jogI hovY jogvY BogI hovY Kwie ]
jogee hovai jogvai bhogee hovai khaa-ay.
The Yogi practices yoga, and the pleasure-seeker practices eating.

qpIAw hovY qpu kry qIriQ mil mil nwie ]1]
tapee-aa hovai tap karay tirath mal mal naa-ay. ||1||
The austere practice austerities, bathing and rubbing themselves at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. ||1||

qyrw sdVw suxIjY BweI jy ko bhY Alwie ]1] rhwau ]
tayraa sad-rhaa suneejai bhaa-ee jay ko bahai alaa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Let me hear some news of You, O Beloved; if only someone would come and sit with me, and tell me. ||1||Pause||

jYsw bIjY so luxy jo Kty suo Kwie ]
jaisaa beejai so lunay jo khatay so khaa-ay.
As one plants, so does he harvest; whatever he earns, he eats.

AgY puC n hoveI jy sxu nIswxY jwie ]2]
agai puchh na hova-ee jay san neesaanai jaa-ay. ||2||
In the world hereafter, his account is not called for, if he goes with the insignia of the Lord. ||2||

qYso jYsw kwFIAY jYsI kwr kmwie ]
taiso jaisaa kaadhee-ai jaisee kaar kamaa-ay.
According to the actions the mortal commits, so is he proclaimed.

jo dmu iciq n AwveI so dmu ibrQw jwie ]3]
jo dam chit na aavee so dam birthaa jaa-ay. ||3||
And that breath which is drawn without thinking of the Lord, that breath goes in vain. ||3||

iehu qnu vycI bY krI jy ko ley ivkwie ]
ih tan vaychee bai karee jay ko la-ay vikaa-ay.
I would sell this body, if someone would only purchase it.

nwnk kMim n AwveI ijqu qin nwhI scw nwau ]4]5]7]
naanak kamm na aavee jit tan naahee sachaa naa-o. ||4||5||7||
O Nanak, that body is of no use at all, if it does not enshrine the Name of the True Lord. ||4||5||7||