This shabad has been sung by the following:

Title	Artist	Album	Shabad Submitter
03 - Harjinder Singh - Chhod Chhod Re Pakhandi	Harjinder Singh (Sri Nagar Wale)	Jhooth Na Bhol Pandey	HSinghDCWale

 

This Shabad is by Bhagat Naam Dev Ji in Raag Raamkalee on Pannaa 973

rwmklI Gru 2 ]
raamakalee ghar 2 ||
Raamkalee, Second House:

bwnwrsI qpu krY aulit qIrQ mrY Agin dhY kwieAw klpu kIjY ]
baanaarasee thap karai oulatt theerathh marai agan dhehai kaaeiaa kalap keejai ||
Someone may practice austerities at Benares, or die upside-down at a sacred shrine ofpilgrimage, or burn his body in fire, or rejuvenate his body to life almost forever;

AsumyD jgu kIjY sonw grB dwnu dIjY rwm nwm sir qaU n pUjY ]1]
asumaedhh jag keejai sonaa garabh dhaan dheejai raam naam sar thoo n poojai ||1||
he may perform the horse-sacrifice ceremony, or give donations of gold covered over, but none of these is equal to the worship of the Lord's Name. ||1||

Coif Coif ry pwKMfI mn kptu n kIjY ]
shhodd shhodd rae paakha(n)ddee man kapatt n keejai ||
O hypocrite, renounce and abandon your hypocrisy; do not practice deception.

hir kw nwmu inq inqih lIjY ]1] rhwau ]
har kaa naam nith nithehi leejai ||1|| rehaao ||
Constantly, continually, chant the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

gMgw jau godwvir jweIAY kuMiB jau kydwr n@weIAY gomqI shs gaU dwnu kIjY ]
ga(n)gaa jo godhaavar jaaeeai ku(n)bh jo kaedhaar nhaaeeai gomathee sehas goo dhaan keejai ||
Someone may go to the Ganges or the Godaavari, or to the Kumbha festival, or bathe at Kaydaar Naat'h, or make donations of thousands of cows at Gomti;

koit jau qIrQ krY qnu jau ihvwly gwrY rwm nwm sir qaU n pUjY ]2]
kott jo theerathh karai than jo hivaalae gaarai raam naam sar thoo n poojai ||2||
he may make millions of pilgrimages to sacred shrines, or freeze his body in the Himalayas; still, none of these is equal to the worship of the Lord's Name. ||2||

Asu dwn gj dwn ishjw nwrI BUim dwn AYso dwnu inq inqih kIjY ]
as dhaan gaj dhaan sihajaa naaree bhoom dhaan aiso dhaan nith nithehi keejai ||
Someone may give away horses and elephants, or women on their beds, or land; he may give such gifts over and over again.

Awqm jau inrmwielu kIjY Awp brwbir kMcnu dIjY rwm nwm sir qaU n pUjY ]3]
aatham jo niramaaeil keejai aap baraabar ka(n)chan dheejai raam naam sar thoo n poojai ||3||
He may purify his soul, and give away in charity his body weight in gold; none of these is equal to the worship of the Lord's Name. ||3||

mnih n kIjY rosu jmih n dIjY dosu inrml inrbwx pdu cIin@ lIjY ]
manehi n keejai ros jamehi n dheejai dhos niramal nirabaan padh cheenih leejai ||
Do not harbor anger in your mind, or blame the Messenger of Death; instead, realize the immaculate state of Nirvaanaa.

jsrQ rwie nµdu rwjw myrw rwm cMdu pRxvY nwmw qqu rsu AMimRqu pIjY ]4]4]
jasarathh raae na(n)dh raajaa maeraa raam cha(n)dh pranavai naamaa thath ras a(n)mrith peejai ||4||4||
My Sovereign Lord King is Raam Chandra, the Son of the King Dasrat'h; prays Naam Dayv, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar. ||4||4||