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Ang 999Raag MaarooGuru Guru Arjan

ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

maaroo mahalaa 5 |

Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:

ਕਵਨ ਥਾਨ ਧੀਰਿਓ ਹੈ ਨਾਮਾ ਕਵਨ ਬਸਤੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਾ ॥

kavan thaan dheerio hai naamaa kavan basat ahankaaraa |

In what place is the Name established? Where does egotism dwell?

ਕਵਨ ਚਿਹਨ ਸੁਨਿ ਊਪਰਿ ਛੋਹਿਓ ਮੁਖ ਤੇ ਸੁਨਿ ਕਰਿ ਗਾਰਾ ॥੧॥

kavan chihan sun aoopar chhohio mukh te sun kar gaaraa |1|

What injury have you suffered, listening to abuse from someone else's mouth? ||1||

ਸੁਨਹੁ ਰੇ ਤੂ ਕਉਨੁ ਕਹਾ ਤੇ ਆਇਓ ॥

sunahu re too kaun kahaa te aaeo |

Listen: who are you, and where did you come from?

ਏਤੀ ਨ ਜਾਨਉ ਕੇਤੀਕ ਮੁਦਤਿ ਚਲਤੇ ਖਬਰਿ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

etee na jaanau keteek mudat chalate khabar na paaeo |1| rahaau |

You don't even know how long you will stay here; you have no hint of when you shall leave. ||1||Pause||

ਸਹਨ ਸੀਲ ਪਵਨ ਅਰੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਬਸੁਧਾ ਖਿਮਾ ਨਿਭਰਾਤੇ ॥

sehan seel pavan ar paanee basudhaa khimaa nibharaate |

Wind and water have patience and tolerance; the earth has compassion and forgiveness, no doubt.

ਪੰਚ ਤਤ ਮਿਲਿ ਭਇਓ ਸੰਜੋਗਾ ਇਨ ਮਹਿ ਕਵਨ ਦੁਰਾਤੇ ॥੨॥

panch tat mil bheo sanjogaa in meh kavan duraate |2|

The union of the five tattvas - the five elements - has brought you into being. Which of these is evil? ||2||

ਜਿਨਿ ਰਚਿ ਰਚਿਆ ਪੁਰਖਿ ਬਿਧਾਤੈ ਨਾਲੇ ਹਉਮੈ ਪਾਈ ॥

jin rach rachiaa purakh bidhaatai naale haumai paaee |

The Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny, formed your form; He also burdened you with egotism.

ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣੁ ਉਸ ਹੀ ਕਉ ਹੈ ਰੇ ਓਹਾ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥

janam maran us hee kau hai re ohaa aavai jaaee |3|

He alone is born and dies; He alone comes and goes. ||3||

ਬਰਨੁ ਚਿਹਨੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਰਚਨਾ ਮਿਥਿਆ ਸਗਲ ਪਸਾਰਾ ॥

baran chihan naahee kichh rachanaa mithiaa sagal pasaaraa |

Nothing of the color and the form of the creation shall remain; the entire expanse is transitory.

ਭਣਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਬ ਖੇਲੁ ਉਝਾਰੈ ਤਬ ਏਕੈ ਏਕੰਕਾਰਾ ॥੪॥੪॥

bhanat naanak jab khel ujhaarai tab ekai ekankaaraa |4|4|

Prays Nanak, when He brings His play to its close, then only the One, the One Lord remains. ||4||4||