rwmu ismru pCuqwihgw mn ]
raam simar pachhutaahigaa man.
Meditate in remembrance on the Lord, or else you will regret it in the end, O mind.

pwpI jIArw loBu krqu hY Awju kwil auiT jwihgw ]1] rhwau ]
paapee jee-araa lobh karat hai aaj kaal uth jaahigaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
O sinful soul, you act in greed, but today or tomorrow, you will have to get up and leave. ||1||Pause||

lwlc lwgy jnmu gvwieAw mwieAw Brm Bulwihgw ]
laalach laagay janam gavaa-i-aa maa-i-aa bharam bhulaahigaa.
Clinging to greed, you have wasted your life, deluded in the doubt of Maya.

Dn jobn kw grbu n kIjY kwgd ijau gil jwihgw ]1]
Dhan joban kaa garab na keejai kaagad ji-o gal jaahigaa. ||1||
Do not take pride in your wealth and youth; you shall crumble apart like dry paper. ||1||

jau jmu Awie kys gih ptkY qw idn ikCu n bswihgw ]
ja-o jam aa-ay kays geh patkai taa din kichh na basaahigaa.
When the Messenger of Death comes and grabs you by the hair, and knocks you down, on that day, you shall be powerless.

ismrnu Bjnu dieAw nhI kInI qau muiK cotw Kwihgw ]2]
simran bhajan da-i-aa nahee keenee ta-o mukh chotaa khaahigaa. ||2||
You do not remember the Lord, or vibrate upon Him in meditation, and you do not practice compassion; you shall be beaten on your face. ||2||

Drm rwie jb lyKw mwgY ikAw muKu lY kY jwihgw ]
Dharam raa-ay jab laykhaa maagai ki-aa mukh lai kai jaahigaa.
When the Righteous Judge of Dharma calls for your account, what face will you show Him then?

khqu kbIru sunhu ry sMqhu swDsMgiq qir jWihgw ]3]1]
kahat kabeer sunhu ray santahu saaDhsangat tar jaa^Nhigaa. ||3||1||
Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints: in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall be saved. ||3||1||