ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

ਆਪੇ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਗੁਣ ਅਉਗਣ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

aape jagat upaae kai gun aaugan kare beechaar |

He created the world; He considers the merits and demerits of the mortals.

ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਸਰਬ ਜੰਜਾਲੁ ਹੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਨ ਧਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

trai gun sarab janjaal hai naam na dhare piaar |

Those who are entangled in the three gunas - the three dispositions - do not love the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਗੁਣ ਛੋਡਿ ਅਉਗਣ ਕਮਾਵਦੇ ਦਰਗਹ ਹੋਹਿ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥

gun chhodd aaugan kamaavade daragah hohi khuaar |

Forsaking virtue, they practice evil; they shall be miserable in the Court of the Lord.

ਜੂਐ ਜਨਮੁ ਤਿਨੀ ਹਾਰਿਆ ਕਿਤੁ ਆਏ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥

jooai janam tinee haariaa kit aae sansaar |

They lose their life in the gamble; why did they even come into the world?

ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥

sachai sabad man maariaa ahinis naam piaar |

But those who conquer and subdue their minds, through the True Word of the Shabad - night and day, they love the Naam.

ਜਿਨੀ ਪੁਰਖੀ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰਿਆ ਸਚਾ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥

jinee purakhee ur dhaariaa sachaa alakh apaar |

Those people enshrine the True, Invisible and Infinite Lord in their hearts.

ਤੂ ਗੁਣਦਾਤਾ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹਹਿ ਅਸੀ ਅਵਗਣਿਆਰ ॥

too gunadaataa nidhaan heh asee avaganiaar |

You, O Lord, are the Giver, the Treasure of virtue; I am unvirtuous and unworthy.

ਜਿਸੁ ਬਖਸੇ ਸੋ ਪਾਇਸੀ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੧੩॥

jis bakhase so paaeisee gurasabadee veechaar |13|

He alone finds You, whom You bless and forgive, and inspire to contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||13||