duD ibnu Dynu pMK ibnu pMKI jl ibnu auqBuj kwim nwhI ]
duDh bin Dhayn pankh bin pankhee jal bin ut-bhuj kaam naahee.
A cow without milk; a bird without wings; a garden without water - totally useless!

ikAw sulqwnu slwm ivhUxw AMDI koTI qyrw nwmu nwhI ]1]
ki-aa sultaan salaam vihoonaa anDhee kothee tayraa naam naahee. ||1||
What is an emperor, without respect? The chamber of the soul is so dark, without the Name of the Lord. ||1||

kI ivsrih duKu bhuqw lwgY ]
kee visrahi dukh bahutaa laagai.
How could I ever forget You? It would be so painful!

duKu lwgY qUM ivsru nwhI ]1] rhwau ]
dukh laagai too^N visar naahee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I would suffer such pain - no, I shall not forget You! ||1||Pause||

AKI AMDu jIB rsu nwhI kMnI pvxu n vwjY ]
akhee anDh jeebh ras naahee kannee pavan na vaajai.
The eyes grow blind, the tongue does not taste, and the ears do not hear any sound.

crxI clY pjUqw AwgY ivxu syvw Pl lwgy ]2]
charnee chalai pajootaa aagai vin sayvaa fal laagay. ||2||
He walks on his feet only when supported by someone else; without serving the Lord, such are the fruits of life. ||2||

AKr ibrK bwg Buie coKI isMicq Bwau kryhI ]
akhar birakh baag bhu-ay chokhee sinchit bhaa-o karayhee.
The Word is the tree; the garden of the heart is the farm; tend it, and irrigate it with the Lord's Love.

sBnw Plu lwgY nwmu eyko ibnu krmw kYsy lyhI ]3]
sabhnaa fal laagai naam ayko bin karmaa kaisay layhee. ||3||
All these trees bear the fruit of the Name of the One Lord; but without the karma of good actions, how can anyone obtain it? ||3||

jyqy jIA qyqy siB qyry ivxu syvw Plu iksY nwhI ]
jaytay jee-a taytay sabh tayray vin sayvaa fal kisai naahee.
As many living beings are there are, they are all Yours. Without selfless service, no one obtains any reward.

duKu suKu Bwxw qyrw hovY ivxu nwvY jIau rhY nwhI ]4]
dukh sukh bhaanaa tayraa hovai vin naavai jee-o rahai naahee. ||4||
Pain and pleasure come by Your Will; without the Name, the soul does not even exist. ||4||

miq ivic mrxu jIvxu horu kYsw jw jIvw qW jugiq nwhI ]
mat vich maran jeevan hor kaisaa jaa jeevaa taa^N jugat naahee.
To die in the Teachings is to live. Otherwise, what is life? That is not the way.

khY nwnku jIvwly jIAw jh BwvY qh rwKu quhI ]5]19]
kahai naanak jeevaalay jee-aa jah bhaavai tah raakh tuhee. ||5||19||
Says Nanak, He grants life to the living beings; O Lord, please keep me according to Your Will. ||5||19||