sµig n cwlis qyrY Dnw ]

sang n chaalas thaerai dhhanaa ||

Your wealth shall not go with you;

qUµ ikAw lptwvih mUrK mnw ]

thoon kiaa lapattaavehi moorakh manaa ||

Why do you cling to it, you fool?

suq mIq kutµb Aru binqw ]

suth meeth kuttanb ar banithaa ||

Children, friends, family and spouse

ien qy khhu qum kvn snwQw ]

ein thae kehahu thum kavan sanaathhaa ||

Who of these shall accompany you?

rwj rMg mwieAw ibsQwr ]

raaj rang maaeiaa bisathhaar ||

Power, pleasure, and the vast expanse of Maya

ien qy khhu kvn Cutkwr ]

ein thae kehahu kavan shhuttakaar ||

Who has ever escaped from these?

Asu hsqI rQ AsvwrI ]

as hasathee rathh asavaaree ||

Horses, elephants, chariots and pageantry

JUTw fMPu JUTu pwswrI ]

jhoothaa ddanf jhooth paasaaree ||

- false shows and false displays.

ijin dIey iqsu buJY n ibgwnw ]

aucwrx bu`JY

jin dheeeae this bujhai n bigaanaa ||

The fool does not acknowledge the One who gave this;

nwmu ibswir nwnk pCuqwnw ]5]

naam bisaar naanak pashhuthaanaa ||5||

Forgetting the Naam, O Nanak, he will repent in the end. ||5||