gauVI kbIr jI pMcpdy ]

gourree kabeer jee panchapadhae ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee, Panch-Padas:

ijau jl Coif bwhir BieE mInw ]

jio jal shhodd baahar bhaeiou meenaa ||

I am like a fish out of water,

pUrb jnm hau qp kw hInw ]1]

poorab janam ho thap kaa heenaa ||1||

Because in my previous life, I did not practice penance and intense meditation. ||1||

Ab khu rwm kvn giq morI ]

ab kahu raam kavan gath moree ||

Now tell me, Lord, what will my condition be?

qjI ly bnwrs miq BeI QorI ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx b-nwrs; m`iq

thajee lae banaaras math bhee thhoree ||1|| rehaao ||

I left Benares - I had little common sense. ||1||Pause||

sgl jnmu isv purI gvwieAw ]

sagal janam siv puree gavaaeiaa ||

I wasted my whole life in the city of Shiva;

mrqI bwr mghir auiT AwieAw ]2]

marathee baar magehar outh aaeiaa ||2||

At the time of my death, I moved to Magahar. ||2||

bhuqu brs qpu kIAw kwsI ]

bahuth baras thap keeaa kaasee ||

For many years, I practiced penance and intense meditation at Kaashi;

mrnu BieAw mghr kI bwsI ]3]

maran bhaeiaa magehar kee baasee ||3||

Now that my time to die has come, I have come to dwell at Magahar! ||3||

kwsI mghr sm bIcwrI ]

aucwrx mg-hr: polw bolo

kaasee magehar sam beechaaree ||

Kaashi and Magahar - I consider them the same.

ECI Bgiq kYsy auqris pwrI ]4]

oushhee bhagath kaisae outharas paaree ||4||

With inadequate devotion, how can anyone swim across? ||4||

khu gur gj isv sBu ko jwnY ]

kahu gur gaj siv sabh ko jaanai ||

Says Kabeer, the Guru and Ganaysha and Shiva all know

muAw kbIru rmq sRI rwmY ]5]15]

aucwrx muAw: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: mUAw, moAw); rmq: polw bolo (ASuD: rm`q)

muaa kabeer ramath sree raamai ||5||15||

That Kabeer died chanting the Lord's Name. ||5||15||