gur sayvaa tay bhagat kamaa-ee

BYrau kbIr jI ] (1159-7)
bhairo kabeer jee.
Bhairao, Kabeer Jee:


gur syvw qy Bgiq kmweI ]
gur sayvaa tay bhagat kamaa-ee.
Serving the Guru, devotional worship is practiced.

qb ieh mwns dyhI pweI ]
tab ih maanas dayhee paa-ee.
Then, this human body is obtained.

ies dyhI kau ismrih dyv ]
is dayhee ka-o simrahi dayv.
Even the gods long for this human body.

so dyhI Bju hir kI syv ]1]
so dayhee bhaj har kee sayv. ||1||
So vibrate that human body, and think of serving the Lord. ||1||

Bjhu guoibMd BUil mq jwhu ]
bhajahu gobind bhool mat jaahu.
Vibrate, and meditate on the Lord of the Universe, and never forget Him.

mwns jnm kw eyhI lwhu ]1] rhwau ]
maanas janam kaa ayhee laahu. ||1|| rahaa-o.
This is the blessed opportunity of this human incarnation. ||1||Pause||

jb lgu jrw rogu nhI AwieAw ]
jab lag jaraa rog nahee aa-i-aa.
As long as the disease of old age has not come to the body,

jb lgu kwil gRsI nhI kwieAw ]
jab lag kaal garsee nahee kaa-i-aa.
and as long as death has not come and seized the body,

jb lgu ibkl BeI nhI bwnI ]
jab lag bikal bha-ee nahee baanee.
and as long as your voice has not lost its power,

Bij lyih ry mn swirgpwnI ]2]
bhaj layhi ray man saarigpaanee. ||2||
O mortal being, vibrate and meditate on the Lord of the World. ||2||

Ab n Bjis Bjis kb BweI ]
ab na bhajas bhajas kab bhaa-ee.
If you do not vibrate and meditate on Him now, when will you, O Sibing of Destiny?

AwvY AMqu n BijAw jweI ]
aavai ant na bhaji-aa jaa-ee.
When the end comes, you will not be able to vibrate and meditate on Him.

jo ikCu krih soeI Ab swru ]
jo kichh karahi so-ee ab saar.
Whatever you have to do - now is the best time to do it.

iPir pCuqwhu n pwvhu pwru ]3]
fir pathutaahu na paavhu paar. ||3||
Otherwise, you shall regret and repent afterwards, and you shall not be carried across to the other side. ||3||

so syvku jo lwieAw syv ]
so sayvak jo laa-i-aa sayv.
He alone is a servant, whom the Lord enjoins to His service.

iqn hI pwey inrMjn dyv ]
tin hee paa-ay niranjan dayv.
He alone attains the Immaculate Divine Lord.

gur imil qw ky Kul@y kpwt ]
gur mil taa kay khulHay kapaat.
Meeting with the Guru, his doors are opened wide,

bhuir n AwvY jonI bwt ]4]
bahur na aavai jonee baat. ||4||
and he does not have to journey again on the path of reincarnation. ||4||

iehI qyrw Aausru ieh qyrI bwr ]
ihee tayraa a-osar ih tayree baar.
This is your chance, and this is your time.

Gt BIqir qU dyKu ibcwir ]
ghat bheetar too daykh bichaar.
Look deep into your own heart, and reflect on this.

khq kbIru jIiq kY hwir ]
kahat kabeer jeet kai haar.
Says Kabeer, you can win or lose.

bhu ibiD kihE pukwir pukwir ]5]1]9]
baho biDh kahi-o pukaar pukaar. ||5||1||9||
In so many ways, I have proclaimed this out loud. ||5||1||9||