This shabad has been sung by the following:
This Shabad is by Bhagat Naam Dev Ji in Raag Aasaa on Pannaa 485
Awsw ]
aasaa ||
Aasaa:
mnu myro gju ijhbw myrI kwqI ]
man maero gaj jihabaa maeree kaathee ||
My mind is the yardstick, and my tongue is the scissors.
mip mip kwtau jm kI PwsI ]1]
map map kaatto jam kee faasee ||1||
I measure it out and cut off the noose of death. ||1||
khw krau jwqI kh krau pwqI ]
kehaa karo jaathee keh karo paathee ||
What do I have to do with social status? What do I have to with ancestry?
rwm ko nwmu jpau idn rwqI ]1] rhwau ]
raam ko naam japo dhin raathee ||1|| rehaao ||
I meditate on the Name of the Lord, day and night. ||1||Pause||
rWgin rWgau sIvin sIvau ]
raa(n)gan raa(n)go seevan seevo ||
I dye myself in the color of the Lord, and sew what has to be sewn.
rwm nwm ibnu GrIA n jIvau ]2]
raam naam bin ghareea n jeevo ||2||
Without the Lord's Name, I cannot live, even for a moment. ||2||
Bgiq krau hir ky gun gwvau ]
bhagath karo har kae gun gaavo ||
I perform devotional worship, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
AwT phr Apnw Ksmu iDAwvau ]3]
aat(h) pehar apanaa khasam dhhiaavo ||3||
Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate on my Lord and Master. ||3||
suieny kI sUeI rupy kw Dwgw ]
sueinae kee sooee rupae kaa dhhaagaa ||
My needle is gold, and my thread is silver.
nwmy kw icqu hir sau lwgw ]4]3]
naamae kaa chith har so laagaa ||4||3||
Naam Dayv's mind is attached to the Lord. ||4||3||