gauVI mhlw 9 ]

aucwrx gauVI mh`lw nwvw

gourree mehalaa 9 ||

Gauree, Ninth Mehl:

mn ry khw BieE qY baurw ]

man rae kehaa bhaeiou thai bouraa ||

O mind, why have you gone crazy?

Aihinis AauD GtY nhI jwnY BieE loB sµig haurw ]1] rhwau ]

ahinis aoudhh ghattai nehee jaanai bhaeiou lobh sang houraa ||1|| rehaao ||

Don't you know that your life is decreasing, day and night? Your life is made worthless with greed. ||1||Pause||

jo qnu qY Apno kir mwinE Aru suµdr igRh nwrI ]

jo than thai apano kar maaniou ar sundhar grih naaree ||

That body, which you believe to be your own, and your beautiful home and spouse

ien mY kCu qyro ry nwhin dyKo soc ibcwrI ]1]

ein main kashh thaero rae naahan dhaekho soch bichaaree ||1||

- none of these is yours to keep. See this, reflect upon it and understand. ||1||

rqn jnmu Apno qY hwirE goibMd giq nhI jwnI ]

rathan janam apano thai haariou gobindh gath nehee jaanee ||

You have wasted the precious jewel of this human life; you do not know the Way of the Lord of the Universe.

inmK n lIn BieE crnn isNau ibrQw AauD isrwnI ]2]

nimakh n leen bhaeiou charanan sino birathhaa aoudhh siraanee ||2||

You have not been absorbed in the Lord's Feet, even for an instant. Your life has passed away in vain! ||2||

khu nwnk soeI nru suKIAw rwm nwm gun gwvY ]

kahu naanak soee nar sukheeaa raam naam gun gaavai ||

Says Nanak, that man is happy, who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name.

Aaur sgl jgu mwieAw moihAw inrBY pdu nhI pwvY ]3]8]

aour sagal jag maaeiaa mohiaa nirabhai padh nehee paavai ||3||8||

All the rest of the world is enticed by Maya; they do not obtain the state of fearless dignity. ||3||8||