ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

gaurree mahalaa 5 |

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਦੀਆ ਪੈਨੈ ਖਾਇ ॥

jis kaa deea painai khaae |

They wear and eat the gifts from the Lord;

ਤਿਸੁ ਸਿਉ ਆਲਸੁ ਕਿਉ ਬਨੈ ਮਾਇ ॥੧॥

tis siau aalas kiau banai maae |1|

how can laziness help them, O mother? ||1||

ਖਸਮੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿ ਆਨ ਕੰਮਿ ਲਾਗਹਿ ॥

khasam bisaar aan kam laageh |

Forgetting her Husband Lord, and attaching herself to other affairs,

ਕਉਡੀ ਬਦਲੇ ਰਤਨੁ ਤਿਆਗਹਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

kauddee badale ratan tiaageh |1| rahaau |

the soul-bride throws away the precious jewel in exchange for a mere shell. ||1||Pause||

ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਲਾਗਤ ਅਨ ਲੋਭਾ ॥

prabhoo tiaag laagat an lobhaa |

Forsaking God, she is attached to other desires.

ਦਾਸਿ ਸਲਾਮੁ ਕਰਤ ਕਤ ਸੋਭਾ ॥੨॥

daas salaam karat kat sobhaa |2|

But who has gained honor by saluting the slave? ||2||

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਰਸੁ ਖਾਵਹਿ ਖਾਨ ਪਾਨ ॥

amrit ras khaaveh khaan paan |

They consume food and drink, delicious and sublime as ambrosial nectar.

ਜਿਨਿ ਦੀਏ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਨਹਿ ਸੁਆਨ ॥੩॥

jin dee tiseh na jaaneh suaan |3|

But the dog does not know the One who has bestowed these. ||3||

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਮ ਲੂਣ ਹਰਾਮੀ ॥

kahu naanak ham loon haraamee |

Says Nanak, I have been unfaithful to my own nature.

ਬਖਸਿ ਲੇਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ॥੪॥੭੬॥੧੪੫॥

bakhas lehu prabh antarajaamee |4|76|145|

Please forgive me, O God, O Searcher of hearts. ||4||76||145||