rwjwsRm imiq nhI jwnI qyrI ]
raajaasaram mit nahee jaanee tayree.
I do not know the limits of Your Royal Ashram.

qyry sMqn kI hau cyrI ]1] rhwau ]
tayray santan kee ha-o chayree. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I am the humble slave of Your Saints. ||1||Pause||

hsqo jwie su rovqu AwvY rovqu jwie su hsY ]
hasto jaa-ay so rovat aavai rovat jaa-ay so hasai.
The one who goes laughing returns crying, and the one who goes crying returns laughing.

bsqo hoie hoie suo aUjru aUjru hoie su bsY ]1]
basto ho-ay ho-ay so oojar oojar ho-ay so basai. ||1||
What is inhabited becomes deserted, and what is deserted becomes inhabited. ||1||

jl qy Ql kir Ql qy kUAw kUp qy myru krwvY ]
jal tay thal kar thal tay koo-aa koop tay mayr karaavai.
The water turns into a desert, the desert turns into a well, and the well turns into a mountain.

DrqI qy Awkwis cFwvY cFy Akwis igrwvY ]2]
Dhartee tay aakaas chadhaavai chadhay akaas giraavai. ||2||
From the earth, the mortal is exalted to the Akaashic ethers; and from the ethers on high, he is thrown down again. ||2||

ByKwrI qy rwju krwvY rwjw qy ByKwrI ]
bhaykhaaree tay raaj karaavai raajaa tay bhaykhaaree.
The beggar is transformed into a king, and the king into a beggar.

Kl mUrK qy pMifqu kirbo pMifq qy mugDwrI ]3]
khal moorakh tay pandit karibo pandit tay mugDhaaree. ||3||
The idiotic fool is transformed into a Pandit, a religious scholar, and the Pandit into a fool. ||3||

nwrI qy jo purKu krwvY purKn qy jo nwrI ]
naaree tay jo purakh karaavai purkhan tay jo naaree.
The woman is transformed into a man, and the men into women.

khu kbIr swDU ko pRIqmu iqsu mUriq bilhwrI ]4]2]
kaho kabeer saaDhoo ko pareetam tis moorat balihaaree. ||4||2||
Says Kabeer, God is the Beloved of the Holy Saints. I am a sacrifice to His image. ||4||2||