ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੪ ॥

sireeraag mahalaa 1 ghar 4 |

Siree Raag, First Mehl, Fourth House:

ਕੀਤਾ ਕਹਾ ਕਰੇ ਮਨਿ ਮਾਨੁ ॥

keetaa kahaa kare man maan |

Why should the created beings feel pride in their minds?

ਦੇਵਣਹਾਰੇ ਕੈ ਹਥਿ ਦਾਨੁ ॥

devanahaare kai hath daan |

The Gift is in the Hands of the Great Giver.

ਭਾਵੈ ਦੇਇ ਨ ਦੇਈ ਸੋਇ ॥

bhaavai dee na deee soe |

As it pleases Him, He may give, or not give.

ਕੀਤੇ ਕੈ ਕਹਿਐ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥

keete kai kahiai kiaa hoe |1|

What can be done by the order of the created beings? ||1||

ਆਪੇ ਸਚੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਚੁ ॥

aape sach bhaavai tis sach |

He Himself is True; Truth is pleasing to His Will.

ਅੰਧਾ ਕਚਾ ਕਚੁ ਨਿਕਚੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

andhaa kachaa kach nikach |1| rahaau |

The spiritually blind are unripe and imperfect, inferior and worthless. ||1||Pause||

ਜਾ ਕੇ ਰੁਖ ਬਿਰਖ ਆਰਾਉ ॥

jaa ke rukh birakh aaraau |

The One who owns the trees of the forest and the plants of the garden

ਜੇਹੀ ਧਾਤੁ ਤੇਹਾ ਤਿਨ ਨਾਉ ॥

jehee dhaat tehaa tin naau |

according to their nature, He gives them all their names.

ਫੁਲੁ ਭਾਉ ਫਲੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਪਾਇ ॥

ful bhaau fal likhiaa paae |

The Flower and the Fruit of the Lord's Love are obtained by pre-ordained destiny.

ਆਪਿ ਬੀਜਿ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਖਾਇ ॥੨॥

aap beej aape hee khaae |2|

As we plant, so we harvest and eat. ||2||

ਕਚੀ ਕੰਧ ਕਚਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਾਜੁ ॥

kachee kandh kachaa vich raaj |

The wall of the body is temporary, as is the soul-mason within it.

ਮਤਿ ਅਲੂਣੀ ਫਿਕਾ ਸਾਦੁ ॥

mat aloonee fikaa saad |

The flavor of the intellect is bland and insipid without the Salt.

ਨਾਨਕ ਆਣੇ ਆਵੈ ਰਾਸਿ ॥

naanak aane aavai raas |

O Nanak, as He wills, He makes things right.

ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ॥੩॥੩੨॥

vin naavai naahee saabaas |3|32|

Without the Name, no one is approved. ||3||32||