gauVI kbIr jI ]

gourree kabeer jee ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

mwDau jl kI ipAws n jwie ]

maadhho jal kee piaas n jaae ||

O Lord, my thirst for the Water of Your Name will not go away.

jl mih Agin auTI AiDkwie ]1] rhwau ]

jal mehi agan outhee adhhikaae ||1|| rehaao ||

The fire of my thirst burns even more brightly in that Water. ||1||Pause||

qUµ jliniD hau jl kw mInu ]

aucwrx jl-in`iD

thoon jalanidhh ho 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 mehi reho jalehi bin kheen ||1||

In that Water, I remain; without that Water, I would perish. ||1||

qUµ ipMjru hau sUAtw qor ]

aucwrx sU-Atw

thoon pinjar ho sooattaa thor ||

You are the cage, and I am Your parrot.

jmu mMjwru khw krY mor ]2]

jam manjaar kehaa karai mor ||2||

So what can the cat of death do to me? ||2||

qUµ qrvru hau pMKI Awih ]

thoon tharavar ho pankhee aahi ||

You are the tree, and I am the bird.

mMdBwgI qyro drsnu nwih ]3]

mandhabhaagee thaero dharasan naahi ||3||

I am so unfortunate - I cannot see the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan! ||3||

qUµ siqguru hau nauqnu cylw ]

thoon sathigur ho nouthan chaelaa ||

You are the True Guru, and I am Your new disciple.

kih kbIr imlu AMq kI bylw ]4]2]

kehi kabeer mil anth kee baelaa ||4||2||

Says Kabeer, O Lord, please meet me - this is my very last chance! ||4||2||