AMqir mYlu jy qIrQ nwvY iqsu bYkuMT n jwnW ]
antar mail jay tirath naavai tis baikunth na jaanaa^N.
With filth within the heart, even if one bathes at sacred places of pilgrimage, still, he shall not go to heaven.

lok pqIxy kCU n hovY nwhI rwmu AXwnw ]1]
lok pateenay kachhoo na hovai naahee raam ayaanaa. ||1||
Nothing is gained by trying to please others - the Lord cannot be fooled. ||1||

pUjhu rwmu eyku hI dyvw ]
poojahu raam ayk hee dayvaa.
Worship the One Divine Lord.

swcw nwvxu gur kI syvw ]1] rhwau ]
saachaa naavan gur kee sayvaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The true cleansing bath is service to the Guru. ||1||Pause||

jl kY mjin jy giq hovY inq inq myNfuk nwvih ]
jal kai majan jay gat hovai nit nit may^Nduk naaveh.
If salvation can be obtained by bathing in water, then what about the frog, which is always bathing in water?

jYsy myNfuk qYsy Eie nr iPir iPir jonI Awvih ]2]
jaisay may^Nduk taisay o-ay nar fir fir jonee aavahi. ||2||
As is the frog, so is that mortal; he is reincarnated, over and over again. ||2||

mnhu kToru mrY bwnwris nrku n bWicAw jweI ]
manhu kathor marai baanaaras narak na baa^Nchi-aa jaa-ee.
If the hard-hearted sinner dies in Benaares, he cannot escape hell.

hir kw sMqu mrY hwVMbY q sglI sYn qrweI ]3]
har kaa sant marai haarhambai ta saglee sain taraa-ee. ||3||
And even if the Lord's Saint dies in the cursed land of Haramba, still, he saves all his family. ||3||

idnsu n rYin bydu nhI swsqR qhw bsY inrMkwrw ]
dinas na rain bayd nahee saastar tahaa basai nirankaaraa.
Where there is neither day nor night, and neither Vedas nor Shaastras, there, the Formless Lord abides.

kih kbIr nr iqsih iDAwvhu bwvirAw sMswrw ]4]4]37]
kahi kabeer nar tiseh Dhi-aavahu baavri-aa sansaaraa. ||4||4||37||
Says Kabeer, meditate on Him, O mad-men of the world. ||4||4||37||