iblwvlu ]

bilaaval ||

Bilaaval:

inq auiT korI gwgir AwnY lIpq jIau gieE ]

nith outh koree gaagar aanai leepath jeeo gaeiou ||

Every day, he rises early, and brings a fresh clay pot; he passes his life embellishing and glazing it.

qwnw bwnw kCU n sUJY hir hir ris lpitE ]1]

thaanaa baanaa kashhoo n soojhai har har ras lapattiou ||1||

He does not think at all of worldly weaving; he is absorbed in the subtle essence of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

hmwry kul kauny rwmu kihE ]

hamaarae kul kounae raam kehiou ||

Who in our family has ever chanted the Name of the Lord?

jb kI mwlw leI inpUqy qb qy suKu n BieE ]1] rhwau ]

jab kee maalaa lee nipoothae thab thae sukh n bhaeiou ||1|| rehaao ||

Ever since this worthless son of mine began chanting with his mala, we have had no peace at all! ||1||Pause||

sunhu ijTwnI sunhu idrwnI Acrju eyku BieE ]

aucwrx Ac-rju

sunahu jithaanee sunahu dhiraanee acharaj eaek bhaeiou ||

Listen, O my sisters-in-law, a wondrous thing has happened!

swq sUq iein mufINey Koey iehu mufIAw ikau n muieE ]2]

saath sooth ein muddeeneae khoeae eihu muddeeaa kio n mueiou ||2||

This boy has ruined our weaving business. Why didn't he simply die? ||2||

srb suKw kw eyku hir suAwmI so guir nwmu dieE ]

sarab sukhaa kaa eaek har suaamee so gur naam dhaeiou ||

O mother, the One Lord, the Lord and Master, is the source of all peace. The Guru has blessed me with His Name.

sMq pRhlwd kI pYj ijin rwKI hrnwKsu nK ibdirE ]3]

aucwrx nK: polw bolo

santh prehalaadh kee paij jin raakhee haranaakhas nakh bidhariou ||3||

He preserved the honor of Prahlaad, and destroyed Harnaakhash with his nails. ||3||

Gr ky dyv ipqr kI CofI gur ko sbdu lieE ]

ghar kae dhaev pithar kee shhoddee gur ko sabadh laeiou ||

I have renounced the gods and ancestors of my house, for the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

khq kbIru sgl pwp KMfnu sMqh lY auDirE ]4]4]

kehath kabeer sagal paap khanddan santheh lai oudhhariou ||4||4||

Says Kabeer, God is the Destroyer of all sins; He is the Saving Grace of His Saints. ||4||4||