iblwvlu ]

bilaaval ||

Bilaaval:

igRhu qij bn KMf jweIAY cuin KweIAY kMdw ]

grihu thaj ban khandd jaaeeai chun khaaeeai kandhaa ||

Abandoning his household, he may go to the forest, and live by eating roots;

Ajhu ibkwr n CofeI pwpI mnu mMdw ]1]

ajahu bikaar n shhoddee paapee man mandhaa ||1||

But even so, his sinful, evil mind does not renounce corruption. ||1||

ikau CUtau kYsy qrau Bvjl iniD BwrI ]

aucwrx in`iD

kio shhootto kaisae tharo bhavajal nidhh bhaaree ||

How can anyone be saved? How can anyone cross over the terrifying world-ocean?

rwKu rwKu myry bITulw jnu srin qum@wrI ]1] rhwau ]

raakh raakh maerae beethulaa jan saran thumhaaree ||1|| rehaao ||

Save me, save me, O my Lord! Your humble servant seeks Your Sanctuary. ||1||Pause||

ibKY ibKY kI bwsnw qjIA nh jweI ]

bikhai bikhai kee baasanaa thajeea neh jaaee ||

I cannot escape my desire for sin and corruption.

Aink jqn kir rwKIAY iPir iPir lptweI ]2]

anik jathan kar raakheeai fir fir lapattaaee ||2||

I make all sorts of efforts to hold back from this desire, but it clings to me, again and again. ||2||

jrw jIvn jobnu gieAw ikCu kIAw n nIkw ]

aucwrx jrw: polw bolo

jaraa jeevan joban gaeiaa kishh keeaa n neekaa ||

Youth and old age - my entire life has passed, but I haven't done any good.

iehu jIArw inrmolko kaufI lig mIkw ]3]

eihu jeearaa niramolako kouddee lag meekaa ||3||

This priceless soul has been treated as if if were worth no more than a shell. ||3||

khu kbIr myry mwDvw qU srb ibAwpI ]

kahu kabeer maerae maadhhavaa thoo sarab biaapee ||

Says Kabeer, O my Lord, You are contained in all.

qum smsir nwhI dieAwlu moih smsir pwpI ]4]3]

thum samasar naahee dhaeiaal mohi samasar paapee ||4||3||

There is none as merciful as You are, and none as sinful as I am. ||4||3||