kabir soya kya kare uth na rove dukh
jaka basa gor me so kyu sowe sukh

jiwan maran bichar kar kude kam niwar
jin pantho tujh chalna soyi panth sawar
jin pantho tujh chalna soyi panth sawar

Why slumber, soul, in twilight's hold?
Awake, and weep the stories told.
The grave awaits, a silent keep,
Why dream of joy in slumber deep?

Consider life, and death's decree,
Shed the husks of vanity.
The path you tread, the only way,
Prepare its stones for judgment day.
The path you tread, the only way,
Prepare its stones for judgment day.