gauVI mhlw 9 ]

aucwrx gauVI mh`lw nwvw

gourree mehalaa 9 ||

Gauree, Ninth Mehl:

pRwnI kau hir jsu min nhI AwvY ]

praanee ko har jas man nehee aavai ||

The Praise of the Lord does not come to dwell in the minds of the mortal beings.

Aihinis mgnu rhY mwieAw mY khu kYsy gun gwvY ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx mgnu: polw bolo

ahinis magan rehai maaeiaa mai kahu kaisae gun gaavai ||1|| rehaao ||

Day and night, they remain engrossed in Maya. Tell me, how can they sing God's Glories? ||1||Pause||

pUq mIq mwieAw mmqw isau ieh ibiD Awpu bµDwvY ]

pooth meeth maaeiaa mamathaa sio eih bidhh aap bandhhaavai ||

In this way, they bind themselves to children, friends, Maya and possessiveness.

imRg iqRsnw ijau JUTo ieh jg dyiK qwis auiT DwvY ]1]

mrig thrisanaa jio jhootho eihu jag dhaekh thaas outh dhhaavai ||1||

Like the deer's delusion, this world is false; and yet, beholding it, they chase after it. ||1||

Bugiq mukiq kw kwrnu suAwmI mUV qwih ibsrwvY ]

bhugath mukath kaa kaaran suaamee moorr thaahi bisaraavai ||

Our Lord and Master is the source of pleasures and liberation; and yet, the fool forgets Him.

jn nwnk kotn mY koaU Bjnu rwm ko pwvY ]2]3]

jan naanak kottan mai kooo bhajan raam ko paavai ||2||3||

O servant Nanak, among millions, there is scarcely anyone who attains the Lord's meditation. ||2||3||