BUilE mnu mwieAw aurJwieE ]
bhooli-o man maa-i-aa urjhaa-i-o.
My mind is deluded, entangled in Maya.

jo jo krm kIE lwlc lig iqh iqh Awpu bMDwieE ]1] rhwau ]
jo jo karam kee-o laalach lag tih tih aap banDhaa-i-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Whatever I do, while engaged in greed, only serves to bind me down. ||1||Pause||

smJ n prI ibKY rs ricE jsu hir ko ibsrwieE ]
samajh na paree bikhai ras rachi-o jas har ko bisraa-i-o.
I have no understanding at all; I am engrossed in the pleasures of corruption, and I have forgotten the Praises of the Lord.

sMig suAwmI so jwinE nwihn bnu Kojn kau DwieE ]1]
sang su-aamee so jaani-o naahin ban khojan ka-o Dhaa-i-o. ||1||
The Lord and Master is with me, but I do not know Him. Instead, I run into the forest, looking for Him. ||1||

rqnu rwmu Gt hI ky BIqir qw ko igAwnu n pwieE ]
ratan raam ghat hee kay bheetar taa ko gi-aan na paa-i-o.
The Jewel of the Lord is deep within my heart, but I do not have any knowledge of Him.

jn nwnk BgvMq Bjn ibnu ibrQw jnmu gvwieE ]2]1]
jan naanak bhagvant bhajan bin birthaa janam gavaa-i-o. ||2||1||
O servant Nanak, without vibrating, meditating on the Lord God, human life is uselessly wasted and lost. ||2||1||