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This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 265
bhuqu isAwxp jm kw Bau ibAwpY ]
bahuth siaanap jam kaa bho biaapai ||
Even with great cleverness, the fear of death clings to you.
Aink jqn kir iqRsn nw DRwpY ]
anik jathan kar thrisan naa dhhraapai ||
You try all sorts of things, but your thirst is still not satisfied.
ByK Anyk Agin nhI buJY ]
bhaekh anaek agan nehee bujhai ||
Wearing various religious robes, the fire is not extinguished.
koit aupwv drgh nhI isJY ]
kott oupaav dharageh nehee sijhai ||
Even making millions of efforts, you shall not be accepted in the Court of the Lord.
CUtis nwhI aUB pieAwil ]
shhoottas naahee oobh paeiaal ||
You cannot escape to the heavens, or to the nether regions,
moih ibAwpih mwieAw jwil ]
mohi biaapehi maaeiaa jaal ||
if you are entangled in emotional attachment and the net of Maya.
Avr krqUiq sglI jmu fwnY ]
avar karathooth sagalee jam ddaanai ||
All other efforts are punished by the Messenger of Death,
goivMd Bjn ibnu iqlu nhI mwnY ]
govi(n)dh bhajan bin thil nehee maanai ||
which accepts nothing at all, except meditation on the Lord of the Universe.
hir kw nwmu jpq duKu jwie ]
har kaa naam japath dhukh jaae ||
Chanting the Name of the Lord, sorrow is dispelled.
nwnk bolY shij suBwie ]4]
naanak bolai sehaj subhaae ||4||
O Nanak, chant it with intuitive ease. ||4||