This shabad has been sung by the following:

Title	Artist	Album	Shabad Submitter
06 - Harjinder Singh - Laaj Marai Jo Naam Na Levai	Harjinder Singh (Sri Nagar Wale)	Satgur Pyaara Preetum Pyaara	HSinghDCWale
06 - Harjinder Singh - Laaj Maarai Jo Naam Na Levai	Harjinder Singh (Sri Nagar Wale)	Har Ram Naam Jap Laha	HSinghDCWale

 

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Bhairao on Pannaa 1148

BYrau mhlw 5 ]
bhairo mehalaa 5 ||
Bhairao, Fifth Mehla:

lwj mrY jo nwmu n lyvY ]
laaj marai jo naam n laevai ||
One who does not repeat the Naam, the Name of the Lord, shall die of shame.

nwm ibhUn suKI ikau sovY ]
naam bihoon sukhee kio sovai ||
Without the Name, how can he ever sleep in peace?

hir ismrnu Cwif prm giq cwhY ]
har simaran shhaadd param gath chaahai ||
The mortal abandons meditative remembrance of the Lord, and then wishes for the state of supreme salvation;

mUl ibnw swKw kq AwhY ]1]
mool binaa saakhaa kath aahai ||1||
but without roots, how can there be any branches? ||1||

guru goivMdu myry mn iDAwie ]
gur govi(n)dh maerae man dhhiaae ||
O my mind, meditate on the Guru, the Lord of the Universe.

jnm jnm kI mYlu auqwrY bMDn kwit hir sMig imlwie ]1] rhwau ]
janam janam kee mail outhaarai ba(n)dhhan kaatt har sa(n)g milaae ||1|| rehaao ||
The filth of countless incarnations shall be washed away. Breaking your bonds, you shall be united with the Lord. ||1||Pause||

qIriQ nwie khw suic sYlu ]
theerathh naae kehaa such sail ||
How can a stone be purified by bathing at a sacred shrine of pilgrimage?

mn kau ivAwpY haumY mYlu ]
man ko viaapai houmai mail ||
The filth of egotism clings to the mind.

koit krm bMDn kw mUlu ]
kott karam ba(n)dhhan kaa mool ||
Millions of rituals and actions taken are the root of entanglements.

hir ky Bjn ibnu ibrQw pUlu ]2]
har kae bhajan bin birathhaa pool ||2||
Without meditating and vibrating on the Lord, the mortal gathers only worthless bundles of straw. ||2||

ibnu Kwey bUJY nhI BUK ]
bin khaaeae boojhai nehee bhookh ||
Without eating, hunger is not satisfied.

rogu jwie qW auqrih dUK ]
rog jaae thaa(n) outharehi dhookh ||
When the disease is cured, then the pain goes away.

kwm k®oD loB moih ibAwipAw ]
kaam krodhh lobh mohi biaapiaa ||
The mortal is engrossed in sexual desire, anger, greed and attachment.

ijin pRiB kInw so pRBu nhI jwipAw ]3]
jin prabh keenaa so prabh nehee jaapiaa ||3||
He does not meditate on God, that God who created him. ||3||

Dnu Dnu swD DMnu hir nwau ]
dhhan dhhan saadhh dhha(n)n har naao ||
Blessed, blessed is the Holy Saint, and blessed is the Name of the Lord.

AwT phr kIrqnu gux gwau ]
aat(h) pehar keerathan gun gaao ||
Twenty-four hours a day, sing the Kirtan, the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

Dnu hir Bgiq Dnu krxYhwr ]
dhhan har bhagath dhhan karanaihaar ||
Blessed is the devotee of the Lord, and blessed is the Creator Lord.

srix nwnk pRB purK Apwr ]4]32]45]
saran naanak prabh purakh apaar ||4||32||45||
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, the Primal, the Infinite. ||4||32||45||

This translation is an updated version.