ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
malaar mahalaa 1 |
Malaar, First Mehl:
ਦੁਖੁ ਵੇਛੋੜਾ ਇਕੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਭੂਖ ॥
dukh vechhorraa ik dukh bhookh |
The pain of separation - this is the hungry pain I feel.
ਇਕੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਸਕਤਵਾਰ ਜਮਦੂਤ ॥
eik dukh sakatavaar jamadoot |
Another pain is the attack of the Messenger of Death.
ਇਕੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਰੋਗੁ ਲਗੈ ਤਨਿ ਧਾਇ ॥
eik dukh rog lagai tan dhaae |
Another pain is the disease consuming my body.
ਵੈਦ ਨ ਭੋਲੇ ਦਾਰੂ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥
vaid na bhole daaroo laae |1|
O foolish doctor, don't give me medicine. ||1||
ਵੈਦ ਨ ਭੋਲੇ ਦਾਰੂ ਲਾਇ ॥
vaid na bhole daaroo laae |
O foolish doctor, don't give me medicine.
ਦਰਦੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਰਹੈ ਸਰੀਰ ॥
darad hovai dukh rahai sareer |
The pain persists, and the body continues to suffer.
ਐਸਾ ਦਾਰੂ ਲਗੈ ਨ ਬੀਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aisaa daaroo lagai na beer |1| rahaau |
Your medicine has no effect on me. ||1||Pause||
ਖਸਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਕੀਏ ਰਸ ਭੋਗ ॥
khasam visaar kee ras bhog |
Forgetting his Lord and Master, the mortal enjoys sensual pleasures;
ਤਾਂ ਤਨਿ ਉਠਿ ਖਲੋਏ ਰੋਗ ॥
taan tan utth khaloe rog |
then, disease rises up in his body.
ਮਨ ਅੰਧੇ ਕਉ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥
man andhe kau milai sajaae |
The blind mortal receives his punishment.
ਵੈਦ ਨ ਭੋਲੇ ਦਾਰੂ ਲਾਇ ॥੨॥
vaid na bhole daaroo laae |2|
O foolish doctor, don't give me medicine. ||2||
ਚੰਦਨ ਕਾ ਫਲੁ ਚੰਦਨ ਵਾਸੁ ॥
chandan kaa fal chandan vaas |
The value of sandalwood lies in its fragrance.
ਮਾਣਸ ਕਾ ਫਲੁ ਘਟ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਸੁ ॥
maanas kaa fal ghatt meh saas |
The value of the human lasts only as long as the breath in the body.
ਸਾਸਿ ਗਇਐ ਕਾਇਆ ਢਲਿ ਪਾਇ ॥
saas geiai kaaeaa dtal paae |
When the breath is taken away, the body crumbles into dust.
ਤਾ ਕੈ ਪਾਛੈ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਖਾਇ ॥੩॥
taa kai paachhai koe na khaae |3|
After that, no one takes any food. ||3||
ਕੰਚਨ ਕਾਇਆ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਹੰਸੁ ॥
kanchan kaaeaa niramal hans |
The mortal's body is golden, and the soul-swan is immaculate and pure,
ਜਿਸੁ ਮਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਅੰਸੁ ॥
jis meh naam niranjan ans |
if even a tiny particle of the Immaculate Naam is within.
ਦੂਖ ਰੋਗ ਸਭਿ ਗਇਆ ਗਵਾਇ ॥
dookh rog sabh geaa gavaae |
All pain and disease are eradicated.
ਨਾਨਕ ਛੂਟਸਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੪॥੨॥੭॥
naanak chhoottas saachai naae |4|2|7|
O Nanak, the mortal is saved through the True Name. ||4||2||7||