gauVI kbIr jI ]

gourree kabeer jee ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

aupjY inpjY inpij smweI ]

oupajai nipajai nipaj samaaee ||

We are born, and we grow, and having grown, we pass away.

nYnh dyKq iehu jgu jweI ]1]

naineh dhaekhath eihu jag jaaee ||1||

Before our very eyes, this world is passing away. ||1||

lwj n mrhu khhu Gru myrw ]

laaj n marahu kehahu ghar maeraa ||

How can you not die of shame, claiming, “This world is mine”?

AMq kI bwr nhI kCu qyrw ]1] rhwau ]

anth kee baar nehee kashh thaeraa ||1|| rehaao ||

At the very last moment, nothing is yours. ||1||Pause||

Aink jqn kir kwieAw pwlI ]

aucwrx kWieAW

anik jathan kar kaaeiaa paalee ||

Trying various methods, you cherish your body,

mrqI bwr Agin sµig jwlI ]2]

marathee baar agan sang jaalee ||2||

But at the time of death, it is burned in the fire. ||2||

coAw cMdnu mrdn AMgw ]

choaa chandhan maradhan angaa ||

You apply sandalwood oil to your limbs,

so qnu jlY kwT kY sMgw ]3]

aucwrx jlY: polw bolo

so than jalai kaath kai sangaa ||3||

But that body is burned with the firewood. ||3||

khu kbIr sunhu ry gunIAw ]

kahu kabeer sunahu rae guneeaa ||

Says Kabeer, listen, O virtuous people:

ibnsYgo rUpu dyKY sB dunIAw ]4]11]

aucwrx ibnsY-go

binasaigo roop dhaekhai sabh dhuneeaa ||4||11||

Your beauty shall vanish, as the whole world watches. ||4||11||