baho parpanch kar par Dhan li-aavai

soriT kbIr jIau ] (656-7)
sorath kabeer jee-o.
Sorat'h, The Word Of Kabeer Jee:


bhu prpMc kir pr Dnu ilAwvY ]
baho parpanch kar par Dhan li-aavai.
Practicing great hypocrisy, he acquires the wealth of others.

suq dwrw pih Awin lutwvY ]1]
sut daaraa peh aan lutaavai. ||1||
Returning home, he squanders it on his wife and children. ||1||

mn myry BUly kptu n kIjY ]
man mayray bhoolay kapat na keejai.
O my mind, do not practice deception, even inadvertently.

AMiq inbyrw qyry jIA pih lIjY ]1] rhwau ]
ant nibayraa tayray jee-a peh leejai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
In the end, your own soul shall have to answer for its account. ||1||Pause||

iCnu iCnu qnu CIjY jrw jnwvY ]
chhin chhin tan chheejai jaraa janaavai.
Moment by moment, the body is wearing away, and old age is asserting itself.

qb qyrI Ek koeI pwnIE n pwvY ]2]
tab tayree ok ko-ee paanee-o na paavai. ||2||
And then, when you are old, no one shall pour water into your cup. ||2||

khqu kbIru koeI nhI qyrw ]
kahat kabeer ko-ee nahee tayraa.
Says Kabeer, no one belongs to you.

ihrdY rwmu kI n jpih svyrw ]3]9]
hirdai raam kee na jaapeh savayraa. ||3||9||
Why not chant the Lord's Name in your heart, when you are still young? ||3||9||