gauVI kbIr jI ]

gourree kabeer jee ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

Avr mUey ikAw sogu krIjY ]

avar mooeae kiaa sog kareejai ||

Why do you cry and mourn, when another person dies?

qau kIjY jau Awp n jIjY ]1]

tho keejai jo aapan jeejai ||1||

Do so only if you yourself are to live. ||1||

mY n mrau mirbo sMswrw ]

mai n maro maribo sansaaraa ||

I shall not die as the rest of the world dies,

Ab moih imilE hY jIAwvnhwrw ]1] rhwau ]

ab mohi miliou hai jeeaavanehaaraa ||1|| rehaao ||

For now I have met the life-giving Lord. ||1||Pause||

ieAw dyhI prml mhkµdw ]

eiaa dhaehee paramal mehakandhaa ||

People anoint their bodies with fragrant oils,

qw suK ibsry prmwnµdw ]2]

thaa sukh bisarae paramaanandhaa ||2||

And in that pleasure, they forget the supreme bliss. ||2||

kUAtw eyku pMc pinhwrI ]

kooattaa eaek panch panihaaree ||

There is one well, and five water-carriers.

tUtI lwju BrY miq hwrI ]3]

aucwrx m`iq

ttoottee laaj bharai math haaree ||3||

Even though the rope is broken, the fools continue trying to draw water. ||3||

khu kbIr iek buiD bIcwrI ]

kahu kabeer eik budhh beechaaree ||

Says Kabeer, through contemplation, I have obtained this one understanding.

nw Ehu kUAtw nw pinhwrI ]4]12]

naa ouhu kooattaa naa panihaaree ||4||12||

There is no well, and no water-carrier. ||4||12||