mwDau jl kI ipAws n jwie ]
maaDha-o jal kee pi-aas na jaa-ay.
O Lord, my thirst for the Water of Your Name will not go away.

jl mih Agin auTI AiDkwie ]1] rhwau ]
jal meh agan uthee aDhikaa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The fire of my thirst burns even more brightly in that Water. ||1||Pause||

qUM jliniD hau jl kw mInu ]
too^N jalniDh ha-o jal kaa meen.
You are the Ocean of Water, and I am just a fish in that Water.

jl mih rhau jlih ibnu KInu ]1]
jal meh raha-o jaleh bin kheen. ||1||
In that Water, I remain; without that Water, I would perish. ||1||

qUM ipMjru hau sUAtw qor ]
too^N pinjar ha-o soo-ataa tor.
You are the cage, and I am Your parrot.

jmu mMjwru khw krY mor ]2]
jam manjaar kahaa karai mor. ||2||
So what can the cat of death do to me? ||2||

qUM qrvru hau pMKI Awih ]
too^N tarvar ha-o pankhee aahi.
You are the tree, and I am the bird.

mMdBwgI qyro drsnu nwih ]3]
mand-bhaagee tayro darsan naahi. ||3||
I am so unfortunate - I cannot see the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan! ||3||

qUM siqguru hau nauqnu cylw ]
too^N satgur ha-o na-utan chaylaa.
You are the True Guru, and I am Your new disciple.

kih kbIr imlu AMq kI bylw ]4]2]
kahi kabeer mil ant kee baylaa. ||4||2||
Says Kabeer, O Lord, please meet me - this is my very last chance! ||4||2||