This shabad has been sung by the following:

Title	Artist	Album	Shabad Submitter
02 - Joginder Singh Riar - Deh Maati Bolei Paun	Joginder Singh Riar (Ludhiane Wale)	Eiha Khaat Chalho Har Laha	HSinghDCWale

 

This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 152

gauVI mhlw 1 ]
gourree mehalaa 1 ||
Gauree, First Mehla:

pauxY pwxI AgnI kw mylu ]
pounai paanee aganee kaa mael ||
The union of air, water and fire

cMcl cpl buiD kw Kylu ]
cha(n)chal chapal budhh kaa khael ||
the body is the play-thing of the fickle and unsteady intellect.

nau drvwjy dsvw duAwru ]
no dharavaajae dhasavaa dhuaar ||
It has nine doors, and then there is the Tenth Gate.

buJu ry igAwnI eyhu bIcwru ]1]
bujh rae giaanee eaehu beechaar ||1||
Reflect upon this and understand it, O wise one. ||1||

kQqw bkqw sunqw soeI ]
kathhathaa bakathaa sunathaa soee ||
The Lord is the One who speaks, teaches and listens.

Awpu bIcwry su igAwnI hoeI ]1] rhwau ]
aap beechaarae s giaanee hoee ||1|| rehaao ||
One who contemplates his own self is truly wise. ||1||Pause||

dyhI mwtI bolY pauxu ]
dhaehee maattee bolai poun ||
The body is dust; the wind speaks through it.

buJu ry igAwnI mUAw hY kauxu ]
bujh rae giaanee mooaa hai koun ||
Understand, O wise one, who has died.

mUeI suriq bwdu AhMkwru ]
mooee surath baadh aha(n)kaar ||
Awareness, conflict and ego have died,

Ehu n mUAw jo dyKxhwru ]2]
ouhu n mooaa jo dhaekhanehaar ||2||
but the One who sees does not die. ||2||

jY kwrix qit qIrQ jwhI ]
jai kaaran thatt theerathh jaahee ||
For the sake of it, you journey to sacred shrines and holy rivers;

rqn pdwrQ Gt hI mwhI ]
rathan padhaarathh ghatt hee maahee ||
but this priceless jewel is within your own heart.

piV piV pMifqu bwdu vKwxY ]
parr parr pa(n)ddith baadh vakhaanai ||
The Pandits, the religious scholars, read and read endlessly; they stir up arguments and controversies,

BIqir hodI vsqu n jwxY ]3]
bheethar hodhee vasath n jaanai ||3||
but they do not know the secret deep within. ||3||

hau n mUAw myrI mueI blwie ]
ho n mooaa maeree muee balaae ||
I have not died - that evil nature within me has died.

Ehu n mUAw jo rihAw smwie ]
ouhu n mooaa jo rehiaa samaae ||
The One who is pervading everywhere does not die.

khu nwnk guir bRhmu idKwieAw ]
kahu naanak gur breham dhikhaaeiaa ||
Says Nanak, the Guru has revealed God to me,

mrqw jwqw ndir n AwieAw ]4]4]
marathaa jaathaa nadhar n aaeiaa ||4||4||
and now I see that there is no such thing as birth or death. ||4||4||

This translation is an updated version.