ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

soohee mahalaa 5 |

Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥

ghar meh tthaakur nadar na aavai |

Within the home of his own self, he does not even come to see his Lord and Master.

ਗਲ ਮਹਿ ਪਾਹਣੁ ਲੈ ਲਟਕਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

gal meh paahan lai lattakaavai |1|

And yet, around his neck, he hangs a stone god. ||1||

ਭਰਮੇ ਭੂਲਾ ਸਾਕਤੁ ਫਿਰਤਾ ॥

bharame bhoolaa saakat firataa |

The faithless cynic wanders around, deluded by doubt.

ਨੀਰੁ ਬਿਰੋਲੈ ਖਪਿ ਖਪਿ ਮਰਤਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

neer birolai khap khap marataa |1| rahaau |

He churns water, and after wasting his life away, he dies. ||1||Pause||

ਜਿਸੁ ਪਾਹਣ ਕਉ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਕਹਤਾ ॥

jis paahan kau tthaakur kahataa |

That stone, which he calls his god,

ਓਹੁ ਪਾਹਣੁ ਲੈ ਉਸ ਕਉ ਡੁਬਤਾ ॥੨॥

ohu paahan lai us kau ddubataa |2|

that stone pulls him down and drowns him. ||2||

ਗੁਨਹਗਾਰ ਲੂਣ ਹਰਾਮੀ ॥

gunahagaar loon haraamee |

O sinner, you are untrue to your own self;

ਪਾਹਣ ਨਾਵ ਨ ਪਾਰਗਿਰਾਮੀ ॥੩॥

paahan naav na paaragiraamee |3|

a boat of stone will not carry you across. ||3||

ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਜਾਤਾ ॥

gur mil naanak tthaakur jaataa |

Meeting the Guru, O Nanak, I know my Lord and Master.

ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ॥੪॥੩॥੯॥

jal thal maheeal pooran bidhaataa |4|3|9|

The Perfect Architect of Destiny is pervading and permeating the water, the land and the sky. ||4||3||9||