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This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Siree Raag on Pannaa 20
isrIrwgu mhlw 1 ]
sireeraag mehalaa 1 ||
Siree Raag, First Mehla:
suix mn imqR ipAwirAw imlu vylw hY eyh ]
sun man mithr piaariaa mil vaelaa hai eaeh ||
Listen, O my mind, my friend, my darling: now is the time to meet the Lord.
jb lgu jobin swsu hY qb lgu iehu qnu dyh ]
jab lag joban saas hai thab lag eihu than dhaeh ||
As long as there is youth and breath, give this body to Him.
ibnu gux kwim n AwveI Fih FyrI qnu Kyh ]1]
bin gun kaam n aavee dtehi dtaeree than khaeh ||1||
Without virtue, it is useless; the body shall crumble into a pile of dust. ||1||
myry mn lY lwhw Gir jwih ]
maerae man lai laahaa ghar jaahi ||
O my mind, earn the profit, before you return home.
gurmuiK nwmu slwhIAY haumY invrI Bwih ]1] rhwau ]
guramukh naam salaaheeai houmai nivaree bhaahi ||1|| rehaao ||
The Gurmukh praises the Naam, and the fire of egotism is extinguished. ||1||Pause||
suix suix gMFxu gMFIAY iliK piV buJih Bwru ]
sun sun ga(n)dtan ga(n)dteeai likh parr bujhehi bhaar ||
Again and again, we hear and tell stories; we read and write and understand loads of knowledge,
iqRsnw Aihinis AglI haumY rogu ivkwru ]
thrisanaa ahinis agalee houmai rog vikaar ||
but still, desires increase day and night, and the disease of egotism fills us with corruption.
Ehu vyprvwhu Aqolvw gurmiq kImiq swru ]2]
ouhu vaeparavaahu atholavaa guramath keemath saar ||2||
That Carefree Lord cannot be appraised; His Real Value is known only through the Wisdom of the Guru's Teachings. ||2||
lK isAwxp jy krI lK isau pRIiq imlwpu ]
lakh siaanap jae karee lakh sio preeth milaap ||
Even if someone has hundreds of thousands of clever mental tricks, and the love and company of hundreds of thousands of people
ibnu sMgiq swD n DRwpIAw ibnu nwvY dUK sMqwpu ]
bin sa(n)gath saadhh n dhhraapeeaa bin naavai dhookh sa(n)thaap ||
still, without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he will not feel satisfied. Without the Name, all suffer in sorrow.
hir jip jIAry CutIAY gurmuiK cInY Awpu ]3]
har jap jeearae shhutteeai guramukh cheenai aap ||3||
Chanting the Name of the Lord, O my soul, you shall be emancipated; as Gurmukh, you shall come to understand your own self. ||3||
qnu mnu gur pih vyicAw mnu dIAw isru nwil ]
than man gur pehi vaechiaa man dheeaa sir naal ||
I have sold my body and mind to the Guru, and I have given my mind and head as well.
iqRBvxu Koij FMFoilAw gurmuiK Koij inhwil ]
thribhavan khoj dta(n)dtoliaa guramukh khoj nihaal ||
I was seeking and searching for Him throughout the three worlds; then, as Gurmukh, I sought and found Him.
sqguir myil imlwieAw nwnk so pRBu nwil ]4]17]
sathagur mael milaaeiaa naanak so prabh naal ||4||17||
The True Guru has united me in Union, O Nanak, with that God. ||4||17||
This translation is an updated version.