ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

ਰਕਤੁ ਬਿੰਦੁ ਕਰਿ ਨਿੰਮਿਆ ਅਗਨਿ ਉਦਰ ਮਝਾਰਿ ॥

rakat bind kar ninmiaa agan udar majhaar |

From egg and sperm, you were conceived, and placed in the fire of the womb.

ਉਰਧ ਮੁਖੁ ਕੁਚੀਲ ਬਿਕਲੁ ਨਰਕਿ ਘੋਰਿ ਗੁਬਾਰਿ ॥

auradh mukh kucheel bikal narak ghor gubaar |

Head downwards, you abided restlessly in that dark, dismal, terrible hell.

ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਤੂ ਨਾ ਜਲਹਿ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥

har simarat too naa jaleh man tan ur dhaar |

Remembering the Lord in meditation, you were not burnt; enshrine Him in your heart, mind and body.

ਬਿਖਮ ਥਾਨਹੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਰਖਿਆ ਤਿਸੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ॥

bikham thaanahu jin rakhiaa tis til na visaar |

In that treacherous place, He protected and preserved you; do not forget Him, even for an instant.

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਿਸਰਤ ਸੁਖੁ ਕਦੇ ਨਾਹਿ ਜਾਸਹਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਹਾਰਿ ॥੨॥

prabh bisarat sukh kade naeh jaaseh janam haar |2|

Forgetting God, you shall never find peace; you shall forfeit your life, and depart. ||2||