This shabad has been sung by the following:
This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Soohee on Pannaa 789
mÚ 1 ]
ma 1 ||
First Mehla:
nwvx cly qIrQI min KotY qin cor ]
naavan chalae theerathhee man khottai than chor ||
They go and bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, but their minds are still evil, and their bodies are thieves.
ieku Bwau lQI nwiqAw duie Bw cVIAsu hor ]
eik bhaao lathhee naathiaa dhue bhaa charreeas hor ||
Some of their filth is washed off by these baths, but they only accumulate twice as much.
bwhir DoqI qUmVI AMdir ivsu inkor ]
baahar dhhothee thoomarree a(n)dhar vis nikor ||
Like a gourd, they may be washed off on the outside, but on the inside, they are still filled with poison.
swD Bly AxnwiqAw cor is corw cor ]2]
saadhh bhalae ananaathiaa chor s choraa chor ||2||
The holy man is blessed, even without such bathing, while a thief is a thief, no matter how much he bathes. ||2||
This translation is an updated version.