1.1“Saddhāya pabbajitvāna,Having gone forth in faith1.2agārasmānagāriyaṁ;from the lay life to homelessness,1.3Vicariṁhaṁ tena tena,I wandered here and there,1.4lābhasakkāraussukā.jealous of possessions and honors.

2.1Riñcitvā paramaṁ atthaṁ,Neglecting the highest goal,2.2hīnamatthaṁ asevihaṁ;I pursued the lowest.2.3Kilesānaṁ vasaṁ gantvā,Under the sway of corruptions,2.4sāmaññatthaṁ na bujjhihaṁ.I never knew the goal of the ascetic life.

3.1Tassā me ahu saṁvego,I was struck with a sense of urgency3.2nisinnāya vihārake;as I was sitting in my hut:3.3Ummaggapaṭipannāmhi,“I’m walking the wrong path,3.4taṇhāya vasamāgatā.under the sway of craving.

4.1Appakaṁ jīvitaṁ mayhaṁ,My life is short,4.2jarā byādhi ca maddati;trampled by old age and sickness.4.3Purāyaṁ bhijjati kāyo,Before this body breaks apart,4.4na me kālo pamajjituṁ.there is no time for me to be careless.”

5.1Yathābhūtamavekkhantī,I examined in line with the truth5.2khandhānaṁ udayabbayaṁ;the rise and fall of the aggregates.5.3Vimuttacittā uṭṭhāsiṁ,I stood up with mind liberated,5.4kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.having fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

6.1… Mittā kāḷī therī ….