isrIrwgu mhlw 3 ]

aucwrx isrIrwgu mh`lw qIjw

sireeraag mehalaa 3 ||

Siree Raag, Third Mehl:

kWieAw swDY aurD qpu krY ivchu haumY n jwie ]

aucwrx kWieAW

kaaneiaa saadhhai ouradhh thap karai vichahu houmai n jaae ||

You may torment your body with extremes of self-discipline, practice intensive meditation and hang upside-down, but your ego will not be eliminated from within.

AiDAwqm krm jy kry nwmu n kb hI pwie ]

adhhiaatham karam jae karae naam n kab hee paae ||

You may perform religious rituals, and still never obtain the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

gur kY sbid jIvqu mrY hir nwmu vsY min Awie ]1]

gur kai sabadh jeevath marai har naam vasai man aae ||1||

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, remain dead while yet alive, and the Name of the Lord shall come to dwell within the mind. ||1||

suix mn myry Bju sqgur srxw ]

aucwrx B`ju

sun man maerae bhaj sathagur saranaa ||

Listen, O my mind: hurry to the Protection of the Guru's Sanctuary.

gurprswdI CutIAY ibKu Bvjlu sbid gur qrxw ]1] rhwau ]

gur parasaadhee shhutteeai bikh bhavajal sabadh gur tharanaa ||1|| rehaao ||

By Guru's Grace you shall be saved. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean of poison. ||1||Pause||

qRY gux sBw Dwqu hY dUjw Bwau ivkwru ]

aucwrx s`Bw

thrai gun sabhaa dhhaath hai dhoojaa bhaao vikaar ||

Everything under the influence of the three qualities shall perish; the love of duality is corrupting.

pMifqu pVY bµDn moh bwDw nh bUJY ibiKAw ipAwir ]

aucwrx bU`JY

panddith parrai bandhhan moh baadhhaa neh boojhai bikhiaa piaar ||

The Pandits, the religious scholars, read the scriptures, but they are trapped in the bondage of emotional attachment. In love with evil, they do not understand.

sqguir imilAY iqRkutI CUtY cauQY pid mukiq duAwru ]2]

aucwrx iqR-kutI: polw bolo (ASuD: iqRku`tI)

sathagur miliai thrikuttee shhoottai chouthhai padh mukath dhuaar ||2||

Meeting the Guru, the bondage of the three qualities is cut away, and in the fourth state, the Door of Liberation is attained. ||2||

gur qy mwrgu pweIAY cUkY mohu gubwru ]

gur thae maarag paaeeai chookai mohu gubaar ||

Through the Guru, the Path is found, and the darkness of emotional attachment is dispelled.

sbid mrY qw auDrY pwey moKduAwru ]

aucwrx moK-duAwru: sbµDk krky bolo

sabadh marai thaa oudhharai paaeae mokh dhuaar ||

If one dies through the Shabad, then salvation is obtained, and one finds the Door of Liberation.

gurprswdI imil rhY scu nwmu krqwru ]3]

gur parasaadhee mil rehai sach naam karathaar ||3||

By Guru's Grace, one remains blended with the True Name of the Creator. ||3||

iehu mnUAw Aiq sbl hY Cfy n ikqY aupwie ]

aucwrx Aiq: polw bolo; sbl: polw bolo (ASuD: s-bl)

eihu manooaa ath sabal hai shhaddae n kithai oupaae ||

This mind is very powerful; we cannot escape it just by trying.

dUjY Bwie duKu lwiedw bhuqI dyie sjwie ]

dhoojai bhaae dhukh laaeidhaa bahuthee dhaee sajaae ||

In the love of duality, people suffer in pain, condemned to terrible punishment.

nwnk nwim lgy sy aubry haumY sbid gvwie ]4]18]51]

naanak naam lagae sae oubarae houmai sabadh gavaae ||4||18||51||

O Nanak, those who are attached to the Naam are saved; through the Shabad, their ego is banished. ||4||18||51||