Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ · Ang 729
ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੬
soohee mahalaa pehilaa ghar chhayvaa
Soohee, First Mehla, Sixth House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਉਜਲੁ ਕੈਹਾ ਚਿਲਕਣਾ ਘੋਟਿਮ ਕਾਲੜੀ ਮਸੁ ॥
aujal kaihaa chilakanaa ghoTim kaalaRee mas ||
Bronze is bright and shiny, but when it is rubbed, its blackness appears.
ਧੋਤਿਆ ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਜੇ ਸਉ ਧੋਵਾ ਤਿਸੁ ॥੧॥
dhotiaa jooTh na utarai je sau dhovaa tis ||1||
Washing it, its impurity is not removed, even if it is washed a hundred times. ||1||
ਸਜਣ ਸੇਈ ਨਾਲਿ ਮੈ ਚਲਦਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ਚਲੰਨਿੑ ॥
sajan seiee naal mai chaladhiaa naal chala(n)ni(h) ||
They alone are my friends, who travel along with me;
ਜਿਥੈ ਲੇਖਾ ਮੰਗੀਐ ਤਿਥੈ ਖੜੇ ਦਿਸੰਨਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jithai lekhaa ma(n)geeaai tithai khaRe dhisa(n)n ||1|| rahaau ||
and in that place, where the accounts are called for, they appear standing with me. ||1||Pause||
ਕੋਠੇ ਮੰਡਪ ਮਾੜੀਆ ਪਾਸਹੁ ਚਿਤਵੀਆਹਾ ॥
koThe ma(n)ddap maaReeaa paasahu chitaveeaahaa ||
There are houses, mansions and tall buildings, painted on all sides;
ਢਠੀਆ ਕੰਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਨੑੀ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਸਖਣੀਆਹਾ ॥੨॥
ddaTheeaa ka(n)m na aavan(h)ee vichahu sakhaneeaahaa ||2||
but they are empty within, and they crumble like useless ruins. ||2||
ਬਗਾ ਬਗੇ ਕਪੜੇ ਤੀਰਥ ਮੰਝਿ ਵਸੰਨਿੑ ॥
bagaa bage kapaRe teerath ma(n)jh vasa(n)ni(h) ||
The herons in their white feathers dwell in the sacred shrines of pilgrimage.
ਘੁਟਿ ਘੁਟਿ ਜੀਆ ਖਾਵਣੇ ਬਗੇ ਨਾ ਕਹੀਅਨਿੑ ॥੩॥
ghuT ghuT jeeaa khaavane bage naa kaheeani(h) ||3||
They tear apart and eat the living beings, and so they are not called white. ||3||
ਸਿੰਮਲ ਰੁਖੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਮੈ ਮੈਜਨ ਦੇਖਿ ਭੁਲੰਨਿੑ ॥
si(n)mal rukh sareer mai maijan dhekh bhula(n)ni(h) ||
My body is like the simmal tree; seeing me, other people are fooled.
ਸੇ ਫਲ ਕੰਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਨੑੀ ਤੇ ਗੁਣ ਮੈ ਤਨਿ ਹੰਨਿੑ ॥੪॥
se fal ka(n)m na aavan(h)ee te gun mai tan ha(n)ni(h) ||4||
Its fruits are useless - just like the qualities of my body. ||4||
ਅੰਧੁਲੈ ਭਾਰੁ ਉਠਾਇਆ ਡੂਗਰ ਵਾਟ ਬਹੁਤੁ ॥
a(n)dhulai bhaar uThaiaa ddoogar vaaT bahut ||
The blind man is carrying such a heavy load, and his journey through the mountains is so long.
ਅਖੀ ਲੋੜੀ ਨਾ ਲਹਾ ਹਉ ਚੜਿ ਲੰਘਾ ਕਿਤੁ ॥੫॥
akhee loRee naa lahaa hau chaR la(n)ghaa kit ||5||
My eyes can see, but I cannot find the Way. How can I climb up and cross over the mountain? ||5||
ਚਾਕਰੀਆ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਅਵਰ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਕਿਤੁ ॥
chaakareeaa cha(n)giaaieeaa avar siaanap kit ||
What good does it do to serve, and be good, and be clever?
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ਤੂੰ ਬਧਾ ਛੁਟਹਿ ਜਿਤੁ ॥੬॥੧॥੩॥
naanak naam samaal too(n) badhaa chhuTeh jit ||6||1||3||
O Nanak, contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall be released from bondage. ||6||1||3||