This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Siree Raag on Pannaa 43
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isrIrwgu mhlw 5 ]
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sireeraag mehalaa 5 ||
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Siree Raag, Fifth Mehla:
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Blky auiT ppolIAY ivxu buJy mugD Ajwix ]
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bhalakae out(h) papoleeai vin bujhae mugadhh ajaan ||
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Arising each day, you cherish your body, but you are idiotic, ignorant and without understanding.
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so pRBu iciq n AwieE CutYgI bybwix ]
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so prabh chith n aaeiou shhuttaigee baebaan ||
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You are not conscious of God, and your body shall be cast into the wilderness.
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siqgur syqI icqu lwie sdw sdw rMgu mwix ]1]
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sathigur saethee chith laae sadhaa sadhaa ra(n)g maan ||1||
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Focus your consciousness on the True Guru; you shall enjoy bliss forever and ever. ||1||
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pRwxI qUM AwieAw lwhw lYix ]
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praanee thoo(n) aaeiaa laahaa lain ||
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O mortal, you came here to earn a profit.
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lgw ikqu kuPkVy sB mukdI clI rYix ]1] rhwau ]
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lagaa kith kufakarrae sabh mukadhee chalee rain ||1|| rehaao ||
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What useless activities are you attached to? Your life-night is coming to its end. ||1||Pause||
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kudm kry psu pMKIAw idsY nwhI kwlu ]
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kudham karae pas pa(n)kheeaa dhisai naahee kaal ||
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The animals and the birds frolic and play-they do not see death.
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EqY swiQ mnuKu hY PwQw mwieAw jwil ]
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outhai saathh manukh hai faathhaa maaeiaa jaal ||
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Mankind is also with them, trapped in the net of Maya.
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mukqy syeI BwlIAih ij scw nwmu smwil ]2]
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mukathae saeee bhaaleeahi j sachaa naam samaal ||2||
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Those who always remember the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are considered to be liberated. ||2||
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jo Gru Cif gvwvxw so lgw mn mwih ]
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jo ghar shhadd gavaavanaa so lagaa man maahi ||
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That dwelling which you will have to abandon and vacate-you are attached to it in your mind.
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ijQY jwie quDu vrqxw iqs kI icMqw nwih ]
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jithhai jaae thudhh varathanaa this kee chi(n)thaa naahi ||
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And that place where you must go to dwell-you have no regard for it at all.
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PwQy syeI inkly ij gur kI pYrI pwih ]3]
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faathhae saeee nikalae j gur kee pairee paahi ||3||
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Those who fall at the Feet of the Guru are released from this bondage. ||3||
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koeI riK n skeI dUjw ko n idKwie ]
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koee rakh n sakee dhoojaa ko n dhikhaae ||
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No one else can save you-don't look for anyone else.
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cwry kuMfw Bwil kY Awie pieAw srxwie ]
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chaarae ku(n)ddaa bhaal kai aae paeiaa saranaae ||
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I have searched in all four directions; I have come to find His Sanctuary.
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nwnk scY pwiqswih fubdw lieAw kFwie ]4]3]73]
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naanak sachai paathisaahi ddubadhaa laeiaa kadtaae ||4||3||73||
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O Nanak, the True King has pulled me out and saved me from drowning! ||4||3||73||
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 This translation is an updated version.
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Additional resources for this Shabad
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 Bhai Varinder Singh |
| Read by Bhai Balbir Singh |
