze is bright and shiny, but when it is rubbed, its blackness appears.

DoiqAw jUiT n auqrY jy sau Dovw iqsu ]1]
Dhoti-aa jooth na utrai jay sa-o Dhovaa tis. ||1||
Washing it, its impurity is not removed, even if it is washed a hundred times. ||1||

sjx syeI nwil mY clidAw nwil clµin@ ]
sajan say-ee naal mai chaldi-aa naal chala^Nni^H.
They alone are my friends, who travel along with me;

ijQY lyKw mMgIAY iqQY KVy idsMin ]1] rhwau ]
jithai laykhaa mangee-ai tithai kharhay disann. ||1|| rahaa-o.
and in that place, where the accounts are called for, they appear standing with me. ||1||Pause||

koTy mMfp mwVIAw pwshu icqvIAwhw ]
kothay mandap maarhee-aa paashu chitvee-aahaa.
There are houses, mansions and tall buildings, painted on all sides;

FTIAw kMim n Awvn@I ivchu sKxIAwhw ]2]
dhathee-aa kamm na aavn^Hee vichahu sakh-nee-aahaa. ||2||
but they are empty within, and they crumble like useless ruins. ||2||

bgw bgy kpVy qIrQ mMiJ vsMin@ ]
bagaa bagay kaprhay tirath manjh vasa^Nni^H.
The herons in their white feathers dwell in the sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

Guit Guit jIAw Kwvxy bgy nw khIAin@ ]3]
ghut ghut jee-aa khaavnay bagay naa kahee-ani^H. ||3||
They tear apart and eat the living beings, and so they are not called white. ||3||

isMml ruKu srIru mY mYjn dyiK Bulµin@ ]
simmal rukh sareer mai maijan daykh bhula^Nni^H.
My body is like the simmal tree; seeing me, other people are fooled.

sy Pl kMim n Awvn@I qy gux mY qin hMin@ ]4]
say fal kamm na aavn^Hee tay gun mai tan ha^Nni^H. ||4||
Its fruits are useless - just like the qualities of my body. ||4||

AMDulY Bwru auTwieAw fUgr vwt bhuqu ]
anDhulai bhaar uthaa-i-aa doogar vaat bahut.
The blind man is carrying such a heavy load, and his journey through the mountains is so long.

AKI loVI nw lhw hau ciV lµGw ikqu ]5]
akhee lorhee naa lahaa ha-o charh langhaa kit. ||5||
My eyes can see, but I cannot find the Way. How can I climb up and cross over the mountain? ||5||

cwkrIAw cMigAweIAw Avr isAwxp ikqu ]
chaakree-aa chang-aa-ee-aa avar si-aanap kit.
What good does it do to serve, and be good, and be clever?

nwnk nwmu smwil qUM bDw Cutih ijqu ]6]1]3]
naanak naam samaal too^N baDhaa chhuteh jit. ||6||1||3||
O Nanak, contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall be released from bondage. ||6||1||3||