ਕਬਹੂ ਖੀਰਿ ਖਾਡ ਘੀਉ ਨ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

ਕਬਹੂ ਖੀਰਿ ਖਾਡ ਘੀਉ ਨ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

kabahū khīri khāḍ ghīu na bhāvai ॥

कबहू खीरि खाड घीउ न भावै ॥

Sometimes, people do not appreciate milk, sugar and ghee.

ਕਬਹੂ ਘਰ ਘਰ ਟੂਕ ਮਗਾਵੈ ॥

kabahū ghar ghar ṭūk magāvai ॥

कबहू घर घर टूक मगावै ॥

Sometimes, they have to beg for bread from door to door.

ਕਬਹੂ ਕੂਰਨੁ ਚਨੇ ਬਿਨਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

kabahū kūrnu chanē bināvai ॥1॥

कबहू कूरनु चने बिनावै ॥१॥

Sometimes, they have to pick out the grain from the chaff. ||1||

ਜਿਉ ਰਾਮੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਹੀਐ ਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥

jiu rāmu rākhai tiu rahīai rē bhāī ॥

जिउ रामु राखै तिउ रहीऐ रे भाई ॥

As the Lord keeps us, so do we live, O Siblings of Destiny.

ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਥਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

hari kī mahimā kichhu kathnu na jāī ॥1॥ rahāu ॥

हरि की महिमा किछु कथनु न जाई ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥

The Lord's Glory cannot even be described. ||1||Pause||

ਕਬਹੂ ਤੁਰੇ ਤੁਰੰਗ ਨਚਾਵੈ ॥

kabahū turē turaṅg nachāvai ॥

कबहू तुरे तुरंग नचावै ॥

Sometimes, people prance around on horses.

ਕਬਹੂ ਪਾਇ ਪਨਹੀਓ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੨॥

kabahū pāi panhīō na pāvai ॥2॥

कबहू पाइ पनहीओ न पावै ॥२॥

Sometimes, they do not even have shoes for their feet. ||2||

ਕਬਹੂ ਖਾਟ ਸੁਪੇਦੀ ਸੁਵਾਵੈ ॥

kabahū khāṭ supēdī suvāvai ॥

कबहू खाट सुपेदी सुवावै ॥

Sometimes, people sleep on cozy beds with white sheets.

ਕਬਹੂ ਭੂਮਿ ਪੈਆਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੩॥

kabahū bhūmi paiāru na pāvai ॥3॥

कबहू भूमि पैआरु न पावै ॥३॥

Sometimes, they do not even have straw to put down on the ground. ||3||

ਭਨਤਿ ਨਾਮਦੇਉ ਇਕੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੈ ॥

bhanti nāmdēu iku nāmu nistārai ॥

भनति नामदेउ इकु नामु निसतारै ॥

Naam Dayv prays, only the Naam, the Name of the Lord, can save us.

ਜਿਹ ਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਿਹ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰੈ ॥੪॥੫॥

jih guru milai tih pāri utārai ॥4॥5॥

जिह गुरु मिलै तिह पारि उतारै ॥४॥५॥

One who meets the Guru, is carried across to the other side. ||4||5||