sabh kichh jeevat ko bivhaar

dyvgMDwrI mhlw 9(536-11)
dayvganDhaaree mehlaa 9
Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree, Ninth Mehl


sB ikCu jIvq ko ibvhwr ]
sabh kichh jeevat ko bivhaar.
All things are mere diversions of life:

mwq ipqw BweI suq bMDp Aru Puin igRh kI nwir ]1] rhwau ]
maat pitaa bhaa-ee sut banDhap ar fun garih kee naar. ||1|| rahaa-o.
mother, father, siblings, children, relatives and the wife of your home. ||1||Pause||

qn qy pRwn hoq jb inAwry tyrq pRyiq pukwir ]
tan tay paraan hot jab ni-aaray tayrat parayt pukaar.
When the soul is separated from the body, then they will cry out, calling you a ghost.

AwD GrI koaU nih rwKY Gr qy dyq inkwir ]1]
aaDh gharee ko-oo neh raakhai ghar tay dayt nikaar. ||1||
No one will let you stay, for even half an hour; they drive you out of the house. ||1||

imRg iqRsnw ijau jg rcnw Xh dyKhu irdY ibcwir ]
marig tarisnaa ji-o jag rachnaa yeh daykhhu ridai bichaar.
The created world is like an illusion, a mirage - see this, and reflect upon it in your mind.

khu nwnk Bju rwm nwm inq jw qy hoq auDwr ]2]2]
kaho naanak bhaj raam naam nit jaa tay hot uDhaar. ||2||2||
Says Nanak, vibrate forever the Name of the Lord, which shall deliver you. ||2||2||