ਮਹਲਾ ੨ ॥

mahalaa 2 |

Second Mehl:

ਨਾਨਕ ਪਰਖੇ ਆਪ ਕਉ ਤਾ ਪਾਰਖੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥

naanak parakhe aap kau taa paarakh jaan |

O Nanak, if someone judges himself, only then is he known as a real judge.

ਰੋਗੁ ਦਾਰੂ ਦੋਵੈ ਬੁਝੈ ਤਾ ਵੈਦੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥

rog daaroo dovai bujhai taa vaid sujaan |

If someone understands both the disease and the medicine, only then is he a wise physician.

ਵਾਟ ਨ ਕਰਈ ਮਾਮਲਾ ਜਾਣੈ ਮਿਹਮਾਣੁ ॥

vaatt na karee maamalaa jaanai mihamaan |

Do not involve yourself in idle business on the way; remember that you are only a guest here.

ਮੂਲੁ ਜਾਣਿ ਗਲਾ ਕਰੇ ਹਾਣਿ ਲਾਏ ਹਾਣੁ ॥

mool jaan galaa kare haan laae haan |

Speak with those who know the Primal Lord, and renounce your evil ways.

ਲਬਿ ਨ ਚਲਈ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੈ ਸੋ ਵਿਸਟੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

lab na chalee sach rahai so visatt paravaan |

That virtuous person who does not walk in the way of greed, and who abides in Truth, is accepted and famous.

ਸਰੁ ਸੰਧੇ ਆਗਾਸ ਕਉ ਕਿਉ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਬਾਣੁ ॥

sar sandhe aagaas kau kiau pahuchai baan |

If an arrow is shot at the sky, how can it reach there?

ਅਗੈ ਓਹੁ ਅਗੰਮੁ ਹੈ ਵਾਹੇਦੜੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥੨॥

agai ohu agam hai vaahedarr jaan |2|

The sky above is unreachable-know this well, O archer! ||2||