saaDho rachnaa raam banaa-ee

gauVI mhlw 9(219-4)
ga-orhee mehlaa 9
Gauree, Ninth Mehl


swDo rcnw rwm bnweI ]
saaDho rachnaa raam banaa-ee.
Holy Saadhus: the Lord fashioned the creation.

ieik ibnsY iek AsiQru mwnY Acrju liKE n jweI ]1] rhwau ]
ik binsai ik asthir maanai achraj lakhi-o na jaa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
One person passes away, and another thinks that he will live forever - this is a wonder beyond understanding! ||1||Pause||

kwm k®oD moh bis pRwnI hir mUriq ibsrweI ]
kaam kroDh moh bas paraanee har moorat bisraa-ee.
The mortal beings are held in the power of sexual desire, anger and emotional attachment; they have forgotten the Lord, the Immortal Form.

JUTw qnu swcw kir mwinE ijau supnw rYnweI ]1]
jhoothaa tan saachaa kar maani-o ji-o supnaa rainaa-ee. ||1||
The body is false, but they believe it to be true; it is like a dream in the night. ||1||

jo dIsY so sgl ibnwsY ijau bwdr kI CweI ]
jo deesai so sagal binaasai ji-o baadar kee chhaa-ee.
Whatever is seen, shall all pass away, like the shadow of a cloud.

jn nwnk jgu jwinE imiQAw rihE rwm srnweI ]2]2]
jan naanak jag jaani-o mithi-aa rahi-o raam sarnaa-ee. ||2||2||
O servant Nanak, one who knows the world to be unreal, dwells in the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||2||2||