This shabad has been sung by the following:

Title	Artist	Album	Shabad Submitter
03 - Harjinder Singh - Mere Sahiba	Harjinder Singh (Sri Nagar Wale)	Simar Manaa Ram Naam Chitare	HSinghDCWale
05 - 50 GYORS - Jeta Samund Sagar Neer Bharya (Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam) - Mohd Rafi	Various	50 Glorious Years of Recorded Shabads Volume IV	makkarjs
03 - Niranjan Singh - Mere Sahiba Kaun Jane Gun Tere	Niranjan Singh (Jawaddi Kalan Wale)	Mokao Taar Le	HSinghDCWale
04 - Anoop Singh - Daya Karho	Anoop Singh (Una Sahib Wale)	Rakhwala	HSinghDCWale

 

This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 156

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

kq kI mweI bwpu kq kyrw ikdU Qwvhu hm Awey ]
kath kee maaee baap kath kaeraa kidhoo thhaavahu ham aaeae ||
Who is our mother, and who is our father? Where did we come from?

Agin ibMb jl BIqir inpjy kwhy kMim aupwey ]1]
agan bi(n)b jal bheethar nipajae kaahae ka(n)m oupaaeae ||1||
We are formed from the fire of the womb within, and the bubble of water of the sperm. For what purpose are we created? ||1||

myry swihbw kauxu jwxY gux qyry ]
maerae saahibaa koun jaanai gun thaerae ||
O my Master, who can know Your Glorious Virtues?

khy n jwnI Aaugx myry ]1] rhwau ]
kehae n jaanee aougan maerae ||1|| rehaao ||
My own demerits cannot be counted. ||1||Pause||

kyqy ruK ibrK hm cIny kyqy psU aupwey ]
kaethae rukh birakh ham cheenae kaethae pasoo oupaaeae ||
I took the form of so many plants and trees, and so many animals.

kyqy nwg kulI mih Awey kyqy pMK aufwey ]2]
kaethae naag kulee mehi aaeae kaethae pa(n)kh ouddaaeae ||2||
Many times I entered the families of snakes and flying birds. ||2||

ht ptx ibj mMdr BMnY kir corI Gir AwvY ]
hatt pattan bij ma(n)dhar bha(n)nai kar choree ghar aavai ||
I broke into the shops of the city and well-guarded palaces; stealing from them, I snuck home again.

Aghu dyKY ipChu dyKY quJ qy khw CpwvY ]3]
agahu dhaekhai pishhahu dhaekhai thujh thae kehaa shhapaavai ||3||
I looked in front of me, and I looked behind me, but where could I hide from You? ||3||

qt qIrQ hm nv KMf dyKy ht ptx bwjwrw ]
thatt theerathh ham nav kha(n)dd dhaekhae hatt pattan baajaaraa ||
I saw the banks of sacred rivers, the nine continents, the shops and bazaars of the cities.

lY kY qkVI qolix lwgw Gt hI mih vxjwrw ]4]
lai kai thakarree tholan laagaa ghatt hee mehi vanajaaraa ||4||
Taking the scale, the merchant begins to weigh his actions within his own heart. ||4||

jyqw smuMdu swgru nIir BirAw qyqy Aaugx hmwry ]
jaethaa samu(n)dh saagar neer bhariaa thaethae aougan hamaarae ||
As the seas and the oceans are overflowing with water, so vast are my own sins.

dieAw krhu ikCu imhr aupwvhu fubdy pQr qwry ]5]
dhaeiaa karahu kishh mihar oupaavahu ddubadhae pathhar thaarae ||5||
Please, shower me with Your Mercy, and take pity upon me. I am a sinking stone - please carry me across! ||5||

jIAVw Agin brwbir qpY BIqir vgY kwqI ]
jeearraa agan baraabar thapai bheethar vagai kaathee ||
My soul is burning like fire, and the knife is cutting deep.

pRxviq nwnku hukmu pCwxY suKu hovY idnu rwqI ]6]5]17]
pranavath naanak hukam pashhaanai sukh hovai dhin raathee ||6||5||17||
Prays Nanak, recognizing the Lord's Command, I am at peace, day and night. ||6||5||17||

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