ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ॥

gaurree kabeer jee |

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

ਅਸਥਾਵਰ ਜੰਗਮ ਕੀਟ ਪਤੰਗਾ ॥

asathaavar jangam keett patangaa |

The mobile and immobile creatures, insects and moths

ਅਨਿਕ ਜਨਮ ਕੀਏ ਬਹੁ ਰੰਗਾ ॥੧॥

anik janam kee bahu rangaa |1|

- in numerous lifetimes, I have passed through those many forms. ||1||

ਐਸੇ ਘਰ ਹਮ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਸਾਏ ॥

aise ghar ham bahut basaae |

I lived in many such homes, O Lord,

ਜਬ ਹਮ ਰਾਮ ਗਰਭ ਹੋਇ ਆਏ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jab ham raam garabh hoe aae |1| rahaau |

before I came into the womb this time. ||1||Pause||

ਜੋਗੀ ਜਤੀ ਤਪੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਚਾਰੀ ॥

jogee jatee tapee brahamachaaree |

I was a Yogi, a celibate, a penitent, and a Brahmchaaree, with strict self-discipline.

ਕਬਹੂ ਰਾਜਾ ਛਤ੍ਰਪਤਿ ਕਬਹੂ ਭੇਖਾਰੀ ॥੨॥

kabahoo raajaa chhatrapat kabahoo bhekhaaree |2|

Sometimes I was a king, sitting on the throne, and sometimes I was a beggar. ||2||

ਸਾਕਤ ਮਰਹਿ ਸੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਜੀਵਹਿ ॥

saakat mareh sant sabh jeeveh |

The faithless cynics shall die, while the Saints shall all survive.

ਰਾਮ ਰਸਾਇਨੁ ਰਸਨਾ ਪੀਵਹਿ ॥੩॥

raam rasaaein rasanaa peeveh |3|

They drink in the Lord's Ambrosial Essence with their tongues. ||3||

ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕੀਜੈ ॥

kahu kabeer prabh kirapaa keejai |

Says Kabeer, O God, have mercy on me.

ਹਾਰਿ ਪਰੇ ਅਬ ਪੂਰਾ ਦੀਜੈ ॥੪॥੧੩॥

haar pare ab pooraa deejai |4|13|

I am so tired; now, please bless me with Your perfection. ||4||13||