Ab mY khw krau rI mweI ]
ab mai kahaa kara-o ree maa-ee.
What should I do now, O mother?

sgl jnmu ibiKAn isau KoieAw ismirE nwih kn@weI ]1] rhwau ]
sagal janam bikhi-an si-o kho-i-aa simri-o naahi kan^Haa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I have wasted my whole life in sin and corruption; I never remembered the Lord. ||1||Pause||

kwl Pws jb gr mih mylI iqh suiD sB ibsrweI ]
kaal faas jab gar meh maylee tih suDh sabh bisraa-ee.
When Death places the noose around my neck, then I lose all my senses.

rwm nwm ibnu Xw sMkt mih ko Ab hoq shweI ]1]
raam naam bin yaa sankat meh ko ab hot sahaa-ee. ||1||
Now, in this disaster, other than the Name of the Lord, who will be my help and support? ||1||

jo sMpiq ApnI kir mwnI iCn mih BeI prweI ]
jo sampat apnee kar maanee chhin meh bha-ee paraa-ee.
That wealth, which he believes to be his own, in an instant, belongs to another.

khu nwnk Xh soc rhI min hir jsu kbhU n gweI ]2]2]
kaho naanak yeh soch rahee man har jas kabhoo na gaa-ee. ||2||2||
Says Nanak, this still really bothers my mind - I never sang the Praises of the Lord. ||2||2||