This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Bhairao on Pannaa 1126
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BYrau mhlw 1 ]
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bhairo mehalaa 1 ||
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Bhairao, First Mehla:
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sglI rYix sovq gil PwhI idnsu jMjwil gvwieAw ]
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sagalee rain sovath gal faahee dhinas ja(n)jaal gavaaeiaa ||
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He spends the entire night in sleep; the noose is tied around his neck. His day is wasted in worldly entanglements.
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iKnu plu GVI nhI pRBu jwinAw ijin iehu jgqu aupwieAw ]1]
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khin pal gharree nehee prabh jaaniaa jin eihu jagath oupaaeiaa ||1||
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He does not know God, who created this world, for a moment, for even an instant. ||1||
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mn ry ikau CUtis duKu BwrI ]
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man rae kio shhoottas dhukh bhaaree ||
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O mortal, how will you escape this terrible disaster?
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ikAw ly Awvis ikAw ly jwvis rwm jphu guxkwrI ]1] rhwau ]
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kiaa lae aavas kiaa lae jaavas raam japahu gunakaaree ||1|| rehaao ||
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What did you bring with you, and what will you take away? Meditate on the Lord, the Most Worthy and Generous Lord. ||1||Pause||
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aUNDau kvlu mnmuK miq hoCI min AMDY isir DMDw ]
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oo(n)adhho kaval manamukh math hoshhee man a(n)dhhai sir dhha(n)dhhaa ||
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The heart-lotus of the self-willed manmukh is upside-down; his intellect is shallow; his mind is blind, and his head is entangled in worldly affairs.
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kwlu ibkwlu sdw isir qyrY ibnu nwvY gil PMDw ]2]
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kaal bikaal sadhaa sir thaerai bin naavai gal fa(n)dhhaa ||2||
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Death and re-birth constantly hang over your head; without the Name, your neck shall be caught in the noose. ||2||
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fgrI cwl nyqR Puin AMDuly sbd suriq nhI BweI ]
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ddagaree chaal naethr fun a(n)dhhulae sabadh surath nehee bhaaee ||
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Your steps are unsteady, and your eyes are blind; you are not aware of the Word of the Shabad, O Sibling of Destiny.
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swsqR byd qRY gux hY mwieAw AMDulau DMDu kmweI ]3]
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saasathr baedh thrai gun hai maaeiaa a(n)dhhulo dhha(n)dhh kamaaee ||3||
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The Shaastras and the Vedas keep the mortal bound to the three modes of Maya, and so he performs his deeds blindly. ||3||
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KoieE mUlu lwBu kh pwvis durmiq igAwn ivhUxy ]
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khoeiou mool laabh keh paavas dhuramath giaan vihoonae ||
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He loses his capital - how can he earn any profit? The evil-minded person has no spiritual wisdom at all.
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sbdu bIcwir rwm rsu cwiKAw nwnk swic pqIxy ]4]4]5]
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sabadh beechaar raam ras chaakhiaa naanak saach patheenae ||4||4||5||
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Contemplating the Shabad, he drinks in the sublime essence of the Lord; O Nanak, his faith is confirmed in the Truth. ||4||4||5||
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 This translation is an updated version.
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Additional resources for this Shabad
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 Bhai Kanwarpal Singh |
