bwbw AwieAw hY auiT clxw iehu jgu JUTu pswrovw ]
baabaa aa-i-aa hai uth chalnaa ih jag jhooth pasaarovaa.
O Baba, whoever has come, will rise up and leave; this world is merely a false show.

scw Gru scVY syvIAY scu Krw sicAwrovw ]
sachaa ghar sachrhai sayvee-ai sach kharaa sachi-aarovaa.
One's true home is obtained by serving the True Lord; real Truth is obtained by being truthful.

kUiV lib jW Qwie n pwsI AgY lhY n TwE ]
koorh lab jaa^N thaa-ay na paasee agai lahai na thaa-o.
By falsehood and greed, no place of rest is found, and no place in the world hereafter is obtained.

AMqir Awau n bYshu khIAY ijau suM\Y Gir kwE ]
antar aa-o na baishu kahee-ai ji-o sunjai ghar kaa-o.
No one invites him to come in and sit down. He is like a crow in a deserted home.

jMmxu mrxu vfw vyCoVw ibnsY jgu sbwey ]
jaman maran vadaa vaychhorhaa binsai jag sabaa-ay.
Trapped by birth and death, he is separated from the Lord for such a long time; the whole world is wasting away.

lib DMDY mwieAw jgqu BulwieAw kwlu KVw rUAwey ]1]
lab DhanDhai maa-i-aa jagat bhulaa-i-aa kaal kharhaa roo-aa-ay. ||1||
Greed, worldly entanglements and Maya deceive the world. Death hovers over its head, and causes it to weep. ||1||

bwbw Awvhu BweIho gil imlh imil imil dyh AwsIsw hy ]
baabaa aavhu bhaa-eeho gal milah mil mil dayh aaseesaa hay.
Come, O Baba, and Siblings of Destiny - let's join together; take me in your arms, and bless me with your prayers.

bwbw scVw mylu n cukeI pRIqm kIAw dyh AsIsw hy ]
baabaa sachrhaa mayl na chuk-ee pareetam kee-aa dayh aseesaa hay.
O Baba, union with the True Lord cannot be broken; bless me with your prayers for union with my Beloved.

AwsIsw dyvho Bgiq kryvho imilAw kw ikAw mylo ]
aaseesaa dayvho bhagat karayvho mili-aa kaa ki-aa maylo.
Bless me with your prayers, that I may perform devotional worship service to my Lord; for those already united with Him, what is there to unite?

ieik BUly nwvhu Qyhhu Qwvhu gur sbdI scu Kylo ]
ik bhoolay naavhu thayhhu thaavhu gur sabdee sach khaylo.
Some have wandered away from the Name of the Lord, and lost the Path. The Word of the Guru's Shabad is the true game.

jm mwrig nhI jwxw sbid smwxw juig juig swcY vysy ]
jam maarag nahee jaanaa sabad samaanaa jug jug saachai vaysay.
Do not go on Death's path; remain merged in the Word of the Shabad, the true form throughout the ages.

swjn sYx imlhu sMjogI gur imil Koly Pwsy ]2]
saajan sain milhu sanjogee gur mil kholay faasay. ||2||
Through good fortune, we meet such friends and relatives, who meet with the Guru, and escape the noose of Death. ||2||

bwbw nWgVw AwieAw jg mih duKu suKu lyKu ilKwieAw ]
baabaa naa^Ngrhaa aa-i-aa jag meh dukh sukh laykh likhaa-i-aa.
O Baba, we come into the world naked, into pain and pleasure, according to the record of our account.

iliKAVw swhw nw tlY jyhVw purib kmwieAw ]
likhi-arhaa saahaa naa talai jayhrhaa purab kamaa-i-aa.
The call of our pre-ordained destiny cannot be altered; it follows from our past actions.

bih swcY iliKAw AMimRqu ibiKAw ijqu lwieAw iqqu lwgw ]
bahi saachai likhi-aa amrit bikhi-aa jit laa-i-aa tit laagaa.
The True Lord sits and writes of ambrosial nectar, and bitter poison; as the Lord attaches us, so are we attached.

kwmixAwrI kwmx pwey bhu rMgI gil qwgw ]
kamani-aaree kaaman paa-ay baho rangee gal taagaa.
The Charmer, Maya, has worked her charms, and the multi-colored thread is around everyone's neck.

hoCI miq BieAw mnu hoCw guVu sw mKI KwieAw ]
hochhee mat bha-i-aa man hochhaa gurh saa makhee khaa-i-aa.
Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets.

nw mrjwdu AwieAw kil BIqir nWgo bMiD clwieAw ]3]
naa marjaad aa-i-aa kal bheetar naa^Ngo banDh chalaa-i-aa. ||3||
Contrary to custom, he comes into the Dark Age of Kali Yuga naked, and naked he is bound down and sent away again. ||3||

bwbw rovhu jy iksY rovxw jwnIAVw bMiD pTwieAw hY ]
baabaa rovhu jay kisai rovnaa jaanee-arhaa banDh pathaa-i-aa hai.
O Baba, weep and mourn if you must; the beloved soul is bound and driven off.

iliKAVw lyKu n mytIAY dir hwkwrVw AwieAw hY ]
likhi-arhaa laykh na maytee-ai dar haakaararhaa aa-i-aa hai.
The pre-ordained record of destiny cannot be erased; the summons has come from the Lord's Court.

hwkwrw AwieAw jw iqsu BwieAw ruMny rovxhwry ]
haakaaraa aa-i-aa jaa tis bhaa-i-aa runnay rovanhaaray.
The messenger comes, when it pleases the Lord, and the mourners begin to mourn.

puq BweI BwqIjy rovih pRIqm Aiq ipAwry ]
put bhaa-ee bhaateejay roveh pareetam at pi-aaray.
Sons, brothers, nephews and very dear friends weep and wail.

BY rovY gux swir smwly ko mrY n muieAw nwly ]
bhai rovai gun saar samaalay ko marai na mu-i-aa naalay.
Let him weep, who weeps in the Fear of God, cherishing the virtues of God. No one dies with the dead.

nwnk juig juig jwx isjwxw rovih scu smwly ]4]5]
naanak jug jug jaan sijaanaa roveh sach samaalay. ||4||5||
O Nanak, throughout the ages, they are known as wise, who weep, remembering the True Lord. ||4||5||