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This Shabad is by Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji in Raag Dhanaasree on Pannaa 685
DnwsrI mhlw 9 ]
dhhanaasaree mehalaa 9 ||
Dhanaasaree, Ninth Mehla:
Ab mY kaunu aupwau krau ]
ab mai koun oupaao karo ||
Now, what efforts should I make?
ijh ibiD mn ko sMsw cUkY Bau iniD pwir prau ]1] rhwau ]
jih bidhh man ko sa(n)saa chookai bho nidhh paar paro ||1|| rehaao ||
How can I dispel the anxieties of my mind? How can I cross over the terrifying world-ocean? ||1||Pause||
jnmu pwie kCu Blo n kIno qw qy AiDk frau ]
janam paae kashh bhalo n keeno thaa thae adhhik ddaro ||
Obtaining this human incarnation, I have done no good deeds; this makes me very afraid!
mn bc kŪm hir gun nhI gwey Xh jIA soc Drau ]1]
man bach kram har gun nehee gaaeae yeh jeea soch dhharo ||1||
In thought, word and deed, I have not sung the Lord's Praises; this thought worries my mind. ||1||
gurmiq suin kCu igAwnu n aupijE psu ijau audru Brau ]
guramath sun kashh giaan n oupajiou pas jio oudhar bharo ||
I listened to the Guru's Teachings, but spiritual wisdom did not well up within me; like a beast, I fill my belly.
khu nwnk pRB ibrdu pCwnau qb hau piqq qrau ]2]4]9]9]13]58]4]93]
kahu naanak prabh biradh pashhaano thab ho pathith tharo ||2||4||9||9||13||58||4||93||
Says Nanak, O God, please confirm Your Law of Grace; for only then can I, the sinner, be saved. ||2||4||9||9||13||58||4||93||
This translation is an updated version.