gauVI guAwryrI ky pdy pYqIs ]

aucwrx gauVI guAw-ryrI ky pdy pYqIs

gourree guaaraeree kae padhae paithees ||

Thirty-Five Steps Of Gauree Gwaarayree. ||

rwgu gauVI guAwryrI AstpdI kbIr jI kI

aucwrx rwgu gauVI guAw-ryrI Ast-pdI kbIr jI kI

raag gourree guaaraeree asattapadhee kabeer jee kee

Raag Gauree Gwaarayree, Ashtapadees Of Kabeer Jee:

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ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

suKu mWgq duKu AwgY AwvY ]

sukh maangath dhukh aagai aavai ||

People beg for pleasure, but pain comes instead.

so suKu hmhu n mWigAw BwvY ]1]

so sukh hamahu n maangiaa bhaavai ||1||

I would rather not beg for that pleasure. ||1||

ibiKAw Ajhu suriq suK Awsw ]

bikhiaa ajahu surath sukh aasaa ||

People are involved in corruption, but still, they hope for pleasure.

kYsy hoeI hY rwjwrwm invwsw ]1] rhwau ]

kaisae hoee hai raajaa raam nivaasaa ||1|| rehaao ||

How will they find their home in the Sovereign Lord King? ||1||Pause||

iesu suK qy isv bRhm frwnw ]

aucwrx bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

eis sukh thae siv breham ddaraanaa ||

Even Shiva and Brahma are afraid of this pleasure,

so suKu hmhu swcu kir jwnw ]2]

so sukh hamahu saach kar jaanaa ||2||

But I have judged that pleasure to be true. ||2||

snkwidk nwrd muin syKw ]

aucwrx sn-kwidk

sanakaadhik naaradh mun saekhaa ||

Even sages like Sanak and Naarad, and the thousand-headed serpent,

iqn BI qn mih mnu nhI pyKw ]3]

thin bhee than mehi man nehee paekhaa ||3||

Did not see the mind within the body. ||3||

iesu mn kau koeI Kojhu BweI ]

eis man ko koee khojahu bhaaee ||

Anyone can search for this mind, O Siblings of Destiny.

qn CUty mnu khw smweI ]4]

than shhoottae man kehaa samaaee ||4||

When it escapes from the body, where does the mind go? ||4||

gurprswdI jYdyau nwmW ]

gur parasaadhee jaidhaeo naamaan ||

By Guru's Grace, Jai Dayv and Naam Dayv

Bgiq kY pRyim ien hI hY jwnW ]5]

bhagath kai praem ein hee hai jaanaan ||5||

Came to know this, through loving devotional worship of the Lord. ||5||

iesu mn kau nhI Awvn jwnw ]

eis man ko nehee aavan jaanaa ||

This mind does not come or go.

ijs kw Brmu gieAw iqin swcu pCwnw ]6]

jis kaa bharam gaeiaa thin saach pashhaanaa ||6||

One whose doubt is dispelled, knows the Truth. ||6||

iesu mn kau rUpu n ryiKAw kweI ]

eis man ko roop n raekhiaa kaaee ||

This mind has no form or outline.

hukmy hoieAw hukmu bUiJ smweI ]7]

aucwrx bU`iJ

hukamae hoeiaa hukam boojh samaaee ||7||

By God's Command it was created; understanding God's Command, it will be absorbed into Him again. ||7||

ies mn kw koeI jwnY Byau ]

eis man kaa koee jaanai bhaeo ||

Does anyone know the secret of this mind?

ieh min lIx Bey suKdyau ]8]

eih man leen bheae sukhadhaeo ||8||

This mind shall merge into the Lord, the Giver of peace and pleasure. ||8||

jIau eyku Aru sgl srIrw ]

jeeo eaek ar sagal sareeraa ||

There is One Soul, and it pervades all bodies.

iesu mn kau riv rhy kbIrw ]9]1]36]

eis man ko rav rehae kabeeraa ||9||1||36||

Kabeer dwells upon this Mind. ||9||1||36||