Without the Lord, nothing is of any use.
You are totally attached to that Enticer Maya;
she is enticing you. 1Pause
You shall have to leave behind your gold,
your woman and your beautiful bed;
you shall have to depart in an instant.
You are entangled in the lures of sexual pleasures,
and you are eating poisonous drugs. 1
You have built and adorned a palace of straw,
and under it, you light a fire.
Sitting all puffed-up in such a castle,
you stubborn-minded fool,
what do you think you will gain? 2
The five thieves stand over your head and seize you.
Grabbing you by your hair, they will drive you on.
You do not see them,
you blind and ignorant fool;
intoxicated with ego,
you just keep sleeping. 3
The net has been spread out,
and the bait has been scattered;
like a bird, you are being trapped.
Says Nanak, my bonds have been broken;
I meditate on the True Guru, the Primal Being. 4288
bin har kaam n aavath hae
jaa sio raach maach thumh laagae ouh mohanee mohaavath hae 1 rehaao
kanik kaaminee saej sohanee shhodd khinai mehi jaavath hae
ourajh rehiou ei(n)dhree ras praeriou bikhai t(h)agouree khaavath hae 1
thrin ko ma(n)dhar saaj savaariou paavak thalai jaraavath hae
aisae garr mehi ait(h) hat(h)eelo fool fool kiaa paavath hae 2
pa(n)ch dhooth moodd par t(h)aadtae kaes gehae faeraavath hae
dhrisatt n aavehi a(n)dhh agiaanee soe rehiou madh maavath hae 3
jaal pasaar chog bisathhaaree pa(n)khee jio faahaavath hae
kahu naanak ba(n)dhhan kaattan ko mai sathigur purakh dhhiaavath hae 4288
ibnu hir kwim n Awvq hy ]
jw isau rwic mwic qum@ lwgy Eh mohnI mohwvq hy ]1] rhwau ]
kink kwimnI syj sohnI Coif iKnY mih jwvq hy ]
auriJ rihE ieMdRI rs pRyirE ibKY TgaurI Kwvq hy ]1]
iqRx ko mMdru swij svwirE pwvku qlY jrwvq hy ]
AYsy gV mih AYiT hTIlo PUil PUil ikAw pwvq hy ]2]
pMc dUq mUf pir TwFy kys ghy Pyrwvq hy ]
idRsit n Awvih AMD AigAwnI soie rihE md mwvq hy ]3]
jwlu pswir cog ibsQwrI pMKI ijau Pwhwvq hy ]
khu nwnk bMDn kwtn kau mY siqguru purKu iDAwvq hy ]4]2]88]
This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Bilaaval on Pannaa 821
