mwnuKu ibnu bUJy ibrQw AwieAw ]
maanukh bin boojhay birthaa aa-i-aa.
Without understanding, his coming into the world is useless.

Aink swj sIgwr bhu krqw ijau imrqku EFwieAw ] rhwau ]
anik saaj seegaar baho kartaa ji-o mirtak odhaa-i-o. rahaa-o.
He puts on various ornaments and many decorations, but it is like dressing a corpse. ||Pause||

Dwie Dwie ik®pn sRmu kIno iekqR krI hY mwieAw ]
Dhaa-ay Dhaa-ay kirpan saram keeno ikatar karee hai maa-i-aa.
With great effort and exertion, the miser works to gather in the riches of Maya.

dwnu puMnu nhI sMqn syvw ikq hI kwij n AwieAw ]1]
daan punn nahee santan sayvaa kit hee kaaj na aa-i-aa. ||1||
He does not give anything in charity or generosity, and he does not serve the Saints; his wealth does not do him any good at all. ||1||

kir AwBrx svwrI syjw kwmin Qwtu bnwieAw ]
kar aabhran savaaree sayjaa kaaman thaat banaa-i-aa.
The soul-bride puts on her ornaments, embellishes her bed, and fashions decorations.

sMgu n pwieE Apuny Brqy pyiK pyiK duKu pwieAw ]2]
sang na paa-i-o apunay bhartay paykh paykh dukh paa-i-aa. ||2||
But if she does not obtain the company of her Husband Lord, the sight of these decorations only brings her pain. ||2||

swro idnsu mjUrI krqw quhu mUslih CrwieAw ]
saaro dinas majooree kartaa tuhu mooslahi chharaa-i-aa.
The man works all day long, threshing the husks with the pestle.

Kydu BieE bygwrI inAweI Gr kY kwim n AwieAw ]3]
khayd bha-i-o baygaaree ni-aa-ee ghar kai kaam na aa-i-aa. ||3||
He is depressed, like a forced laborer, and so he is of no use to his own home. ||3||

BieE AnugRhu jw kau pRB ko iqsu ihrdY nwmu vswieAw ]
bha-i-o anoograhu jaa ka-o parabh ko tis hirdai naam vasaa-i-aa.
But when God shows His Mercy and Grace, He implants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within the heart.

swDsMgiq kY pwCY pirAau jn nwnk hir rsu pwieAw ]4]2]4]
saaDhsangat kai paachhai pari-a-o jan naanak har ras paa-i-aa. ||4||2||4||
Search the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, and find the sublime essence of the Lord. ||4||2||4||