gauVI kbIr jI ]

gourree kabeer jee ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

jo jn pr imiq pr mnu jwnw ]

jo jan paramith paraman jaanaa ||

He claims to know the Lord, who is beyond measure and beyond thought;

bwqn hI bYkuµT smwnw ]1]

baathan hee baikunth samaanaa ||1||

By mere words, he plans to enter heaven. ||1||

nw jwnw bYkuµT khw hI ]

naa jaanaa baikunth kehaa hee ||

I do not know where heaven is.

jwnu jwnu siB khih qhw hI ]1] rhwau ]

jaan jaan sabh kehehi thehaa hee ||1|| rehaao ||

Everyone claims that he plans to go there. ||1||Pause||

khn khwvn nh pqIAeI hY ]

aucwrx pqI-AeI

kehan kehaavan neh patheeaee hai ||

By mere talk, the mind is not appeased.

qau mnu mwnY jw qy haumY jeI hY ]2]

tho man maanai jaa thae houmai jee hai ||2||

The mind is only appeased, when egotism is conquered. ||2||

jb lgu min bYkuµT kI Aws ]

jab lag man baikunth kee aas ||

As long as the mind is filled with the desire for heaven,

qb lgu hoie nhI crn invwsu ]3]

thab lag hoe nehee charan nivaas ||3||

He does not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||3||

khu kbIr ieh khIAY kwih ]

kahu kabeer eih keheeai kaahi ||

Says Kabeer, unto whom should I tell this?

swDsµgiq bYkuµTY Awih ]4]10]

saadhhasangath baikunthai aahi ||4||10||

The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven. ||4||10||