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ਮੇਰੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਕਰਿ ਮੁਏ; ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ. ਦੁਖੁ ਭਾਲਿ ॥
Crying out, "Mine, mine!", they have died, but without the Name, they find only pain.
ਗੜ ਮੰਦਰ ਮਹਲਾ ਕਹਾ; ਜਿਉ ਬਾਜੀ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ॥
So where are their forts, mansions, palaces and courts? They are like a short story.
ਨਾਨਕ. ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਣੁ; ਝੂਠਾ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
O Nanak, without the True Name, the false just come and go.
ਆਪੇ ਚਤੁਰੁ ਸਰੂਪੁ ਹੈ; ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥੪੨॥
He Himself is clever and so very beautiful; He Himself is wise and all-knowing. ||42||
ਜੋ ਆਵਹਿ. ਸੇ ਜਾਹਿ ਫੁਨਿ; ਆਇ ਗਏ ਪਛੁਤਾਹਿ ॥
Those who come, must go in the end; they come and go, regretting and repenting.
ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਮੇਦਨੀ; ਘਟੈ ਨ ਵਧੈ ਉਤਾਹਿ ॥
They will pass through 8.4 millions species; this number does not decrease or rise.
ਸੇ ਜਨ ਉਬਰੇ; ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਇਆ ॥
They alone are saved, who love the Lord.
ਧੰਧਾ ਮੁਆ; ਵਿਗੂਤੀ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
Their worldly entanglements are ended, and Maya is conquered.
ਜੋ ਦੀਸੈ ਸੋ ਚਾਲਸੀ; ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਮੀਤੁ ਕਰੇਉ ॥
Whoever is seen, shall depart; who should I make my friend?
ਜੀਉ ਸਮਪਉ ਆਪਣਾ; ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਆਗੈ ਦੇਉ ॥
I dedicate my soul, and place my body and mind in offering before Him.
ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਤੂ ਧਣੀ; ਤਿਸ ਹੀ ਕੀ ਮੈ ਓਟ ॥
You are eternally stable, O Creator, Lord and Master; I lean on Your Support.
ਗੁਣ ਕੀ ਮਾਰੀ ਹਉ ਮੁਈ; ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੀ ਮਨਿ ਚੋਟ ॥੪੩॥
Conquered by virtue, egotism is killed; imbued with the Word of the Shabad, the mind rejects the world. ||43||
ਰਾਣਾ ਰਾਉ. ਨ ਕੋ ਰਹੈ; ਰੰਗੁ ਨ ਤੁੰਗੁ ਫਕੀਰੁ ॥
Neither the kings nor the nobles will remain; neither the rich nor the poor will remain.
ਵਾਰੀ ਆਪੋ ਆਪਣੀ; ਕੋਇ. ਨ ਬੰਧੈ ਧੀਰ ॥
When one's turn comes, no one can stay here.
ਰਾਹੁ ਬੁਰਾ ਭੀਹਾਵਲਾ; ਸਰ ਡੂਗਰ ਅਸਗਾਹ ॥
The path is difficult and treacherous; the pools and mountains are impassable.
ਮੈ ਤਨਿ ਅਵਗਣ ਝੁਰਿ ਮੁਈ; ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਣ. ਕਿਉ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਹ ॥
My body is filled with faults; I am dying of grief. Without virtue, how can I enter my home?
ਗੁਣੀਆ ਗੁਣ ਲੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਿਲੇ; ਕਿਉ ਤਿਨ ਮਿਲਉ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥
The virtuous take virtue, and meet God; how can I meet them with love?
ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਜੈਸੀ ਥੀ ਰਹਾਂ; ਜਪਿ ਜਪਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥
If ony I could be like them, chanting and meditating within my heart on the Lord.
ਅਵਗੁਣੀ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਹੈ; ਗੁਣ ਭੀ ਵਸਹਿ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
He is overflowing with faults and demerits, but virtue dwells within him as well.
ਵਿਣੁ ਸਤਗੁਰ. ਗੁਣ, ਨ ਜਾਪਨੀ; ਜਿਚਰੁ ਸਬਦਿ. ਨ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੪੪॥
Without the True Guru, he does not see God's Virtues; he does not chant the Glorious Virtues of God. ||44||
ਲਸਕਰੀਆ ਘਰ ਸੰਮਲੇ; ਆਏ ਵਜਹੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ॥
God's soldiers take care of their homes; their pay is pre-ordained, before they come into the world.
ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਧਣੀ; ਲਾਹਾ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
They serve their Supreme Lord and Master, and obtain the profit.
ਲਬੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਬੁਰਿਆਈਆ; ਛੋਡੇ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ॥
They renounce greed, avarice and evil, and forget them from their minds.
ਗੜਿ ਦੋਹੀ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ ਕੀ; ਕਦੇ. ਨ ਆਵੈ ਹਾਰਿ ॥
In the fortress of the body, they announce the victory of their Supreme King; they are never ever vanquished.
ਚਾਕਰੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਖਸਮ ਕਾ; ਸਉਹੇ ਉਤਰ ਦੇਇ ॥
One who calls himself a servant of his Lord and Master, and yet speaks defiantly to Him,
ਵਜਹੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਆਪਣਾ; ਤਖਤਿ. ਨ ਬੈਸਹਿ ਸੇਇ ॥
shall forfeit his pay, and not be seated upon the throne.
ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਹਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ; ਜੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੈ ਦੇਇ ॥
Glorious greatness rests in the hands of my Beloved; He gives, according to the Pleasure of His Will.
ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ; ਅਵਰੁ. ਨ ਕੋਇ ਕਰੇਇ ॥੪੫॥
He Himself does everything; who else should we address? No one else does anything. ||45||
ਬੀਜਉ ਸੂਝੈ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ; ਬਹੈ ਦੁਲੀਚਾ ਪਾਇ ॥
I cannot conceive of any other, who could be seated upon the royal cushions.
ਨਰਕ ਨਿਵਾਰਣੁ ਨਰਹ ਨਰੁ; ਸਾਚਉ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥
The Supreme Man of men eradicates hell; He is True, and True is His Name.
ਵਣੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਣੁ ਢੂਢਤ ਫਿਰਿ ਰਹੀ; ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਕਰਉ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
I wandered around searching for Him in the forests and meadows; I contemplate Him within my mind.
ਲਾਲ ਰਤਨ ਬਹੁ ਮਾਣਕੀ; ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਹਾਥਿ ਭੰਡਾਰੁ ॥
The treasures of myriads of pearls, jewels and emeralds are in the hands of the True Guru.
ਊਤਮੁ ਹੋਵਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮਿਲੈ; ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਏਕੈ ਭਾਇ ॥
Meeting with God, I am exalted and elevated; I love the One Lord single-mindedly.
ਨਾਨਕ. ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਰਸਿ ਮਿਲੇ; ਲਾਹਾ ਲੈ ਪਰਥਾਇ ॥
O Nanak, one who lovingly meets with his Beloved, earns profit in the world hereafter.
ਰਚਨਾ ਰਾਚਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਰਚੀ; ਜਿਨਿ ਸਿਰਿਆ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥
He who created and formed the creation, made your form as well.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ; ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੪੬॥
As Gurmukh, meditate on the Infinite Lord, who has no end or limitation. ||46||
ੜਾੜੈ; ਰੂੜਾ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸੋਈ ॥
Rharha: The Dear Lord is beautiful;
ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਾਜਾ; ਅਵਰੁ. ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥
There is no other king, except Him.
ੜਾੜੈ. ਗਾਰੁੜੁ ਤੁਮ ਸੁਣਹੁ; ਹਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
Rharha: Listen to the spell, and the Lord will come to dwell in your mind.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ; ਮਤੁ ਕੋ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਹਿ ॥
By Guru's Grace, one finds the Lord; do not be deluded by doubt.
ਸੋ ਸਾਹੁ ਸਾਚਾ; ਜਿਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
He alone is the true banker, who has the capital of the wealth of the Lord.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੂਰਾ; ਤਿਸੁ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ॥
The Gurmukh is perfect - applaud him!
ਰੂੜੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ; ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
Through the beautiful Word of the Guru's Bani, the Lord is obtained; contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad.