This shabad has been sung by the following:

Title	Artist	Album	Shabad Submitter
01 - Harjinder Singh - Ram Naam Gun Gaye Le Mita	Harjinder Singh (Sri Nagar Wale)	Ram Naam Gun Gaye Le Mita	HSinghDCWale

 

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Raamkalee on Pannaa 889

rwmklI mhlw 5 ]
raamakalee mehalaa 5 ||
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla:

qyrY kwij n igRhu rwju mwlu ]
thaerai kaaj n grihu raaj maal ||
Your home, power and wealth will be of no use to you.

qyrY kwij n ibKY jMjwlu ]
thaerai kaaj n bikhai ja(n)jaal ||
Your corrupt worldly entanglements will be of no use to you.

iest mIq jwxu sB ClY ]
eisatt meeth jaan sabh shhalai ||
Know that all your dear friends are fake.

hir hir nwmu sMig qyrY clY ]1]
har har naam sa(n)g thaerai chalai ||1||
Only the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, will go along with you. ||1||

rwm nwm gux gwie ly mIqw hir ismrq qyrI lwj rhY ]
raam naam gun gaae lae meethaa har simarath thaeree laaj rehai ||
Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name, O friend; remembering the Lord in meditation, your honor shall be saved.

hir ismrq jmu kCu n khY ]1] rhwau ]
har simarath jam kashh n kehai ||1|| rehaao ||
Remembering the Lord in meditation, the Messenger of Death will not touch you. ||1||Pause||

ibnu hir sgl inrwrQ kwm ]
bin har sagal niraarathh kaam ||
Without the Lord, all pursuits are useless.

suienw rupw mwtI dwm ]
sueinaa rupaa maattee dhaam ||
Gold, silver and wealth are just dust.

gur kw sbdu jwip mn suKw ]
gur kaa sabadh jaap man sukhaa ||
Chanting the Word of the Guru's Shabad, your mind shall be at peace.

eIhw aUhw qyro aUjl muKw ]2]
eehaa oohaa thaero oojal mukhaa ||2||
Here and hereafter, your face shall be radiant and bright. ||2||

kir kir Qwky vfy vfyry ]
kar kar thhaakae vaddae vaddaerae ||
Even the greatest of the great worked and worked until they were exhausted.

ikn hI n kIey kwj mwieAw pUry ]
kin hee n keeeae kaaj maaeiaa poorae ||
None of them ever accomplished the tasks of Maya.

hir hir nwmu jpY jnu koie ]
har har naam japai jan koe ||
Any humble being who chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,

qw kI Awsw pUrn hoie ]3]
thaa kee aasaa pooran hoe ||3||
will have all his hopes fulfilled. ||3||

hir Bgqn ko nwmu ADwru ]
har bhagathan ko naam adhhaar ||
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the anchor and support of the Lord's devotees.

sMqI jIqw jnmu Apwru ]
sa(n)thee jeethaa janam apaar ||
The Saints are victorious in this priceless human life.

hir sMqu kry soeI prvwxu ]
har sa(n)th karae soee paravaan ||
Whatever the Lord's Saint does, is approved and accepted.

nwnk dwsu qw kY kurbwxu ]4]11]22]
naanak dhaas thaa kai kurabaan ||4||11||22||
Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to him. ||4||11||22||

This translation is an updated version.