rwj imlk jobn igRh soBw rUpvMqu juoAwnI ]
raaj milak joban garih sobhaa roopvant jo-aanee.
Power, property, youth, household, fame and the beauty of youth;

bhuqu drbu hsqI Aru GoVy lwl lwK bY AwnI ]
bahut darab hastee ar ghorhay laal laakh bai aanee.
great wealth, elephants, horses and jewels, purchased with tens of thousands of dollars;

AwgY drgih kwim n AwvY Coif clY AiBmwnI ]1]
aagai dargahi kaam na aavai chhod chalai abhimaanee. ||1||
hereafter, these shall be of no avail in the Court of the Lord; the proud must depart, leaving them behind. ||1||

kwhy eyk ibnw icqu lweIAY ]
kaahay ayk binaa chit laa-ee-ai.
Why center your consciousness on any other than the Lord?

aUTq bYTq sovq jwgq sdw sdw hir iDAweIAY ]1] rhwau ]
oothat baithat sovat jaagat sadaa sadaa har Dhi-aa-ee-ai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Sitting down, standing up, sleeping and waking, forever and ever, meditate on the Lord. ||1||Pause||

mhw bicqR suMdr AwKwVy rx mih ijqy pvwVy ]
mahaa bachitar sundar aakhaarhay ran meh jitay pavaarhay.
He may have the most wondrous and beautiful arenas, and be victorious on the field of battle.

hau mwrau hau bMDau Cofau muK qy eyv bbwVy ]
ha-o maara-o ha-o banDha-o chhoda-o mukh tay ayv babaarhay.
He may proclaim, "I can kill anyone, I can capture anyone, and I can release anyone."

AwieAw hukmu pwrbRhm kw Coif cilAw eyk idhwVy ]2]
aa-i-aa hukam paarbarahm kaa chhod chali-aa ayk dihaarhay. ||2||
But when the Order comes from the Supreme Lord God, he departs and leaves in a day. ||2||

krm Drm jugiq bhu krqw krxYhwru n jwnY ]
karam Dharam jugat baho kartaa karnaihaar na jaanai.
He may perform all sorts of religious rituals and good actions, but he does not know the Creator Lord, the Doer of all.

aupdysu krY Awip n kmwvY qqu sbdu n pCwnY ]
updays karai aap na kamaavai tat sabad na pachhaanai.
He teaches, but does not practice what he preaches; he does not realize the essential reality of the Word of the Shabad.

nWgw AwieAw nWgo jwsI ijau hsqI Kwku CwnY ]3]
naa^Ngaa aa-i-aa naa^Ngo jaasee ji-o hastee khaak chhaanai. ||3||
Naked he came, and naked he shall depart; he is like an elephant, throwing dust on himself. ||3||

sMq sjn sunhu siB mIqw JUTw eyhu pswrw ]
sant sajan sunhu sabh meetaa jhoothaa ayhu pasaaraa.
O Saints, and friends, listen to me: all this world is false.

myrI myrI kir kir fUby Kip Kip muey gvwrw ]
mayree mayree kar kar doobay khap khap mu-ay gavaaraa.
Continually claiming, "Mine, mine", the mortals are drowned; the fools waste away and die.

gur imil nwnk nwmu iDAwieAw swic nwim insqwrw ]4]1]38]
gur mil naanak naam Dhi-aa-i-aa saach naam nistaaraa. ||4||1||38||
Meeting the Guru, O Nanak, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the True Name, I am emancipated. ||4||1||38||