gauVI kbIr jI ]

gourree kabeer jee ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

grB vws mih kulu nhI jwqI ]

garabh vaas mehi kul nehee jaathee ||

In the dwelling of the womb, there is no ancestry or social status.

bRhm ibMdu qy sB auqpwqI ]1]

aucwrx bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

breham bindh thae sabh outhapaathee ||1||

All have originated from the Seed of God. ||1||

khu ry pMifq bwmn kb ky hoey ]

kahu rae panddith baaman kab kae hoeae ||

Tell me, O Pandit, O religious scholar: since when have you been a Brahmin?

bwmn kih kih jnmu mq Koey ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx mq: polw bolo

baaman kehi kehi janam math khoeae ||1|| rehaao ||

Don't waste your life by continually claiming to be a Brahmin. ||1||Pause||

jO qUµ bRwhmxu bRhmxI jwieAw ]

aucwrx bRhmxI: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

ja thoon braahaman brehamanee jaaeiaa ||

If you are indeed a Brahmin, born of a Brahmin mother,

qau Awn bwt kwhy nhI AwieAw ]2]

tho aan baatt kaahae nehee aaeiaa ||2||

Then why didn't you come by some other way? ||2||

qum kq bRwhmx hm kq sUd ]

thum kath braahaman ham kath soodh ||

How is it that you are a Brahmin, and I am of a low social status?

hm kq lohU qum kq dUD ]3]

ham kath lohoo thum kath dhoodhh ||3||

How is it that I am formed of blood, and you are made of milk? ||3||

khu kbIr jo bRhmu bIcwrY ]

aucwrx bRhmu: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

kahu kabeer jo breham beechaarai ||

Says Kabeer, one who contemplates God,

so bRwhmxu khIAqu hY hmwrY ]4]7]

so braahaman keheeath hai hamaarai ||4||7||

Is said to be a Brahmin among us. ||4||7||