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Ang 794Raag SooheeBhagat Ravidas

ਸੂਹੀ ॥

soohee |

Soohee:

ਊਚੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਲ ਰਸੋਈ ॥

aooche mandar saal rasoee |

You may have lofty mansions, halls and kitchens.

ਏਕ ਘਰੀ ਫੁਨਿ ਰਹਨੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥

ek gharee fun rehan na hoee |1|

But you cannot stay in them, even for an instant, after death. ||1||

ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਐਸਾ ਜੈਸੇ ਘਾਸ ਕੀ ਟਾਟੀ ॥

eihu tan aisaa jaise ghaas kee ttaattee |

This body is like a house of straw.

ਜਲਿ ਗਇਓ ਘਾਸੁ ਰਲਿ ਗਇਓ ਮਾਟੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jal geo ghaas ral geo maattee |1| rahaau |

When it is burnt, it mixes with dust. ||1||Pause||

ਭਾਈ ਬੰਧ ਕੁਟੰਬ ਸਹੇਰਾ ॥

bhaaee bandh kuttanb saheraa |

Even relatives, family and friends begin to say,

ਓਇ ਭੀ ਲਾਗੇ ਕਾਢੁ ਸਵੇਰਾ ॥੨॥

oe bhee laage kaadt saveraa |2|

"Take his body out, immediately!" ||2||

ਘਰ ਕੀ ਨਾਰਿ ਉਰਹਿ ਤਨ ਲਾਗੀ ॥

ghar kee naar ureh tan laagee |

And the wife of his house, who was so attached to his body and heart,

ਉਹ ਤਉ ਭੂਤੁ ਭੂਤੁ ਕਰਿ ਭਾਗੀ ॥੩॥

auh tau bhoot bhoot kar bhaagee |3|

runs away, crying out, "Ghost! Ghost!" ||3||

ਕਹਿ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਸਭੈ ਜਗੁ ਲੂਟਿਆ ॥

keh ravidaas sabhai jag loottiaa |

Says Ravi Daas, the whole world has been plundered,

ਹਮ ਤਉ ਏਕ ਰਾਮੁ ਕਹਿ ਛੂਟਿਆ ॥੪॥੩॥

ham tau ek raam keh chhoottiaa |4|3|

but I have escaped, chanting the Name of the One Lord. ||4||3||