ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
maaroo mahalaa 5 |
Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:
ਬਿਰਖੈ ਹੇਠਿ ਸਭਿ ਜੰਤ ਇਕਠੇ ॥
birakhai hetth sabh jant ikatthe |
Beneath the tree, all beings have gathered.
ਇਕਿ ਤਤੇ ਇਕਿ ਬੋਲਨਿ ਮਿਠੇ ॥
eik tate ik bolan mitthe |
Some are hot-headed, and some speak very sweetly.
ਅਸਤੁ ਉਦੋਤੁ ਭਇਆ ਉਠਿ ਚਲੇ ਜਿਉ ਜਿਉ ਅਉਧ ਵਿਹਾਣੀਆ ॥੧॥
asat udot bheaa utth chale jiau jiau aaudh vihaaneea |1|
Sunset has come, and they rise up and depart; their days have run their course and expired. ||1||
ਪਾਪ ਕਰੇਦੜ ਸਰਪਰ ਮੁਠੇ ॥
paap karedarr sarapar mutthe |
Those who committed sins are sure to be ruined.
ਅਜਰਾਈਲਿ ਫੜੇ ਫੜਿ ਕੁਠੇ ॥
ajaraaeel farre farr kutthe |
Azraa-eel, the Angel of Death, seizes and tortures them.
ਦੋਜਕਿ ਪਾਏ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੈ ਲੇਖਾ ਮੰਗੈ ਬਾਣੀਆ ॥੨॥
dojak paae sirajanahaarai lekhaa mangai baaneea |2|
They are consigned to hell by the Creator Lord, and the Accountant calls them to give their account. ||2||
ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਭਈਆ ਬੇਬਾ ॥
sang na koee bheea bebaa |
No brothers or sisters can go with them.
ਮਾਲੁ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਵਞੇਸਾ ॥
maal joban dhan chhodd vayesaa |
Leaving behind their property, youth and wealth, they march off.
ਕਰਣ ਕਰੀਮ ਨ ਜਾਤੋ ਕਰਤਾ ਤਿਲ ਪੀੜੇ ਜਿਉ ਘਾਣੀਆ ॥੩॥
karan kareem na jaato karataa til peerre jiau ghaaneea |3|
They do not know the kind and compassionate Lord; they shall be crushed like sesame seeds in the oil-press. ||3||
ਖੁਸਿ ਖੁਸਿ ਲੈਦਾ ਵਸਤੁ ਪਰਾਈ ॥
khus khus laidaa vasat paraaee |
You happily, cheerfully steal the possessions of others,
ਵੇਖੈ ਸੁਣੇ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਲਿ ਖੁਦਾਈ ॥
vekhai sune terai naal khudaaee |
but the Lord God is with you, watching and listening.
ਦੁਨੀਆ ਲਬਿ ਪਇਆ ਖਾਤ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਅਗਲੀ ਗਲ ਨ ਜਾਣੀਆ ॥੪॥
duneea lab peaa khaat andar agalee gal na jaaneea |4|
Through worldly greed, you have fallen into the pit; you know nothing of the future. ||4||
ਜਮਿ ਜਮਿ ਮਰੈ ਮਰੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ॥
jam jam marai marai fir jamai |
You shall be born and born again, and die and die again, only to be reincarnated again.
ਬਹੁਤੁ ਸਜਾਇ ਪਇਆ ਦੇਸਿ ਲੰਮੈ ॥
bahut sajaae peaa des lamai |
You shall suffer terrible punishment, on your way to the land beyond.
ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਤਾ ਤਿਸੈ ਨ ਜਾਣੀ ਅੰਧਾ ਤਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਸਹੈ ਪਰਾਣੀਆ ॥੫॥
jin keetaa tisai na jaanee andhaa taa dukh sahai paraaneea |5|
The mortal does not know the One who created him; he is blind, and so he shall suffer. ||5||
ਖਾਲਕ ਥਾਵਹੁ ਭੁਲਾ ਮੁਠਾ ॥
khaalak thaavahu bhulaa mutthaa |
Forgetting the Creator Lord, he is ruined.
ਦੁਨੀਆ ਖੇਲੁ ਬੁਰਾ ਰੁਠ ਤੁਠਾ ॥
duneea khel buraa rutth tutthaa |
The drama of the world is bad; it brings sadness and then happiness.
ਸਿਦਕੁ ਸਬੂਰੀ ਸੰਤੁ ਨ ਮਿਲਿਓ ਵਤੈ ਆਪਣ ਭਾਣੀਆ ॥੬॥
sidak sabooree sant na milio vatai aapan bhaaneea |6|
One who does not meet the Saint does not have faith or contentment; he wanders just as he pleases. ||6||
ਮਉਲਾ ਖੇਲ ਕਰੇ ਸਭਿ ਆਪੇ ॥
maulaa khel kare sabh aape |
The Lord Himself stages all this drama.
ਇਕਿ ਕਢੇ ਇਕਿ ਲਹਰਿ ਵਿਆਪੇ ॥
eik kadte ik lehar viaape |
Some, he lifts up, and some he throws into the waves.
ਜਿਉ ਨਚਾਏ ਤਿਉ ਤਿਉ ਨਚਨਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਿਰਤ ਵਿਹਾਣੀਆ ॥੭॥
jiau nachaae tiau tiau nachan sir sir kirat vihaaneea |7|
As He makes them dance, so do they dance. Everyone lives their lives according to their past actions. ||7||
ਮਿਹਰ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਖਸਮੁ ਧਿਆਈ ॥
mihar kare taa khasam dhiaaee |
When the Lord and Master grants His Grace, then we meditate on Him.
ਸੰਤਾ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਨਰਕਿ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
santaa sangat narak na paaee |
In the Society of the Saints, one is not consigned to hell.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮ ਦਾਨੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਉ ਗੁਣ ਗੀਤਾ ਨਿਤ ਵਖਾਣੀਆ ॥੮॥੨॥੮॥੧੨॥੨੦॥
amrit naam daan naanak kau gun geetaa nit vakhaaneea |8|2|8|12|20|
Please bless Nanak with the gift of the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord; he continually sings the songs of Your Glories. ||8||2||8||12||20||