mil mayray gobind apnaa naam dayh
gauVI mhlw 5 ] (240-3)ga-orhee mehlaa 5. Gauree, Fifth Mehl: |
imlu myry goibMd Apnw nwmu dyhu ] nwm ibnw iDRgu iDRgu Asnyhu ]1] rhwau ] Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, cursed, cursed is love and intimacy. ||1||Pause|| nwm ibnw jo pihrY Kwie ] Without the Naam, one who dresses and eats well ijau kUkru jUTn mih pwie ]1] is like a dog, who falls in and eats impure foods. ||1|| nwm ibnw jyqw ibauhwru ] ijau imrqk imiQAw sIgwru ]2] Without the Naam, all occupations are useless, like decorations on a dead body. ||2|| nwmu ibswir kry rs Bog ] One who forgets the Naam and indulges in pleasures, suKu supnY nhI qn mih rog ]3] shall find no peace, even in dreams; his body shall become diseased. ||3|| nwmu iqAwig kry An kwj ] One who renounces the Naam and engages in other occupations, ibnis jwie JUTy siB pwj ]4] shall see all of his false pretenses fall away. ||4|| nwm sMig min pRIiq n lwvY ] One whose mind does not embrace love for the Naam koit krm krqo nrik jwvY ]5] shall go to hell, even though he may perform millions of ceremonial rituals. ||5|| hir kw nwmu ijin min n AwrwDw ] One whose mind does not contemplate the Name of the Lord cor kI inAweI jm puir bwDw ]6] is bound like a thief, in the City of Death. ||6|| lwK AfMbr bhuqu ibsQwrw ] Hundreds of thousands of ostentatious shows and great expanses nwm ibnw JUTy pwswrw ]7] - without the Naam, all these displays are false. ||7|| hir kw nwmu soeI jnu lyie ] That humble being repeats the Name of the Lord, kir ikrpw nwnk ijsu dyie ]8]10] O Nanak, whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy. ||8||10|| |