ਪਉੜੀ ੧੧

paurree 11

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਪਰਹਰੈ ਪਥਰੁ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਢੂੰਢਣ ਜਾਏ ।

satigur paaras paraharai pathar paaras dtoondtan jaae |

Leaving aside the philosophers stone in the form of the true Guru, people go on searching the material philosopher's stone.

ਅਸਟ ਧਾਤੁ ਇਕ ਧਾਤੁ ਕਰਿ ਲੁਕਦਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਨ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੀ ਆਏ ।

asatt dhaat ik dhaat kar lukadaa firai na pragattee aae |

The true Guru who can transform eight metals into gold in fact keeps himself hidden and does not get noticed.

ਲੈ ਵਣਵਾਸੁ ਉਦਾਸੁ ਹੋਇ ਮਾਇਆਧਾਰੀ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ।

lai vanavaas udaas hoe maaeaadhaaree bharam bhulaae |

Mammon-orientated person searches him in forests and gets disappointed in many illusions.

ਹਥੀ ਕਾਲਖ ਛੁਥਿਆ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਕਾਲਖ ਲੋਭ ਲੁਭਾਏ ।

hathee kaalakh chhuthiaa andar kaalakh lobh lubhaae |

The touch of riches blackens one's outside and the mind is also smeared by it.

ਰਾਜ ਡੰਡੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਪਕੜਿਆ ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਭੀ ਜਮ ਡੰਡੁ ਸਹਾਏ ।

raaj ddandd tis pakarriaa jam pur bhee jam ddandd sahaae |

Catching hold of wealth makes one liable to public punishment here and to punishment by the lord of death there in his abode.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਜਨਮੁ ਅਕਾਰਥਾ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਕੁਦਾਇ ਹਰਾਏ ।

manamukh janam akaarathaa doojai bhaae kudaae haraae |

Futile is the birth of mind orientated; he getting engrossed in duality plays the wrong dice and loses the game of life.

ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਵਿਣੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਏ ।੧੧।

gur poore vin bharam na jaae |11|

Illusion cannot be removed without the perfect Guru.