This shabad has been sung by the following:

Title	Artist	Album	Shabad Submitter
02 - Harjinder Singh - Pandey Aisa Brahm Bichar	Harjinder Singh (Sri Nagar Wale)	Jhooth Na Bhol Pandey	HSinghDCWale

 

This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Aasaa on Pannaa 355

Awsw mhlw 1 ]
aasaa mehalaa 1 ||
Aasaa, First Mehla:

kwieAw bRhmw mnu hY DoqI ]
kaaeiaa brehamaa man hai dhhothee ||
Let the body be the Brahmin, and let the mind be the loin-cloth;

igAwnu jnyaU iDAwnu kuspwqI ]
giaan janaeoo dhhiaan kusapaathee ||
let spiritual wisdom be the sacred thread, and meditation the ceremonial ring.

hir nwmw jsu jwcau nwau ]
har naamaa jas jaacho naao ||
I seek the Name of the Lord and His Praise as my cleansing bath.

gur prswdI bRhim smwau ]1]
gur parasaadhee breham samaao ||1||
By Guru's Grace, I am absorbed into God. ||1||

pWfy AYsw bRhm bIcwru ]
paa(n)ddae aisaa breham beechaar ||
O Pandit, O religious scholar, contemplate God in such a way

nwmy suic nwmo pVau nwmy cju Awcwru ]1] rhwau ]
naamae such naamo parro naamae chaj aachaar ||1|| rehaao ||
that His Name may sanctify you, that His Name may be your study, and His Name your wisdom and way of life. ||1||Pause||

bwhir jnyaU ijcru joiq hY nwil ]
baahar janaeoo jichar joth hai naal ||
The outer sacred thread is worthwhile only as long as the Divine Light is within.

DoqI itkw nwmu smwil ]
dhhothee ttikaa naam samaal ||
So make the remembrance of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, your loin-cloth and the ceremonial mark on your forehead.

AYQY EQY inbhI nwil ]
aithhai outhhai nibehee naal ||
Here and hereafter, the Name alone shall stand by you.

ivxu nwvY hoir krm n Bwil ]2]
vin naavai hor karam n bhaal ||2||
Do not seek any other actions, except the Name. ||2||

pUjw pRym mwieAw prjwil ]
poojaa praem maaeiaa parajaal ||
Worship the Lord in loving adoration, and burn your desire for Maya.

eyko vyKhu Avru n Bwil ]
eaeko vaekhahu avar n bhaal ||
Behold only the One Lord, and do not seek out any other.

cIn@Y qqu ggn ds duAwr ]
cheenhai thath gagan dhas dhuaar ||
Become aware of reality, in the Sky of the Tenth Gate;

hir muiK pwT pVY bIcwr ]3]
har mukh paat(h) parrai beechaar ||3||
read aloud the Lord's Word, and contemplate it. ||3||

Bojnu Bwau Brmu Bau BwgY ]
bhojan bhaao bharam bho bhaagai ||
With the diet of His Love, doubt and fear depart.

pwhrUArw Cib coru n lwgY ]
paaharooaraa shhab chor n laagai ||
With the Lord as your night watchman, no thief will dare to break in.

iqlku illwit jwxY pRBu eyku ]
thilak lilaatt jaanai prabh eaek ||
Let the knowledge of the One God be the ceremonial mark on your forehead.

bUJY bRhmu AMqir ibbyku ]4]
boojhai breham a(n)thar bibaek ||4||
Let the realization that God is within you be your discrimination. ||4||

AwcwrI nhI jIiqAw jwie ]
aachaaree nehee jeethiaa jaae ||
Through ritual actions, God cannot be won over;

pwT pVY nhI kImiq pwie ]
paat(h) parrai nehee keemath paae ||
by reciting sacred scriptures, His value cannot be estimated.

Ast dsI chu Bydu n pwieAw ]
asatt dhasee chahu bhaedh n paaeiaa ||
The eighteen Puraanas and the four Vedas do not know His mystery.

nwnk siqguir bRhmu idKwieAw ]5]20]
naanak sathigur breham dhikhaaeiaa ||5||20||
O Nanak, the True Guru has shown me the Lord God. ||5||20||

This translation is an updated version.