Come and join together, O my Siblings of Destiny; dispel your sense of duality and let yourselves be lovingly absorbed in the Lord.
Let yourselves be joined to the Name of the Lord; become Gurmukh, spread out your mat, and sit down. 1
In this way, throw the dice, O brothers.
As Gurmukh, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, day and night. At the very last moment, you shall not have to suffer in pain. 1Pause
Let righteous actions be your gameboard, and let the truth be your dice.
Conquer sexual desire, anger, greed and worldly attachment; only such a game as this is dear to the Lord. 2
Rise in the early hours of the morning, and take your cleansing bath. Before you go to bed at night, remember to worship the Lord.
My True Guru will assist you, even on your most difficult moves; you shall reach your true home in celestial peace and poise. 3
The Lord Himself plays, and He Himself watches; the Lord Himself created the creation.
O servant Nanak, that person who plays this game as Gurmukh, wins the game of life, and returns to his true home. 4119
hoe eikathr milahu maerae bhaaee dhubidhhaa dhoor karahu liv laae
har naamai kae hovahu jorree guramukh baisahu safaa vishhaae 1
einh bidhh paasaa dtaalahu beer
guramukh naam japahu dhin raathee a(n)th kaal neh laagai peer 1 rehaao
karam dhharam thumh chouparr saajahu sath karahu thumh saaree
kaam krodhh lobh mohu jeethahu aisee khael har piaaree 2
out(h) eisanaan karahu parabhaathae soeae har aaraadhhae
bikharrae dhaao la(n)ghaavai maeraa sathigur sukh sehaj saethee ghar jaathae 3
har aapae khaelai aapae dhaekhai har aapae rachan rachaaeiaa
jan naanak guramukh jo nar khaelai so jin baajee ghar aaeiaa 4119
hoie iekqR imlhu myry BweI duibDw dUir krhu ilv lwie ]
hir nwmY ky hovhu joVI gurmuiK bYshu sPw ivCwie ]1]
ien@ ibiD pwsw Fwlhu bIr ]
gurmuiK nwmu jphu idnu rwqI AMq kwil nh lwgY pIr ]1] rhwau ]
krm Drm qum@ caupiV swjhu squ krhu qum@ swrI ]
kwmu k®oDu loBu mohu jIqhu AYsI Kyl hir ipAwrI ]2]
auiT iesnwnu krhu prBwqy soey hir AwrwDy ]
ibKVy dwau lµGwvY myrw siqguru suK shj syqI Gir jwqy ]3]
hir Awpy KylY Awpy dyKY hir Awpy rcnu rcwieAw ]
jn nwnk gurmuiK jo nru KylY so ijix bwjI Gir AwieAw ]4]1]19]
This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Basant on Pannaa 1185
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