ngn iPrq jO pweIAY jogu ]
nagan firat jou paa-ee-ai jog.
If Yoga could be obtained by wandering around naked,

bn kw imrgu mukiq sBu hogu ]1]
ban kaa mirag mukat sabh hog. ||1||
then all the deer of the forest would be liberated. ||1||

ikAw nwgy ikAw bwDy cwm ]
ki-aa naagay ki-aa baaDhay chaam.
What does it matter whether someone goes naked, or wears a deer skin,

jb nhI cInis Awqm rwm ]1] rhwau ]
jab nahee cheenas aatam raam. ||1|| rahaa-o.
if he does not remember the Lord within his soul? ||1||Pause||

mUf muMfwey jO isiD pweI ]
mood mundaa-ay jou siDh paa-ee.
If the spiritual perfection of the Siddhas could be obtained by shaving the head,

mukqI Byf n geIAw kweI ]2]
muktee bhayd na ga-ee-aa kaa-ee. ||2||
then why haven't sheep found liberation? ||2||

ibMdu rwiK jO qrIAY BweI ]
bind raakh jou taree-ai bhaa-ee.
If someone could save himself by celibacy, O Siblings of Destiny,

KusrY ikau n prm giq pweI ]3]
khusrai ki-o na param gat paa-ee. ||3||
why then haven't eunuchs obtained the state of supreme dignity? ||3||

khu kbIr sunhu nr BweI ]
kaho kabeer sunhu nar bhaa-ee.
Says Kabeer, listen, O men, O Siblings of Destiny:

rwm nwm ibnu ikin giq pweI ]4]4]
raam naam bin kin gat paa-ee. ||4||4||
without the Lord's Name, who has ever found salvation? ||4||4||