ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

ਸਚਾ ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਉ ਹਠਿ ਨ ਪਤੀਜਈ ॥

sachaa alakh abheo hatth na pateejee |

The True, Unseen, Mysterious Lord is not won over by stubbornness.

ਇਕਿ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਰਾਗ ਪਰੀਆ ਰਾਗਿ ਨ ਭੀਜਈ ॥

eik gaaveh raag pareea raag na bheejee |

Some sing according to traditional ragas, but the Lord is not pleased by these ragas.

ਇਕਿ ਨਚਿ ਨਚਿ ਪੂਰਹਿ ਤਾਲ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਕੀਜਈ ॥

eik nach nach pooreh taal bhagat na keejee |

Some dance and dance and keep the beat, but they do not worship Him with devotion.

ਇਕਿ ਅੰਨੁ ਨ ਖਾਹਿ ਮੂਰਖ ਤਿਨਾ ਕਿਆ ਕੀਜਈ ॥

eik an na khaeh moorakh tinaa kiaa keejee |

Some refuse to eat; what can be done with these fools?

ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਹੋਈ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਕਿਵੈ ਨ ਧੀਜਈ ॥

trisanaa hoee bahut kivai na dheejee |

Thirst and desire have greatly increased; nothing brings satisfaction.

ਕਰਮ ਵਧਹਿ ਕੈ ਲੋਅ ਖਪਿ ਮਰੀਜਈ ॥

karam vadheh kai loa khap mareejee |

Some are tied down by rituals; they hassle themselves to death.

ਲਾਹਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਜਈ ॥

laahaa naam sansaar amrit peejee |

In this world, profit comes by drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam.

ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤੀ ਅਸਨੇਹਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਘੀਜਈ ॥੧੭॥

har bhagatee asanehi guramukh gheejee |17|

The Gurmukhs gather in loving devotional worship of the Lord. ||17||