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This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 322
mÚ 5 ]
ma 5 ||
Fifth Mehla:
jIvn pdu inrbwxu ieko ismrIAY ]
jeevan padh nirabaan eiko simareeai ||
To obtain the state of life of Nirvaanaa, meditate in remembrance on the One Lord.
dUjI nwhI jwie ikin ibiD DIrIAY ]
dhoojee naahee jaae kin bidhh dhheereeai ||
There is no other place; how else can we be comforted?
ifTw sBu sMswru suKu n nwm ibnu ]
ddit(h)aa sabh sa(n)saar sukh n naam bin ||
I have seen the whole world - without the Lord's Name, there is no peace at all.
qnu Dnu hosI Cwru jwxY koie jnu ]
than dhhan hosee shhaar jaanai koe jan ||
Body and wealth shall return to dust - hardly anyone realizes this.
rMg rUp rs bwid ik krih prwxIAw ]
ra(n)g roop ras baadh k karehi paraaneeaa ||
Pleasure, beauty and delicious tastes are useless; what are you doing, O mortal?
ijsu Bulwey Awip iqsu kl nhI jwxIAw ]
jis bhulaaeae aap this kal nehee jaaneeaa ||
One whom the Lord Himself misleads, does not understand His awesome power.
rMig rqy inrbwxu scw gwvhI ]
ra(n)g rathae nirabaan sachaa gaavehee ||
Those who are imbued with the Love of the Lord attain Nirvaanaa, singing the Praises of the True One.
nwnk srix duAwir jy quDu BwvhI ]2]
naanak saran dhuaar jae thudhh bhaavehee ||2||
Nanak: those who are pleasing to Your Will, O Lord, seek Sanctuary at Your Door. ||2||
This translation is an updated version.