koeI AwKY BUqnw ko khY byqwlw ]
ko-ee aakhai bhootnaa ko kahai baytaalaa.
Some call him a ghost; some say that he is a demon.

koeI AwKY AwdmI nwnku vycwrw ]1]
ko-ee aakhai aadmee naanak vaychaaraa. ||1||
Some call him a mere mortal; O, poor Nanak! ||1||

BieAw idvwnw swh kw nwnku baurwnw ]
bha-i-aa divaanaa saah kaa naanak ba-uraanaa.
Crazy Nanak has gone insane, after his Lord, the King.

hau hir ibnu Avru n jwnw ]1] rhwau ]
ha-o har bin avar na jaanaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I know of none other than the Lord. ||1||Pause||

qau dyvwnw jwxIAY jw BY dyvwnw hoie ]
ta-o dayvaanaa jaanee-ai jaa bhai dayvaanaa ho-ay.
He alone is known to be insane, when he goes insane with the Fear of God.

eykI swihb bwhrw dUjw Avru n jwxY koie ]2]
aykee saahib baahraa doojaa avar na jaanai ko-ay. ||2||
He recognizes none other than the One Lord and Master. ||2||

qau dyvwnw jwxIAY jw eykw kwr kmwie ]
ta-o dayvaanaa jaanee-ai jaa aykaa kaar kamaa-ay.
He alone is known to be insane, if he works for the One Lord.

hukmu pCwxY Ksm kw dUjI Avr isAwxp kwie ]3]
hukam pachhaanai khasam kaa doojee avar si-aanap kaa-ay. ||3||
Recognizing the Hukam, the Command of his Lord and Master, what other cleverness is there? ||3||

qau dyvwnw jwxIAY jw swihb Dry ipAwru ]
ta-o dayvaanaa jaanee-ai jaa saahib Dharay pi-aar.
He alone is known to be insane, when he falls in love with his Lord and Master.

mMdw jwxY Awp kau Avru Blw sMswru ]4]7]
mandaa jaanai aap ka-o avar bhalaa sansaar. ||4||7||
He sees himself as bad, and all the rest of the world as good. ||4||7||