This shabad has been sung by the following:

Title	Artist	Album	Shabad Submitter
02 - Harjinder Singh - Kya Soche Barahar	Harjinder Singh (Sri Nagar Wale)	Gun Govind Gahe	HSinghDCWale
03 - Kamaljeet Singh - Har Ka Naam Na Japas Gawara	Kamaljeet Singh (Hazoori Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar)	Anand Bhaya Vadh Bhagiyo	makkarjs

 

This Shabad is by Bhagat Kabeer Ji in Raag Sorath on Pannaa 655

ikAw pVIAY ikAw gunIAY ]
kiaa parreeai kiaa guneeai ||
What use is it to read, and what use is it to study?

ikAw byd purwnW sunIAY ]
kiaa baedh puraanaa(n) suneeai ||
What use is it to listen to the Vedas and the Puraanas?

pVy suny ikAw hoeI ]
parrae sunae kiaa hoee ||
What use is reading and listening,

jau shj n imilE soeI ]1]
jo sehaj n miliou soee ||1||
if celestial peace is not attained? ||1||

hir kw nwmu n jpis gvwrw ]
har kaa naam n japas gavaaraa ||
The fool does not chant the Name of the Lord.

ikAw socih bwrM bwrw ]1] rhwau ]
kiaa sochehi baara(n) baaraa ||1|| rehaao ||
So what does he think of, over and over again? ||1||Pause||

AMiDAwry dIpku chIAY ]
a(n)dhhiaarae dheepak cheheeai ||
In the darkness, we need a lamp

iek bsqu Agocr lhIAY ]
eik basath agochar leheeai ||
to find the incomprehensible thing.

bsqu Agocr pweI ]
basath agochar paaee ||
I have found this incomprehensible thing;

Git dIpku rihAw smweI ]2]
ghatt dheepak rehiaa samaaee ||2||
my mind is illuminated and enlightened. ||2||

kih kbIr Ab jwinAw ]
kehi kabeer ab jaaniaa ||
Says Kabeer, now I know Him;

jb jwinAw qau mnu mwinAw ]
jab jaaniaa tho man maaniaa ||
since I know Him, my mind is pleased and appeased.

mn mwny logu n pqIjY ]
man maanae log n patheejai ||
My mind is pleased and appeased, and yet, people do not believe it.

n pqIjY qau ikAw kIjY ]3]7]
n patheejai tho kiaa keejai ||3||7||
They do not believe it, so what can I do? ||3||7||