kwc kotµ rcµiq qoXµ lypnµ rkq crmxh ]

aucwrx qoXµ: qoieAM bolo

kaach kottan rachanth thoyan laepanan rakath charamaneh ||

This fragile body-fortress is made up of water, plastered with blood and wrapped in skin.

nvµq duAwrµ BIq rihqµ bwie rUpM AsQµBnh ]

aucwrx AsQµB-nh

navanth dhuaaran bheeth rehithan baae roopan asathhanbhaneh ||

It has nine gates, but no doors; it is supported by pillars of wind, the channels of the breath.

goibMd nwmM nh ismrµiq AigAwnI jwnµiq AsiQrµ ]

gobindh naaman neh simaranth agiaanee jaananth asathhiran ||

The ignorant person does not meditate in remembrance on the Lord of the Universe; he thinks that this body is permanent.

durlB dyh auDrµq swD srx nwnk ]

aucwrx dur-lB

dhuralabh dhaeh oudhharanth saadhh saran naanak ||

This precious body is saved and redeemed in the Sanctuary of the Holy, O Nanak,

hir hir hir hir hir hry jpMiq ]4]

har har har har har harae japanth ||4||

Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har, Har, Haray. ||4||