har har karahi nit kapat kamaaveh hirdaa suDh na ho-ee
sUhI mhlw 4 (732-6)soohee mehlaa 4 Soohee, Fourth Mehl |
hir hir krih inq kptu kmwvih ihrdw suDu n hoeI ] Anidnu krm krih bhuqyry supnY suKu n hoeI ]1] He may perform all sorts of rituals, night and day, but he shall not find peace, even in dreams. ||1|| igAwnI gur ibnu Bgiq n hoeI ] O wise ones, without the Guru, there is no devotional worship. korY rMgu kdy n cVY jy locY sBu koeI ]1] rhwau ] The untreated cloth does not take up the dye, no matter how much everyone may wish it. ||1||Pause|| jpu qp sMjm vrq kry pUjw mnmuK rogu n jweI ] The self-willed manmukh may perform chants, meditations, austere self-discipline, fasts and devotional worship, but his sickness does not go away. AMqir rogu mhw AiBmwnw dUjY Bwie KuAweI ]2] Deep within him is the sickness of excessive egotism; in the love of duality he is ruined. ||2|| bwhir ByK bhuqu cqurweI mnUAw dh idis DwvY ] Outwardly, he wears religious robes and he is very clever, but his mind wanders in the ten directions. haumY ibAwipAw sbdu n cIn@Y iPir iPir jUnI AwvY ]3] Engrossed in ego, he does not remember the Word of the Shabad; over and over again, he is reincarnated. ||3|| nwnk ndir kry so bUJY so jnu nwmu iDAwey ] O Nanak, that mortal who is blessed with the Lord's Glance of Grace, understands Him; that humble servant meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. gur prswdI eyko bUJY eyksu mwih smwey ]4]4] By Guru's Grace, he understands the One Lord, and is absorbed into the One Lord. ||4||4|| |