Prayers of the lost soul
nimakh kaam su-aad kaaran kot dinas dukh paavahi.
For a moment of s3xual pleasure, you shall suffer in pain for millions of days.
gharee muhat rang maaneh fir bahur bahur pachhutaavahi.
For an instant, you may savor pleasure, but afterwards, you shall regret it, again and
again.
anDhay chayt har har raa-i-aa.
O blind man, meditate on the Lord, the Lord, your King.
tayraa so din nayrhai aa-i-aa.
Your day is drawing near.
palak darisat daykh bhoolo aak neem ko tooNmar.
You are deceived, beholding with your eyes, the bitter melon and swallow-wort.
jaisaa sang bisee-ar si-o hai ray taiso hee ih par garihu.
But, like the companionship of a poisonous snake, so is the desire for another's
spouse.
bairee kaaran paap kartaa basat rahee amaanaa.
For the sake of your enemy, you commit sins, while you neglect the reality of your
faith.
chhod jaahi tin hee si-o sangee saajan si-o bairaanaa.
Your friendship is with those who abandon you, and you are angry with your friends.
sagal sansaar ihai biDh bi-aapi-o so ubri-o jis gur pooraa.
The entire world is entangled in this way; he alone is saved, who has the Perfect
Guru.
man ray ka-un kumat tai leenee.
O mind, what evil-mindedness have you developed?
par daaraa nindi-aa ras rachi-o raam bhagat neh keenee.
You are engrossed in the pleasures of other men's wives, and slander; you have not
worshipped the Lord at all.
mukat panth jaani-o tai naahan Dhan joran ka-o Dhaa-i-aa.
You do not know the way to liberation, but you run all around chasing wealth.
ant sang kaahoo nahee deenaa birthaa aap banDhaa-i-aa.
In the end, nothing shall go along with you; you have entrapped yourself in vain.
naa har bhaji-o na gur jan sayvi-o nah upji-o kachh gi-aanaa.
You have not meditated or vibrated upon the Lord; you have not served the Guru, or
His humble servants; spiritual wisdom has not welled up within you.
ghat hee maahi niranjan tayrai tai khojat udi-aanaa.
The Immaculate Lord is within your heart, and yet you search for Him in the
wilderness.
bahut janam bharmat tai haari-o asthir mat nahee paa-ee.
You have wandered through many many births; you are exhausted but have still not
found a way out of this endless cycle.
maanas dayh paa-ay pad har bhaj naanak baat bataa-ee.
Now that you have obtained this human body, meditate on the Lord's Feet; Nanak
advises with this advice.
ih jag meet na daykhi-o ko-ee.
In this world, I have not found any true friend.
sagal jagat apnai sukh laagi-o dukh mai sang na ho-ee.
The whole world is attached to its own pleasures, and when trouble comes, no one is
with you.
daaraa meet poot sanbanDhee sagray Dhan si-o laagay.
Wives, friends, children and relatives - all are attached to wealth.
jab hee nirDhan daykhi-o nar ka-o sang chhaad sabh bhaagay.
When they see a poor man, they all forsake his company and run away.
kahooN kahaa yi-aa man ba-uray ka-o in si-o nayhu lagaa-i-o.
So what should I say to this crazy mind, which is affectionately attached to them?
deenaa naath sakal bhai bhanjan jas taa ko bisraa-i-o.
The Lord is the Master of the meek, the Destroyer of all fears, and I have forgotten to
praise Him.
su-aan poochh ji-o bha-i-o na sooDha-o bahut jatan mai keen-o.
Like a dog's tail, which will never straighten out, the mind will not change, no matter
how many things are tried.
naanak laaj birad kee raakho naam tuhaara-o leen-o.
Says Nanak, please, Lord, uphold the honor of Your innate nature; I chant Your
Name.
pareetam jaan layho man maahee.
O dear friend, know this in your mind.
[i]apnay sukh si-o hee jag faaNDhi-o ko kaahoo ko naahee.
[/i]The world is entangled in its own pleasures; no one is for anyone else.
sukh mai aan bahut mil baithat rahat chahoo dis ghayrai.
In good times, many come and sit together, surrounding you on all four sides.
bipat paree sabh hee sang chhaadit ko-oo na aavat nayrai.
But when hard times come, they all leave, and no one comes near you.
ghar kee naar bahut hit jaa si-o sadaa rahat sang laagee.
Your wife, whom you love so much, and who has remained ever attached to you,
jab hee hans tajee ih kaaN-i-aa parayt parayt kar bhaagee.
runs away crying, "Ghost! Ghost!", as soon as the swan-soul leaves this body.
ih biDh ko bi-uhaar bani-o hai jaa si-o nayhu lagaa-i-o.
This is the way they act - those whom we love so much.
ant baar naanak bin har jee ko-oo kaam na aa-i-o.
At the very last moment, O Nanak, no one is any use at all, except the Dear Lord.
gobind ham aisay apraaDhee.
O Lord of the Universe, I am such a sinner!
jin parabh jee-o pind thaa dee-aa tis kee bhaa-o bhagat nahee saaDhee.
God gave me body and soul, but I have not practiced loving devotional worship to
Him.
par Dhan par tan par tee nindaa par apbaad na chhootai.
Others' wealth, others' bodies, others' wives, others' slander and others' fights - I
have not given them up.
aavaa gavan hot hai fun fun ih parsang na tootai.
For the sake of these, coming and going in reincarnation happens over and over
again, and this story never ends.
jih ghar kathaa hot har santan ik nimakh na keenHo mai fayraa.
That house, in which the Saints speak of the Lord - I have not visited it, even for an
instant.
lampat chor doot matvaaray tin sang sadaa basayraa.
Drunkards, thieves, and evil-doers - I constantly dwell with them.
kaam kroDh maa-i-aa mad matsar ay sampai mo maahee.
S3xual desire, anger, the wine of Maya, and envy - these are what I collect within
myself.
da-i-aa Dharam ar gur kee sayvaa ay supnantar naahee.
Compassion, righteousness, and service to the Guru - these do not visit me, even in
my dreams.
For a moment of s3xual pleasure, you shall suffer in pain for millions of days.
gharee muhat rang maaneh fir bahur bahur pachhutaavahi.
For an instant, you may savor pleasure, but afterwards, you shall regret it, again and
again.
anDhay chayt har har raa-i-aa.
O blind man, meditate on the Lord, the Lord, your King.
tayraa so din nayrhai aa-i-aa.
Your day is drawing near.
palak darisat daykh bhoolo aak neem ko tooNmar.
You are deceived, beholding with your eyes, the bitter melon and swallow-wort.
jaisaa sang bisee-ar si-o hai ray taiso hee ih par garihu.
But, like the companionship of a poisonous snake, so is the desire for another's
spouse.
bairee kaaran paap kartaa basat rahee amaanaa.
For the sake of your enemy, you commit sins, while you neglect the reality of your
faith.
chhod jaahi tin hee si-o sangee saajan si-o bairaanaa.
Your friendship is with those who abandon you, and you are angry with your friends.
sagal sansaar ihai biDh bi-aapi-o so ubri-o jis gur pooraa.
The entire world is entangled in this way; he alone is saved, who has the Perfect
Guru.
man ray ka-un kumat tai leenee.
O mind, what evil-mindedness have you developed?
par daaraa nindi-aa ras rachi-o raam bhagat neh keenee.
You are engrossed in the pleasures of other men's wives, and slander; you have not
worshipped the Lord at all.
mukat panth jaani-o tai naahan Dhan joran ka-o Dhaa-i-aa.
You do not know the way to liberation, but you run all around chasing wealth.
ant sang kaahoo nahee deenaa birthaa aap banDhaa-i-aa.
In the end, nothing shall go along with you; you have entrapped yourself in vain.
naa har bhaji-o na gur jan sayvi-o nah upji-o kachh gi-aanaa.
You have not meditated or vibrated upon the Lord; you have not served the Guru, or
His humble servants; spiritual wisdom has not welled up within you.
ghat hee maahi niranjan tayrai tai khojat udi-aanaa.
The Immaculate Lord is within your heart, and yet you search for Him in the
wilderness.
bahut janam bharmat tai haari-o asthir mat nahee paa-ee.
You have wandered through many many births; you are exhausted but have still not
found a way out of this endless cycle.
maanas dayh paa-ay pad har bhaj naanak baat bataa-ee.
Now that you have obtained this human body, meditate on the Lord's Feet; Nanak
advises with this advice.
ih jag meet na daykhi-o ko-ee.
In this world, I have not found any true friend.
sagal jagat apnai sukh laagi-o dukh mai sang na ho-ee.
The whole world is attached to its own pleasures, and when trouble comes, no one is
with you.
daaraa meet poot sanbanDhee sagray Dhan si-o laagay.
Wives, friends, children and relatives - all are attached to wealth.
jab hee nirDhan daykhi-o nar ka-o sang chhaad sabh bhaagay.
When they see a poor man, they all forsake his company and run away.
kahooN kahaa yi-aa man ba-uray ka-o in si-o nayhu lagaa-i-o.
So what should I say to this crazy mind, which is affectionately attached to them?
deenaa naath sakal bhai bhanjan jas taa ko bisraa-i-o.
The Lord is the Master of the meek, the Destroyer of all fears, and I have forgotten to
praise Him.
su-aan poochh ji-o bha-i-o na sooDha-o bahut jatan mai keen-o.
Like a dog's tail, which will never straighten out, the mind will not change, no matter
how many things are tried.
naanak laaj birad kee raakho naam tuhaara-o leen-o.
Says Nanak, please, Lord, uphold the honor of Your innate nature; I chant Your
Name.
pareetam jaan layho man maahee.
O dear friend, know this in your mind.
[i]apnay sukh si-o hee jag faaNDhi-o ko kaahoo ko naahee.
[/i]The world is entangled in its own pleasures; no one is for anyone else.
sukh mai aan bahut mil baithat rahat chahoo dis ghayrai.
In good times, many come and sit together, surrounding you on all four sides.
bipat paree sabh hee sang chhaadit ko-oo na aavat nayrai.
But when hard times come, they all leave, and no one comes near you.
ghar kee naar bahut hit jaa si-o sadaa rahat sang laagee.
Your wife, whom you love so much, and who has remained ever attached to you,
jab hee hans tajee ih kaaN-i-aa parayt parayt kar bhaagee.
runs away crying, "Ghost! Ghost!", as soon as the swan-soul leaves this body.
ih biDh ko bi-uhaar bani-o hai jaa si-o nayhu lagaa-i-o.
This is the way they act - those whom we love so much.
ant baar naanak bin har jee ko-oo kaam na aa-i-o.
At the very last moment, O Nanak, no one is any use at all, except the Dear Lord.
gobind ham aisay apraaDhee.
O Lord of the Universe, I am such a sinner!
jin parabh jee-o pind thaa dee-aa tis kee bhaa-o bhagat nahee saaDhee.
God gave me body and soul, but I have not practiced loving devotional worship to
Him.
par Dhan par tan par tee nindaa par apbaad na chhootai.
Others' wealth, others' bodies, others' wives, others' slander and others' fights - I
have not given them up.
aavaa gavan hot hai fun fun ih parsang na tootai.
For the sake of these, coming and going in reincarnation happens over and over
again, and this story never ends.
jih ghar kathaa hot har santan ik nimakh na keenHo mai fayraa.
That house, in which the Saints speak of the Lord - I have not visited it, even for an
instant.
lampat chor doot matvaaray tin sang sadaa basayraa.
Drunkards, thieves, and evil-doers - I constantly dwell with them.
kaam kroDh maa-i-aa mad matsar ay sampai mo maahee.
S3xual desire, anger, the wine of Maya, and envy - these are what I collect within
myself.
da-i-aa Dharam ar gur kee sayvaa ay supnantar naahee.
Compassion, righteousness, and service to the Guru - these do not visit me, even in
my dreams.
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