inrDn Awdru koeI n dyie ]
nirDhan aadar ko-ee na day-ay.
No one respects the poor man.

lwK jqn krY Ehu iciq n Dryie ]1] rhwau ]
laakh jatan karai oh chit na Dharay-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
He may make thousands of efforts, but no one pays any attention to him. ||1||Pause||

jau inrDnu srDn kY jwie ]
ja-o nirDhan sarDhan kai jaa-ay.
When the poor man goes to the rich man,

Awgy bYTw pIiT iPrwie ]1]
aagay baithaa peeth firaa-ay. ||1||
and sits right in front of him, the rich man turns his back on him. ||1||

jau srDnu inrDn kY jwie ]
ja-o sarDhan nirDhan kai jaa-ay.
But when the rich man goes to the poor man,

dIAw Awdru lIAw bulwie ]2]
dee-aa aadar lee-aa bulaa-ay. ||2||
the poor man welcomes him with respect. ||2||

inrDnu srDnu donau BweI ]
nirDhan sarDhan don-o bhaa-ee.
The poor man and the rich man are both brothers.

pRB kI klw n mytI jweI ]3]
parabh kee kalaa na maytee jaa-ee. ||3||
God's pre-ordained plan cannot be erased. ||3||

kih kbIr inrDnu hY soeI ]
kahi kabeer nirDhan hai so-ee.
Says Kabeer, he alone is poor,

jw ky ihrdY nwmu n hoeI ]4]8]
jaa kay hirdai naam na ho-ee. ||4||8||
who does not have the Naam, the Name of the Lord, in his heart. ||4||8||