This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gujri on Pannaa 496
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gUjrI mhlw 5 ]
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goojaree mehalaa 5 ||
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Goojaree, Fifth Mehla:
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mqw krY pCm kY qweI pUrb hI lY jwq ]
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mathaa karai pashham kai thaaee poorab hee lai jaath ||
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He decides to go to the west, but the Lord leads him away to the east.
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iKn mih Qwip auQwpnhwrw Awpn hwiQ mqwq ]1]
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khin mehi thhaap outhhaapanehaaraa aapan haathh mathaath ||1||
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In an instant, He establishes and disestablishes; He holds all matters in His hands. ||1||
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isAwnp kwhU kwim n Awq ]
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siaanap kaahoo kaam n aath ||
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Cleverness is of no use at all.
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jo AnrUipE Twkuir myrY hoie rhI auh bwq ]1] rhwau ]
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jo anaroopiou t(h)aakur maerai hoe rehee ouh baath ||1|| rehaao ||
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Whatever my Lord and Master deems to be right - that alone comes to pass. ||1||Pause||
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dysu kmwvn Dn jorn kI mnsw bIcy inksy sws ]
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dhaes kamaavan dhhan joran kee manasaa beechae nikasae saas ||
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In his desire to acquire land and accumulate wealth, one's breath escapes him.
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lskr nyb Kvws sB iqAwgy jm puir aUiT isDws ]2]
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lasakar naeb khavaas sabh thiaagae jam pur oot(h) sidhhaas ||2||
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He must leave all his armies, assistants and servants; rising up, he departs to the City of Death. ||2||
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hoie Anµin mnhT kI idRVqw Awps kau jwnwq ]
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hoe ana(n)n manehat(h) kee dhrirrathaa aapas ko jaanaath ||
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Believing himself to be unique, he clings to his stubborn mind, and shows himself off.
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jo AinMdu inMdu kir CoifE soeI iPir iPir Kwq ]3]
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jo ani(n)dh ni(n)dh kar shhoddiou soee fir fir khaath ||3||
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That food, which the blameless people have condemned and discarded, he eats again and again. ||3||
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shj suBwie Bey ikrpwlw iqsu jn kI kwtI Pws ]
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sehaj subhaae bheae kirapaalaa this jan kee kaattee faas ||
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One, unto whom the Lord shows His natural mercy, has the noose of Death cut away from him.
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khu nwnk guru pUrw ByitAw prvwxu igrsq audws ]4]4]5]
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kahu naanak gur pooraa bhaettiaa paravaan girasath oudhaas ||4||4||5||
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Says Nanak, one who meets the Perfect Guru, is celebrated as a householder as well as a renunciate. ||4||4||5||
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 This translation is an updated version.
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