This shabad has been sung by the following:

Title	Artist	Album	Shabad Submitter
04 - Harjinder Singh - Aakhan Jeeva Visrei Mar Jaao	Harjinder Singh (Sri Nagar Wale)	Mere Satgura	HSinghDCWale
05 - Anoop Singh - So Kyon Visrei Meri Maaye	Anoop Singh (Una Sahib Wale)	Guru Maneyo Granth	admin
03 - Ravinder Singh - Aakha Jeeva Visrei Mar Jaau	Ravinder Singh (Hazoori Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar)	Aakha Jeeva Visrei Mar Jaau	makkarjs

 

This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in So Dar on Pannaa 9

Awsw mhlw 1 ]
aasaa mehalaa 1 ||
Aasaa, First Mehla:

AwKw jIvw ivsrY mir jwau ]
aakhaa jeevaa visarai mar jaao ||
Chanting it, I live; forgetting it, I die.

AwKix AauKw swcw nwau ]
aakhan aoukhaa saachaa naao ||
It is so difficult to chant the True Name.

swcy nwm kI lwgY BUK ]
saachae naam kee laagai bhookh ||
If someone feels hunger for the True Name,

auqu BUKY Kwie clIAih dUK ]1]
outh bhookhai khaae chaleeahi dhookh ||1||
that hunger shall consume his pain. ||1||

so ikau ivsrY myrI mwie ]
so kio visarai maeree maae ||
How can I forget Him, O my mother?

swcw swihbu swcY nwie ]1] rhwau ]
saachaa saahib saachai naae ||1|| rehaao ||
True is the Master, True is His Name. ||1||Pause||

swcy nwm kI iqlu vifAweI ]
saachae naam kee thil vaddiaaee ||
Trying to describe even an iota of the Greatness of the True Name,

AwiK Qky kImiq nhI pweI ]
aakh thhakae keemath nehee paaee ||
people have grown weary, but they have not been able to evaluate it.

jy siB imil kY AwKx pwih ]
jae sabh mil kai aakhan paahi ||
Even if everyone were to gather together and speak of Him,

vfw n hovY Gwit n jwie ]2]
vaddaa n hovai ghaatt n jaae ||2||
He would not become any greater or any lesser. ||2||

nw Ehu mrY n hovY sogu ]
naa ouhu marai n hovai sog ||
That Lord does not die; there is no reason to mourn.

dydw rhY n cUkY Bogu ]
dhaedhaa rehai n chookai bhog ||
He continues to give, and His Provisions never run short.

guxu eyho horu nwhI koie ]
gun eaeho hor naahee koe ||
This Virtue is His alone; there is no other like Him.

nw ko hoAw nw ko hoie ]3]
naa ko hoaa naa ko hoe ||3||
There never has been, and there never will be. ||3||

jyvfu Awip qyvf qyrI dwiq ]
jaevadd aap thaevadd thaeree dhaath ||
As Great as You Yourself are, O Lord, so Great are Your Gifts.

ijin idnu kir kY kIqI rwiq ]
jin dhin kar kai keethee raath ||
The One who created the day also created the night.

Ksmu ivswrih qy kmjwiq ]
khasam visaarehi thae kamajaath ||
Those who forget their Lord and Master are vile and despicable.

nwnk nwvY bwJu snwiq ]4]3]
naanak naavai baajh sanaath ||4||3||
O Nanak, without the Name, they are wretched outcasts. ||4||3||

This translation is an updated version.