hir ibnu ikau jIvw myrI mweI ]
har bin ki-o jeevaa mayree maa-ee.
How can I live, O my mother?

jY jgdIs qyrw jsu jwcau mY hir ibnu rhnu n jweI ]1] rhwau ]
jai jagdees tayraa jas jaacha-o mai har bin rahan na jaa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Hail to the Lord of the Universe. I ask to sing Your Praises; without You, O Lord, I cannot even survive. ||1||Pause||

hir kI ipAws ipAwsI kwmin dyKau rYin sbweI ]
har kee pi-aas pi-aasee kaaman daykh-a-u rain sabaa-ee.
I am thirsty, thirsty for the Lord; the soul-bride gazes upon Him all through the night.

sRIDr nwQ myrw mnu lInw pRBu jwnY pIr prweI ]1]
sareeDhar naath mayraa man leenaa parabh jaanai peer paraa-ee. ||1||
My mind is absorbed into the Lord, my Lord and Master. Only God knows the pain of another. ||1||

gxq srIir pIr hY hir ibnu gur sbdI hir pWeI ]
ganat sareer peer hai har bin gur sabdee har paa^N-ee.
My body suffers in pain, without the Lord; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I find the Lord.

hohu dieAwl ik®pw kir hir jIau hir isau rhW smweI ]2]
hohu da-i-aal kirpaa kar har jee-o har si-o rahaa^N samaa-ee. ||2||
O Dear Lord, please be kind and compassionate to me, that I might remain merged in You, O Lord. ||2||

AYsI rvq rvhu mn myry hir crxI icqu lweI ]
aisee ravat ravhu man mayray har charnee chit laa-ee.
Follow such a path, O my conscious mind, that you may remain focused on the Feet of the Lord.

ibsm Bey gux gwie mnohr inrBau shij smweI ]3]
bisam bha-ay gun gaa-ay manohar nirbha-o sahj samaa-ee. ||3||
I am wonder-struck, singing the Glorious Praises of my Fascinating Lord; I am intuitively absorbed in the Fearless Lord. ||3||

ihrdY nwmu sdw Duin inhcl GtY n kImiq pweI ]
hirdai naam sadaa Dhun nihchal ghatai na keemat paa-ee.
That heart, in which the Eternal, Unchanging Naam vibrates and resounds, does not diminish, and cannot be evaluated.

ibnu nwvY sBu koeI inrDnu siqguir bUJ buJweI ]4]
bin naavai sabh ko-ee nirDhan satgur boojh bujhaa-ee. ||4||
Without the Name, everyone is poor; the True Guru has imparted this understanding. ||4||

pRIqm pRwn Bey suin sjnI dUq muey ibKu KweI ]
pareetam paraan bha-ay sun sajnee doot mu-ay bikh khaa-ee.
My Beloved is my breath of life - listen, O my companion. The demons have taken poison and died.

jb kI aupjI qb kI qYsI rMgul BeI min BweI ]5]
jab kee upjee tab kee taisee rangul bha-ee man bhaa-ee. ||5||
As love for Him welled up, so it remains. My mind is imbued with His Love. ||5||

shj smwiD sdw ilv hir isau jIvW hir gun gweI ]
sahj samaaDh sadaa liv har si-o jeevaa^N har gun gaa-ee.
I am absorbed in celestial samaadhi, lovingly attached to the Lord forever. I live by singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

gur kY sbid rqw bYrwgI inj Gir qwVI lweI ]6]
gur kai sabad rataa bairaagee nij ghar taarhee laa-ee. ||6||
Imbued with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I have become detached from the world. In the profound primal trance, I dwell within the home of my own inner being. ||6||

suD rs nwmu mhw rsu mITw inj Gir qqu gusWeIN ]
suDh ras naam mahaa ras meethaa nij ghar tat gusaa^N-ee^N.
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is sublimely sweet and supremely delicious; within the home of my own self, I understand the essence of the Lord.

qh hI mnu jh hI qY rwiKAw AYsI gurmiq pweI ]7]
tah hee man jah hee tai raakhi-aa aisee gurmat paa-ee. ||7||
Wherever You keep my mind, there it is. This is what the Guru has taught me. ||7||

snk snwid bRhmwid ieMdRwidk Bgiq rqy bin AweI ]
sanak sanaad barahmaad indraadik bhagat ratay ban aa-ee.
Sanak and Sanandan, Brahma and Indra, were imbued with devotional worship, and came to be in harmony with Him.

nwnk hir ibnu GrI n jIvW hir kw nwmu vfweI ]8]1]
naanak har bin gharee na jeevaa^N har kaa naam vadaa-ee. ||8||1||
O Nanak, without the Lord, I cannot live, even for an instant. The Name of the Lord is glorious and great. ||8||1||