This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 240
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gauVI mhlw 5 ]
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gourree mehalaa 5 ||
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Gauree, Fifth Mehla:
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imlu myry goibMd Apnw nwmu dyhu ]
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mil maerae gobi(n)dh apanaa naam dhaehu ||
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Meet me, O my Lord of the Universe. Please bless me with Your Name.
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nwm ibnw iDRgu iDRgu Asnyhu ]1] rhwau ]
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naam binaa dhhrig dhhrig asanaehu ||1|| rehaao ||
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Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, cursed, cursed is love and intimacy. ||1||Pause||
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nwm ibnw jo pihrY Kwie ]
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naam binaa jo pehirai khaae ||
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Without the Naam, one who dresses and eats well
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ijau kUkru jUTn mih pwie ]1]
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jio kookar joot(h)an mehi paae ||1||
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is like a dog, who falls in and eats impure foods. ||1||
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nwm ibnw jyqw ibauhwru ] ijau imrqk imiQAw sIgwru ]2]
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naam binaa jaethaa biouhaar || jio mirathak mithhiaa seegaar ||2||
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Without the Naam, all occupations are useless, like decorations on a dead body. ||2||
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nwmu ibswir kry rs Bog ]
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naam bisaar karae ras bhog ||
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One who forgets the Naam and indulges in pleasures,
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suKu supnY nhI qn mih rog ]3]
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sukh supanai nehee than mehi rog ||3||
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shall find no peace, even in dreams; his body shall become diseased. ||3||
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nwmu iqAwig kry An kwj ]
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naam thiaag karae an kaaj ||
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One who renounces the Naam and engages in other occupations,
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ibnis jwie JUTy siB pwj ]4]
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binas jaae jhoot(h)ae sabh paaj ||4||
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shall see all of his false pretenses fall away. ||4||
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nwm sMig min pRIiq n lwvY ]
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naam sa(n)g man preeth n laavai ||
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One whose mind does not embrace love for the Naam
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koit krm krqo nrik jwvY ]5]
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kott karam karatho narak jaavai ||5||
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shall go to hell, even though he may perform millions of ceremonial rituals. ||5||
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hir kw nwmu ijin min n AwrwDw ]
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har kaa naam jin man n aaraadhhaa ||
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One whose mind does not contemplate the Name of the Lord
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cor kI inAweI jm puir bwDw ]6]
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chor kee niaaee jam pur baadhhaa ||6||
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is bound like a thief, in the City of Death. ||6||
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lwK AfMbr bhuqu ibsQwrw ]
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laakh adda(n)bar bahuth bisathhaaraa ||
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Hundreds of thousands of ostentatious shows and great expanses
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nwm ibnw JUTy pwswrw ]7]
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naam binaa jhoot(h)ae paasaaraa ||7||
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- without the Naam, all these displays are false. ||7||
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hir kw nwmu soeI jnu lyie ]
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har kaa naam soee jan laee ||
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That humble being repeats the Name of the Lord,
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kir ikrpw nwnk ijsu dyie ]8]10]
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kar kirapaa naanak jis dhaee ||8||10||
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O Nanak, whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy. ||8||10||
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 This translation is an updated version.
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Additional resources for this Shabad
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 Read by Bhai Balbir Singh |
