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DESIRE & SATISFACTION










Guru Arjan Dev Ji



The desires of the greatest of the great kings and landlords cannot be satisfied.

They remain engrossed in Maya,

intoxicated with the pleasures of their wealth;

their eyes see nothing else at all. 1

No one has ever found satisfaction in sin and corruption.

The flame is not satisfied by more fuel;

how can one be satisfied without the Lord? Pause

Day after day, he eats his meals with many different foods,

but his hunger is not eradicated.

He runs around like a dog, searching in the four directions. 2

The lustful, lecherous man desires many women,

and he never stops peeking into the homes of others.

Day after day, he commits adultery again and again,

and then he regrets his actions; he wastes away in misery and greed. 3

The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is incomparable and priceless;

it is the treasure of Ambrosial Nectar.

The Saints abide in peace, poise and bliss;

O Nanak, through the Guru, this is known. 46

vaddae vaddae raajan ar bhooman thaa kee thrisan n boojhee
lapatt rehae maaeiaa ra(n)g maathae lochan kashhoo n soojhee 1
bikhiaa mehi kin hee thripath n paaee
jio paavak eedhhan nehee dhhraapai bin har kehaa aghaaee rehaao
dhin dhin karath bhojan bahu bi(n)jan thaa kee mittai n bhookhaa
oudham karai suaan kee niaaee chaarae ku(n)ttaa ghokhaa 2
kaamava(n)th kaamee bahu naaree par grih joh n chookai
dhin prath karai karai pashhuthaapai sog lobh mehi sookai 3
har har naam apaar amolaa a(n)mrith eaek nidhhaanaa
sookh sehaj aana(n)dh sa(n)than kai naanak gur thae jaanaa 46
vfy vfy rwjn Aru BUmn qw kI iqRsn n bUJI ]
lpit rhy mwieAw rMg mwqy locn kCU n sUJI ]1]
ibiKAw mih ikn hI iqRpiq n pweI ]
ijau pwvku eIDin nhI DRwpY ibnu hir khw AGweI ] rhwau ]
idnu idnu krq Bojn bhu ibMjn qw kI imtY n BUKw ]
audmu krY suAwn kI inAweI cwry kuMtw GoKw ]2]
kwmvMq kwmI bhu nwrI pr igRh joh n cUkY ]
idn pRiq krY krY pCuqwpY sog loB mih sUkY ]3]
hir hir nwmu Apwr Amolw AMimRqu eyku inDwnw ]
sUKu shju Awnµdu sMqn kY nwnk gur qy jwnw ]4]6]
This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Dhanaasree on Pannaa 672
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