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Ang 1Vaar 15Bhai Gurdas

ਪਉੜੀ ੭

paurree 7

ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਿਓ ਕੀਤੇ ਨੋ ਕਰਤਾ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਣੈ ।

karataa purakh na chetio keete no karataa kar jaanai |

O man, you have not remembered the creator and have accepted the created as your creator.

ਨਾਰਿ ਭਤਾਰਿ ਪਿਆਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਪੁਤੁ ਪੋਤਾ ਪਿਉ ਦਾਦੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ।

naar bhataar piaar kar put potaa piau daad vakhaanai |

Getting engrossed in wife or husband you have further created relationships of son, grandson, father and grandfather.

ਧੀਆ ਭੈਣਾ ਮਾਣੁ ਕਰਿ ਤੁਸਨਿ ਰੁਸਨਿ ਸਾਕ ਬਬਾਣੈ ।

dheea bhainaa maan kar tusan rusan saak babaanai |

Daughters and sisters proudly become happy or annoyed and such is the case of all relatives.

ਸਾਹੁਰ ਪੀਹਰੁ ਨਾਨਕੇ ਪਰਵਾਰੈ ਸਾਧਾਰੁ ਧਿਙਾਣੈ ।

saahur peehar naanake paravaarai saadhaar dhingaanai |

All other relation's such as the house of father-in-law, one's mother's house, the house of the maternal uncles and other relations of the family are disdainful.

ਚਜ ਅਚਾਰ ਵੀਚਾਰ ਵਿਚਿ ਪੰਚਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਤਿ ਪਰਵਾਣੈ ।

chaj achaar veechaar vich panchaa andar pat paravaanai |

If conduct and thoughts are civilised, one gets honour before the high ups of the society.

ਅੰਤ ਕਾਲ ਜਮ ਜਾਲ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਾਥੀ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਹੋਇ ਸਿਞਾਣੈ ।

ant kaal jam jaal vich saathee koe na hoe siyaanai |

However, at the end, when caught up in the web of death, no companion takes notice of the person.

ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਵਿਣੁ ਜਾਇ ਜਮਾਣੈ ।੭।

gur poore vin jaae jamaanai |7|

Bereft of the grace of the perfect Guru, all persons become scared of death.