kcw rMgu ksuMB kw QoViVAw idn cwir jIau ]
kachaa rang kasumbh kaa thorh-rhi-aa din chaar jee-o.
The color of safflower is transitory; it lasts for only a few days.

ivxu nwvY BRim BulIAw Tig muTI kUiVAwir jIau ]
vin naavai bharam bhulee-aa thag muthee koorhi-aar jee-o.
Without the Name, the false woman is deluded by doubt and plundered by thieves.

scy syqI riqAw jnmu n dUjI vwr jIau ]1]
sachay saytee rati-aa janam na doojee vaar jee-o. ||1||
But those who are attuned to the True Lord, are not reincarnated again. ||1||

rMgy kw ikAw rMgIAY jo rqy rMgu lwie jIau ]
rangay kaa ki-aa rangee-ai jo ratay rang laa-ay jee-o.
How can one who is already dyed in the color of the Lord's Love, be colored any other color?

rMgx vwlw syvIAY scy isau icqu lwie jIau ]1] rhwau ]
rangan vaalaa sayvee-ai sachay si-o chit laa-ay jee-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
So serve God the Dyer, and focus your consciousness on the True Lord. ||1||Pause||

cwry kuMfw jy Bvih ibnu Bwgw Dnu nwih jIau ]
chaaray kundaa jay bhaveh bin bhaagaa Dhan naahi jee-o.
You wander around in the four directions, but without the good fortune of destiny, you shall never obtain wealth.

Avgix muTI jy iPrih biDk Qwie n pwih jIau ]
avgan muthee jay fireh baDhik thaa-ay na paahi jee-o.
If you are plundered by corruption and vice, you shall wander around, but like a fugitive, you shall find no place of rest.

guir rwKy sy aubry sbid rqy mn mwih jIau ]2]
gur raakhay say ubray sabad ratay man maahi jee-o. ||2||
Only those who are protected by the Guru are saved; their minds are attuned to the Word of the Shabad. ||2||

icty ijn ky kpVy mYly icq kTor jIau ]
chitay jin kay kaprhay mailay chit kathor jee-o.
Those who wear white clothes, but have filthy and stone-hearted minds,

iqn muiK nwmu n aUpjY dUjY ivAwpy cor jIau ]
tin mukh naam na oopjai doojai vi-aapay chor jee-o.
may chant the Lord's Name with their mouths, but they are engrossed in duality; they are thieves.

mUlu n bUJih Awpxw sy psUAw sy For jIau ]3]
mool na boojheh aapnaa say pasoo-aa say dhor jee-o. ||3||
They do not understand their own roots; they are beasts. They are just animals! ||3||

inq inq KusIAw mnu kry inq inq mMgY suK jIau ]
nit nit khusee-aa man karay nit nit mangai sukh jee-o.
Constantly, continually, the mortal seeks pleasures. Constantly, continually, he begs for peace.

krqw iciq n AwveI iPir iPir lgih duK jIau ]
kartaa chit na aavee fir fir lageh dukh jee-o.
But he does not think of the Creator Lord, and so he is overtaken by pain, again and again.

suK duK dwqw min vsY iqqu qin kYsI BuK jIau ]4]
sukh dukh daataa man vasai tit tan kaisee bhukh jee-o. ||4||
But one, within whose mind the Giver of pleasure and pain dwells - how can his body feel any need? ||4||

bwkI vwlw qlbIAY isir mwry jMdwru jIau ]
baakee vaalaa talbee-ai sir maaray jandaar jee-o.
One who has a karmic debt to pay off is summoned, and the Messenger of Death smashes his head.

lyKw mMgY dyvxw puCY kir bIcwru jIau ]
laykhaa mangai dayvnaa puchhai kar beechaar jee-o.
When his account is called for, it has to be given. After it is reviewed, payment is demanded.

scy kI ilv aubrY bKsy bKsxhwru jIau ]5]
sachay kee liv ubrai bakhsay bakhsanhaar jee-o. ||5||
Only love for the True One will save you; the Forgiver forgives. ||5||

An ko kIjY imqVw Kwku rlY mir jwie jIau ]
an ko keejai mit-rhaa khaak ralai mar jaa-ay jee-o.
If you make any friend other than God, you shall die and mingle with the dust.

bhu rMg dyiK BulwieAw Buil Buil AwvY jwie jIau ]
baho rang daykh bhulaa-i-aa bhul bhul aavai jaa-ay jee-o.
Gazing upon the many games of love, you are beguiled and bewildered; you come and go in reincarnation.

ndir pRBU qy CutIAY ndrI myil imlwie jIau ]6]
nadar parabhoo tay chhutee-ai nadree mayl milaa-ay jee-o. ||6||
Only by God's Grace can you be saved. By His Grace, He unites in His Union. ||6||

gwPl igAwn ivhUixAw gur ibnu igAwnu n Bwil jIau ]
gaafal gi-aan vihooni-aa gur bin gi-aan na bhaal jee-o.
O careless one, you are totally lacking any wisdom; do not seek wisdom without the Guru.

iKMcoqwix ivgucIAY burw Blw duie nwil jIau ]
khinchotaan viguchee-ai buraa bhalaa du-ay naal jee-o.
By indecision and inner conflict, you shall come to ruin. Good and bad both pull at you.

ibnu sbdY BY riqAw sB johI jmkwil jIau ]7]
bin sabdai bhai rati-aa sabh johee jamkaal jee-o. ||7||
Without being attuned to the Word of the Shabad and the Fear of God, all come under the gaze of the Messenger of Death. ||7||

ijin kir kwrxu DwirAw sBsY dyie AwDwru jIau ]
jin kar kaaran Dhaari-aa sabhsai day-ay aaDhaar jee-o.
He who created the creation and sustains it, gives sustenance to all.

so ikau mnhu ivswrIAY sdw sdw dwqwru jIau ]
so ki-o manhu visaaree-ai sadaa sadaa daataar jee-o.
How can you forget Him from your mind? He is the Great Giver, forever and ever.

nwnk nwmu n vIsrY inDwrw AwDwru jIau ]8]1]2]
naanak naam na veesrai niDhaaraa aaDhaar jee-o. ||8||1||2||
Nanak shall never forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the Support of the unsupported. ||8||1||2||