Shabad (It hurts)

WaheguruG ka Khalsa,WaheguruG kee fateh!!

Veerjio,


Awsw kbIr jIau ] (479-10)

bwrh brs bwlpn bIqy bIs brs kCu qpu n kIE ]

Twelve years pass in childhood, and for another twenty years, he does not practice self-discipline and austerity.

qIs brs kCu dyv n pUjw iPir pCuqwnw ibriD BieE ]1]

For another thirty years, he does not worship God in any way, and then, when he is old, he repents and regrets. ||1||

myrI myrI krqy jnmu gieE ]

His life wastes away as he cries out, "Mine, mine!"

swieru soiK BujM blieE ]1] rhwau ]

The pool of his power has dried up. ||1||Pause||

sUky srvir pwil bMDwvY lUxY Kyiq hQ vwir krY ]

He makes a dam around the dried-up pool, and with his hands, he makes a fence around the harvested field.

AwieE coru qurMqh ly gieE myrI rwKq mugDu iPrY ]2]

When the thief of Death comes, he quickly carries away what the fool had tried to preserve as his own. ||2||

crn sIsu kr kMpn lwgy nYnI nIru Aswr bhY ]

His feet and head and hands begin to tremble, and the tears flow copiously from his eyes.

ijhvw bcnu suDu nhI inksY qb ry Drm kI Aws krY ]3]

His tongue has not spoken the correct words, but now, he hopes to practice religion! ||3||

hir jIau ik®pw krY ilv lwvY lwhw hir hir nwmu lIE ]

If the Dear Lord shows His Mercy, one enshrines love for Him, and obtains the Profit of the Lord's Name.

gur prswdI hir Dnu pwieE AMqy clidAw nwil cilE ]4]

By Guru's Grace, he receives the wealth of the Lord's Name, which alone shall go with him, when he departs in the end. ||4||

khq kbIr sunhu ry sMqhu Anu Dnu kCUAY lY n gieE ]

 Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints - he shall not take any other wealth with him.

AweI qlb gopwl rwie kI mwieAw mMdr Coif cilE ]5]2]15]

When the summons comes from the King, the Lord of the Universe, the mortal departs, leaving behind his wealth and mansions. ||5||2||15||





Daas
Jatinder Singh




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