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Ang 1145Raag BhairaoGuru Guru Arjan

ਭੈਰਉ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

bhairau mahalaa 5 |

Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:

ਰੋਵਨਹਾਰੀ ਰੋਜੁ ਬਨਾਇਆ ॥

rovanahaaree roj banaaeaa |

The whiner whines every day.

ਬਲਨ ਬਰਤਨ ਕਉ ਸਨਬੰਧੁ ਚਿਤਿ ਆਇਆ ॥

balan baratan kau sanabandh chit aaeaa |

His attachment to his household and entanglements cloud his mind.

ਬੂਝਿ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ਕਰੇ ਜੇ ਕੋਇ ॥

boojh bairaag kare je koe |

If someone becomes detached through understanding,

ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਫਿਰਿ ਸੋਗੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥

janam maran fir sog na hoe |1|

he will not have to suffer in birth and death again. ||1||

ਬਿਖਿਆ ਕਾ ਸਭੁ ਧੰਧੁ ਪਸਾਰੁ ॥

bikhiaa kaa sabh dhandh pasaar |

All of his conflicts are extensions of his corruption.

ਵਿਰਲੈ ਕੀਨੋ ਨਾਮ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

viralai keeno naam adhaar |1| rahaau |

How rare is that person who takes the Naam as his Support. ||1||Pause||

ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਰਹੀ ਬਿਆਪਿ ॥

tribidh maaeaa rahee biaap |

The three-phased Maya infects all.

ਜੋ ਲਪਟਾਨੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੂਖ ਸੰਤਾਪ ॥

jo lapattaano tis dookh santaap |

Whoever clings to it suffers pain and sorrow.

ਸੁਖੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਮ ਧਿਆਏ ॥

sukh naahee bin naam dhiaae |

There is no peace without meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਨਾਮ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਬਡਭਾਗੀ ਪਾਏ ॥੨॥

naam nidhaan baddabhaagee paae |2|

By great good fortune, the treasure of the Naam is received. ||2||

ਸ੍ਵਾਂਗੀ ਸਿਉ ਜੋ ਮਨੁ ਰੀਝਾਵੈ ॥

svaangee siau jo man reejhaavai |

One who loves the actor in his mind,

ਸ੍ਵਾਗਿ ਉਤਾਰਿਐ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਵੈ ॥

svaag utaariai fir pachhutaavai |

later regrets it when the actor takes off his costume.

ਮੇਘ ਕੀ ਛਾਇਆ ਜੈਸੇ ਬਰਤਨਹਾਰ ॥

megh kee chhaaeaa jaise baratanahaar |

The shade from a cloud is transitory,

ਤੈਸੋ ਪਰਪੰਚੁ ਮੋਹ ਬਿਕਾਰ ॥੩॥

taiso parapanch moh bikaar |3|

like the worldly paraphernalia of attachment and corruption. ||3||

ਏਕ ਵਸਤੁ ਜੇ ਪਾਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

ek vasat je paavai koe |

If someone is blessed with the singular substance,

ਪੂਰਨ ਕਾਜੁ ਤਾਹੀ ਕਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

pooran kaaj taahee kaa hoe |

then all of his tasks are accomplished to perfection.

ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਮੁ ॥

gur prasaad jin paaeaa naam |

One who obtains the Naam, by Guru's Grace

ਨਾਨਕ ਆਇਆ ਸੋ ਪਰਵਾਨੁ ॥੪॥੨੦॥੩੩॥

naanak aaeaa so paravaan |4|20|33|

- O Nanak, his coming into the world is certified and approved. ||4||20||33||