Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ · Ang 708
ਸਲੋਕ ॥
salok ||
Shalok:
ਰਾਜ ਕਪਟੰ ਰੂਪ ਕਪਟੰ ਧਨ ਕਪਟੰ ਕੁਲ ਗਰਬਤਹ ॥
raaj kapaTa(n) roop kapaTa(n) dhan kapaTa(n) kul garabateh ||
Power is fraudulent, beauty is fraudulent, and wealth is fraudulent, as is pride of ancestry.
ਸੰਚੰਤਿ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਛਲੰ ਛਿਦ੍ਰੰ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਚਾਲਤੇ ॥੧॥
sa(n)cha(n)t bikhiaa chhala(n) chhidhra(n) naanak bin har sa(n)g na chaalate ||1||
One may gather poison through deception and fraud, O Nanak, but without the Lord, nothing shall go along with him in the end. ||1||
ਪੇਖੰਦੜੋ ਕੀ ਭੁਲੁ ਤੁੰਮਾ ਦਿਸਮੁ ਸੋਹਣਾ ॥
pekha(n)dhaRo kee bhul tu(n)maa dhisam sohanaa ||
Beholding the bitter melon, he is deceived, since it appears so pretty
ਅਢੁ ਨ ਲਹੰਦੜੋ ਮੁਲੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਜੁਲਈ ਮਾਇਆ ॥੨॥
add na laha(n)dhaRo mul naanak saath na juliee maiaa ||2||
But it is not worth even a shell, O Nanak; the riches of Maya will not go along with anyone. ||2||