Slok Mehlaa Nauvan
jnm jnm Brmq iPirE imitE n jm ko qRwsu ]
janam janam bharmat firi-o miti-o na jam ko taraas.
Mortals wander lost and confused through countless lifetimes; their fear of death is never removed.
khu nwnk hir Bju mnw inrBY pwvih bwsu ]33]
kaho naanak har bhaj manaa nirbhai paavahi baas. ||33||
Says Nanak, vibrate and meditate on the Lord, and you shall dwell in the Fearless Lord. ||33||
jqn bhuqu mY kir rihE imitE n mn ko mwnu ]
jatan bahut mai kar rahi-o miti-o na man ko maan.
I have tried so many things, but the pride of my mind has not been dispelled.
durmiq isau nwnk PiDE rwiK lyhu Bgvwn ]34]
durmat si-o naanak faDhi-o raakh layho bhagvaan. ||34||
I am engrossed in evil-mindedness, Nanak. O God, please save me! ||34||
bwl juAwnI Aru ibriD Puin qIin AvsQw jwin ]
baal ju-aanee ar biraDh fun teen avasthaa jaan.
Childhood, youth and old age – know these as the three stages of life.
khu nwnk hir Bjn ibnu ibrQw sB hI mwnu ]35]
kaho naanak har bhajan bin birthaa sabh hee maan. ||35||
Says Nanak, without meditating on the Lord, everything is useless; you must appreciate this. ||35||
krxo huqo su nw kIE pirE loB kY PMD ]
karno huto so naa kee-o pari-o lobh kai fanDh.
You have not done what you should have done; you are entangled in the web of greed.
nwnk simE rim gieE Ab ikau rovq AMD ]36]
naanak sami-o ram ga-i-o ab ki-o rovat anDh. ||36||
Nanak, your time is past and gone; why are you crying now, you blind fool? ||36||
mnu mwieAw mY rim rihE inksq nwihn mIq ]
man maa-i-aa mai ram rahi-o niksat naahin meet.
The mind is absorbed in Maya – it cannot escape it, my friend.
nwnk mUriq icqR ijau Cwifq nwihn BIiq ]37]
naanak moorat chitar ji-o chhaadit naahin bheet. ||37||
Nanak, it is like a picture painted on the wall – it cannot leave it. ||37||
nr cwhq kCu Aaur AaurY kI AaurY BeI ]
nar chaahat kachh a-or a-urai kee a-urai bha-ee.
The man wishes for something, but something different happens.
icqvq rihE Tgaur nwnk PwsI gil prI ]38]
chitvat rahi-o thaga-ur naanak faasee gal paree. ||38||
He plots to deceive others, O Nanak, but he places the noose around his own neck instead. ||38||
jqn bhuq suK ky kIey duK ko kIE n koie ]
jatan bahut sukh kay kee-ay dukh ko kee-o na ko-ay.
People make all sorts of efforts to find peace and pleasure, but no one tries to earn pain.
khu nwnk suin ry mnw hir BwvY so hoie ]39]
kaho naanak sun ray manaa har bhaavai so ho-ay. ||39||
Says Nanak, listen, mind: whatever pleases God comes to pass. ||39||
jgqu iBKwrI iPrqu hY sB ko dwqw rwmu ]
jagat bhikhaaree firat hai sabh ko daataa raam.
The world wanders around begging, but the Lord is the Giver of all.
khu nwnk mn ismru iqh pUrn hovih kwm ]40]
kaho naanak man simar tih pooran hoveh kaam. ||40||
Says Nanak, meditate in remembrance on Him, and all your works will be successful. ||40||