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This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Aasaa on Pannaa 385
Awsw mhlw 5 ]
aasaa mehalaa 5 ||
Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:
qIriQ jwau q hau hau krqy ]
theerathh jaao th ho ho karathae ||
Journeying to sacred shrines of pilgrimage, I see the mortals acting in ego.
pMifq pUCau q mwieAw rwqy ]1]
pa(n)ddith pooshho th maaeiaa raathae ||1||
If I ask the Pandits, I find them tainted by Maya. ||1||
so AsQwnu bqwvhu mIqw ]
so asathhaan bathaavahu meethaa ||
Show me that place, O friend,
jw kY hir hir kIrqnu nIqw ]1] rhwau ]
jaa kai har har keerathan neethaa ||1|| rehaao ||
where the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are forever sung. ||1||Pause||
swsqR byd pwp puMn vIcwr ]
saasathr baedh paap pu(n)n veechaar ||
The Shaastras and the Vedas speak of sin and virtue;
nrik surig iPir iPir Aauqwr ]2]
narak surag fir fir aouthaar ||2||
they say that mortals are reincarnated into heaven and hell, over and over again. ||2||
igrsq mih icMq audws AhMkwr ]
girasath mehi chi(n)th oudhaas aha(n)kaar ||
In the householder's life, there is anxiety, and in the life of the renunciate, there is egotism.
krm krq jIA kau jMjwr ]3]
karam karath jeea ko ja(n)jaar ||3||
Performing religious rituals, the soul is entangled. ||3||
pRB ikrpw qy mnu vis AwieAw ]
prabh kirapaa thae man vas aaeiaa ||
By God's Grace, the mind is brought under control;
nwnk gurmuiK qrI iqin mwieAw ]4]
naanak guramukh tharee thin maaeiaa ||4||
O Nanak, the Gurmukh crosses over the ocean of Maya. ||4||
swDsMig hir kIrqnu gweIAY ]
saadhhasa(n)g har keerathan gaaeeai ||
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises.
iehu AsQwnu gurU qy pweIAY ]1] rhwau dUjw ]7]58]
eihu asathhaan guroo thae paaeeai ||1|| rehaao dhoojaa ||7||58||
This place is found through the Guru. ||1||Second Pause||7||58||
This translation is an updated version.