aupjY inpjY inpij smweI ]
upjai nipjai nipaj samaa-ee.
We are born, and we grow, and having grown, we pass away.

nYnh dyKq iehu jgu jweI ]1]
nainah daykhat ih jag jaa-ee. ||1||
Before our very eyes, this world is passing away. ||1||

lwj n mrhu khhu Gru myrw ]
laaj na marahu kahhu ghar mayraa.
How can you not die of shame, claiming, "This world is mine"?

AMq kI bwr nhI kCu qyrw ]1] rhwau ]
ant kee baar nahee kachh tayraa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
At the very last moment, nothing is yours. ||1||Pause||

Aink jqn kir kwieAw pwlI ]
anik jatan kar kaa-i-aa paalee.
Trying various methods, you cherish your body,

mrqI bwr Agin sMig jwlI ]2]
martee baar agan sang jaalee. ||2||
but at the time of death, it is burned in the fire. ||2||

coAw cMdnu mrdn AMgw ]
cho-aa chandan mardan angaa.
You apply sandalwood oil to your limbs,

so qnu jlY kwT kY sMgw ]3]
so tan jalai kaath kai sangaa. ||3||
but that body is burned with the firewood. ||3||

khu kbIr sunhu ry gunIAw ]
kaho kabeer sunhu ray gunee-aa.
Says Kabeer, listen, O virtuous people:

ibnsYgo rUpu dyKY sB dunIAw ]4]11]
binsaigo roop daykhai sabh dunee-aa. ||4||11||
your beauty shall vanish, as the whole world watches. ||4||11||