This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Jap on Pannaa 4
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BrIAY hQu pYru qnu dyh ]
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bhareeai hathh pair than dhaeh ||
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When the hands and the feet and the body are dirty, |
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pwxI DoqY auqrsu Kyh ]
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paanee dhhothai outharas khaeh ||
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water can wash away the dirt. |
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mUq plIqI kpVu hoie ]
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mooth paleethee kaparr hoe ||
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When the clothes are soiled and stained by urine, |
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dy swbUxu leIAY Ehu Doie ]
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dhae saaboon leeai ouhu dhhoe ||
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soap can wash them clean. |
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BrIAY miq pwpw kY sMig ]
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bhareeai math paapaa kai sa(n)g ||
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But when the intellect is stained and polluted by sin, |
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Ehu DopY nwvY kY rMig ]
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ouhu dhhopai naavai kai ra(n)g ||
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it can only be cleansed by the Love of the Name. |
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puMnI pwpI AwKxu nwih ]
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pu(n)nee paapee aakhan naahi ||
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Virtue and vice do not come by mere words; |
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kir kir krxw iliK lY jwhu ]
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kar kar karanaa likh lai jaahu ||
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actions repeated, over and over again, are engraved on the soul. |
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Awpy bIij Awpy hI Kwhu ]
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aapae beej aapae hee khaahu ||
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You shall harvest what you plant. |
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nwnk hukmI Awvhu jwhu ]20]
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naanak hukamee aavahu jaahu ||20||
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O Nanak, by the Hukam of God's Command, we come and go in reincarnation. ||20|| |
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Additional resources for this Shabad
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Read by Bhai Balbir Singh |