naath kachhoo-a na jaan-o

jYqsrI bwxI Bgqw kI (710-15)
jaitsaree banee bhagtaa kee
Jaitsree, The Word Of The Devotees:


nwQ kCUA n jwnau ]
naath kachhoo-a na jaan-o.
O my Lord and Master, I know nothing.

mnu mwieAw kY hwiQ ibkwnau ]1] rhwau ]
man maa-i-aa kai haath bikaana-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
My mind has sold out, and is in Maya's hands. ||1||Pause||

qum khIAq hO jgq gur suAwmI ]
tum kahee-at hou jagat gur su-aamee.
You are called the Lord and Master, the Guru of the World.

hm khIAq kiljug ky kwmI ]1]
ham kahee-at kalijug kay kaamee. ||1||
I am called a lustful being of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||1||

ien pMcn myro mnu ju ibgwirE ]
in panchan mayro man jo bigaari-o.
The five vices have corrupted my mind.

plu plu hir jI qy AMqru pwirE ]2]
pal pal har jee tay antar paari-o. ||2||
Moment by moment, they lead me further away from the Lord. ||2||

jq dyKau qq duK kI rwsI ]
jat daykh-a-u tat dukh kee raasee.
Wherever I look, I see loads of pain and suffering.

AjON n pq�wie ingm Bey swKI ]3]
ajouN na pat-yaa-ay nigam bha-ay saakhee. ||3||
I do not have faith, even though the Vedas bear witness to the Lord. ||3||

goqm nwir aumwpiq sÍwmI ] sIsu Drin shs Bg gWmI ]4]
gotam naar umaapat savaamee. sees Dharan sahas bhag gaaNmee. ||4||
Shiva cut off Brahma's head, and Gautam's wife and the Lord Indra mated; Brahma's head got stuck to Shiva's hand, and Indra came to bear the marks of a thousand female organs. ||4||

ien dUqn Klu bDu kir mwirE ]
in dootan khal baDh kar maari-o.
These demons have fooled, bound and destroyed me.

bfo inlwju AjhU nhI hwirE ]5]
bado nilaaj ajhoo nahee haari-o. ||5||
I am very shameless - even now, I am not tired of them. ||5||

kih rivdws khw kYsy kIjY ]
kahi ravidaas kahaa kaisay keejai.
Says Ravi Daas, what am I to do now?

ibnu rGunwQ srin kw kI lIjY ]6]1]
bin raghunaath saran kaa kee leejai. ||6||1||
Without the Sanctuary of the Lord's Protection, who else's should I seek? ||6||1||