Prayers of the lost soul
mayree mayree kar mu-ay vin naavai dukh bhaal.
Crying out, "Mine, mine!", they have died, but without the Name, they find only pain.
garh mandar mehlaa kahaa ji-o baajee deebaan.
So where are their forts, mansions, palaces and courts? They are like a short story.
naanak sachay naam vin jhoothaa aavan jaan.
O Nanak, without the True Name, the false just come and go.
aapay chatur saroop hai aapay jaan sujaan.
He Himself is clever and so very beautiful; He Himself is wise and all-knowing.
jo aavahi say jaahi fun aa-ay ga-ay pachhutaahi.
Those who come, must go in the end; they come and go, regretting and repenting.
lakh cha-oraaseeh maydnee ghatai na vaDhai utaahi.
They will pass through 8.4 millions species; this number does not decrease or rise.
say jan ubray jin har bhaa-i-aa.
They alone are saved, who love the Lord.
DhanDhaa mu-aa vigootee maa-i-aa.
Their worldly entanglements are ended, and Maya is conquered.
jo deesai so chaalsee kis ka-o meet karay-o.
Whoever is seen, shall depart; who should I make my friend?
jee-o sampa-o aapnaa tan man aagai day-o.
I dedicate my soul, and place my body and mind in offering before Him.
asthir kartaa too Dhanee tis hee kee mai ot.
You are eternally stable, O Creator, Lord and Master; I lean on Your Support.
gun kee maaree ha-o mu-ee sabad ratee man chot.
Conquered by virtue, egotism is killed; imbued with the Word of the Shabad, the mind
rejects the world.
raanaa raa-o na ko rahai rang na tung fakeer.
Neither the kings nor the nobles will remain; neither the rich nor the poor will remain.
vaaree aapo aapnee ko-ay na banDhai Dheer.
When one's turn comes, no one can stay here.
raahu buraa bheehaavalaa sar doogar asgaah.
The path is difficult and treacherous; the pools and mountains are impassable.
mai tan avgan jhur mu-ee vin gun ki-o ghar jaah.
My body is filled with faults; I am dying of grief. Without virtue, how can I enter my
home?
gunee-aa gun lay parabh milay ki-o tin mila-o pi-aar.
The virtuous take virtue, and meet God; how can I meet them with love?
tin hee jaisee thee rahaaN jap jap ridai muraar.
If ony I could be like them, chanting and meditating within my heart on the Lord.
avgunee bharpoor hai gun bhee vaseh naal.
He is overflowing with faults and demerits, but virtue dwells within him as well.
Crying out, "Mine, mine!", they have died, but without the Name, they find only pain.
garh mandar mehlaa kahaa ji-o baajee deebaan.
So where are their forts, mansions, palaces and courts? They are like a short story.
naanak sachay naam vin jhoothaa aavan jaan.
O Nanak, without the True Name, the false just come and go.
aapay chatur saroop hai aapay jaan sujaan.
He Himself is clever and so very beautiful; He Himself is wise and all-knowing.
jo aavahi say jaahi fun aa-ay ga-ay pachhutaahi.
Those who come, must go in the end; they come and go, regretting and repenting.
lakh cha-oraaseeh maydnee ghatai na vaDhai utaahi.
They will pass through 8.4 millions species; this number does not decrease or rise.
say jan ubray jin har bhaa-i-aa.
They alone are saved, who love the Lord.
DhanDhaa mu-aa vigootee maa-i-aa.
Their worldly entanglements are ended, and Maya is conquered.
jo deesai so chaalsee kis ka-o meet karay-o.
Whoever is seen, shall depart; who should I make my friend?
jee-o sampa-o aapnaa tan man aagai day-o.
I dedicate my soul, and place my body and mind in offering before Him.
asthir kartaa too Dhanee tis hee kee mai ot.
You are eternally stable, O Creator, Lord and Master; I lean on Your Support.
gun kee maaree ha-o mu-ee sabad ratee man chot.
Conquered by virtue, egotism is killed; imbued with the Word of the Shabad, the mind
rejects the world.
raanaa raa-o na ko rahai rang na tung fakeer.
Neither the kings nor the nobles will remain; neither the rich nor the poor will remain.
vaaree aapo aapnee ko-ay na banDhai Dheer.
When one's turn comes, no one can stay here.
raahu buraa bheehaavalaa sar doogar asgaah.
The path is difficult and treacherous; the pools and mountains are impassable.
mai tan avgan jhur mu-ee vin gun ki-o ghar jaah.
My body is filled with faults; I am dying of grief. Without virtue, how can I enter my
home?
gunee-aa gun lay parabh milay ki-o tin mila-o pi-aar.
The virtuous take virtue, and meet God; how can I meet them with love?
tin hee jaisee thee rahaaN jap jap ridai muraar.
If ony I could be like them, chanting and meditating within my heart on the Lord.
avgunee bharpoor hai gun bhee vaseh naal.
He is overflowing with faults and demerits, but virtue dwells within him as well.
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