har naam layho meetaa layho aagai bikham panth bhai-aan
rwgu gOVI mwlvw mhlw 5 (214-6)raag gourhee maalvaa mehlaa 5 Raag Gauree Maalwaa, Fifth Mehl |
hir nwmu lyhu mIqw lyhu AwgY ibKm pMQu BYAwn ]1] rhwau ] syvq syvq sdw syiv qyrY sMig bsqu hY kwlu ] Serve, serve, forever serve the Lord. Death hangs over your head. kir syvw qUM swD kI ho kwtIAY jm jwlu ]1] Do seva, selfless service, for the Holy Saints, and the noose of Death shall be cut away. ||1|| hom jg qIrQ kIey ibic haumY bDy ibkwr ] You may make burnt offerings, sacrificial feasts and pilgrimages to sacred shrines in egotism, but your corruption only increases. nrku surgu duie BuMcnw hoie bhuir bhuir Avqwr ]2] You are subject to both heaven and hell, and you are reincarnated over and over again. ||2|| isv purI bRhm ieMdR purI inhclu ko Qwau nwih ] The realm of Shiva, the realms of Brahma and Indra as well - no place anywhere is permanent. ibnu hir syvw suKu nhI ho swkq Awvih jwih ]3] Without serving the Lord, there is no peace at all. The faithless cynic comes and goes in reincarnation. ||3|| jYso guir aupdyisAw mY qYso kihAw pukwir ] As the Guru has taught me, so have I spoken. nwnku khY suin ry mnw kir kIrqnu hoie auDwru ]4]1]158] Says Nanak, listen, people: sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, and you shall be saved. ||4||1||158|| |