ih jag meet na daykhi-o ko-ee

soriT mhlw 9(633-6)
sorath mehlaa 9
Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl


ieh jig mIqu n dyiKE koeI ]
ih jag meet na daykhi-o ko-ee.
In this world, I have not found any true friend.

sgl jgqu ApnY suiK lwigE duK mY sMig n hoeI ]1] rhwau ]
sagal jagat apnai sukh laagi-o dukh mai sang na ho-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The whole world is attached to its own pleasures, and when trouble comes, no one is with you. ||1||Pause||

dwrw mIq pUq snbMDI sgry Dn isau lwgy ]
daaraa meet poot sanbanDhee sagray Dhan si-o laagay.
Wives, friends, children and relatives - all are attached to wealth.

jb hI inrDn dyiKE nr kau sMgu Cwif sB Bwgy ]1]
jab hee nirDhan daykhi-o nar ka-o sang chhaad sabh bhaagay. ||1||
When they see a poor man, they all forsake his company and run away. ||1||

kh^au khw iXAw mn baury kau ien isau nyhu lgwieE ]
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?

dInw nwQ skl BY BMjn jsu qw ko ibsrwieE ]2]
deenaa naath sakal bhai bhanjan jas taa ko bisraa-i-o. ||2||
The Lord is the Master of the meek, the Destroyer of all fears, and I have forgotten to praise Him. ||2||

suAwn pUC ijau BieE n sUDau bhuqu jqnu mY kInau ]
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.

nwnk lwj ibrd kI rwKhu nwmu quhwrau lInau ]3]9]
naanak laaj birad kee raakho naam tuhaara-o leen-o. ||3||9||
Says Nanak, please, Lord, uphold the honor of Your innate nature; I chant Your Name. ||3||9||