jnm jnm kI mlu DovY prweI Awpxw kIqw pwvY ]
janam janam kee mal Dhovai paraa-ee aapnaa keetaa paavai.
He washes off the filth of other peoples' incarnations, but he obtains the rewards of his own actions.

eIhw suKu nhI drgh FoeI jm puir jwie pcwvY ]1]
eehaa sukh nahee dargeh dho-ee jam pur jaa-ay pachaavai. ||1||
He has no peace in this world, and he has no place in the Court of the Lord. In the City of Death, he is tortured. ||1||

inMdik Aihlw jnmu gvwieAw ]
nindak ahilaa janam gavaa-i-aa.
The slanderer loses his life in vain.

phuic n swkY kwhU bwqY AwgY Taur n pwieAw ]1] rhwau ]
pahuch na saakai kaahoo baatai aagai tha-ur na paa-i-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
He cannot succeed in anything, and in the world hereafter, he finds no place at all. ||1||Pause||

ikrqu pieAw inMdk bpury kw ikAw Ehu krY ibcwrw ]
kirat pa-i-aa nindak bapuray kaa ki-aa oh karai bichaaraa.
Such is the fate of the wretched slanderer - what can the poor creature do?

qhw ibgUqw jh koie n rwKY Ehu iksu pih kry pukwrw ]2]
tahaa bigootaa jah ko-ay na raakhai oh kis peh karay pukaaraa. ||2||
He is ruined there, where no one can protect him; with whom should he lodge his complaint? ||2||

inMdk kI giq kqhUM nwhI KsmY eyvY Bwxw ]
nindak kee gat katahoo^N naahee khasmai ayvai bhaanaa.
The slanderer shall never attain emancipation; this is the Will of the Lord and Master.

jo jo inMd kry sMqn kI iqau sMqn suKu mwnw ]3]
jo jo nind karay santan kee ti-o santan sukh maanaa. ||3||
The more the Saints are slandered, the more they dwell in peace. ||3||

sMqw tyk qumwrI suAwmI qUM sMqn kw shweI ]
santaa tayk tumaaree su-aamee too^N santan kaa sahaa-ee.
The Saints have Your Support, O Lord and Master; You are the Saints' Help and Support.

khu nwnk sMq hir rwKy inMdk dIey ruVweI ]4]2]41]
kaho naanak sant har raakhay nindak dee-ay rurhaa-ee. ||4||2||41||
Says Nanak, the Saints are saved by the Lord; the slanderers are drowned in the deep. ||4||2||41||