rwgu goNf bwxI nwmdyau jI kI Gru 1(873-9)
raag gond banee naamday-o jee kee ghar 1
Raag Gond, The Word Of Naam Dayv Jee, First House

AsumyD jgny ]
asumayDh jagnay.
The ritual sacrifice of horses,

qulw purK dwny ]
tulaa purakh daanay.
giving one's weight in gold to charities,

pRwg iesnwny ]1]
paraag isnaanay. ||1||
and ceremonial cleansing baths -||1||

qau n pujih hir kIriq nwmw ]
ta-o na pujeh har keerat naamaa.
These are not equal to singing the Praises of the Lord's Name.

Apuny rwmih Bju ry mn AwlsIAw ]1] rhwau ]
apunay raameh bhaj ray man aalsee-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Meditate on your Lord, you lazy man! ||1||Pause||

gieAw ipMfu Brqw ]
ga-i-aa pind bhartaa.
Offering sweet rice at Gaya,

bnwris Ais bsqw ]
banaaras as bastaa.
living on the river banks at Benares,

muiK byd cqur pVqw ]2]
mukh bayd chatur parh-taa. ||2||
reciting the four Vedas by heart;||2||

sgl Drm AiCqw ]
sagal Dharam achhitaa.
Completing all religious rituals,

gur igAwn ieMdRI idRVqw ]
gur gi-aan indree darirh-taa.
restraining sexual passion by the spiritual wisdom given by the Guru,

Ktu krm sihq rhqw ]3]
khat karam sahit rahtaa. ||3||
and performing the six rituals;||3||

isvw skiq sMbwdM ]
sivaa sakat sambaada^N.
Expounding on Shiva and Shakti

mn Coif Coif sgl BydM ]
man chhod chhod sagal bhayda^N.
- O man, renounce and abandon all these things.

ismir ismir goibMdM ]
simar simar gobinda^N.
Meditate, meditate in remembrance on the Lord of the Universe.

Bju nwmw qris Bv isMDM ]4]1]
bhaj naamaa taras bhav sinDha^N. ||4||1||
Meditate, O Naam Dayv, and cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||4||1||