sukh maaNgat dukh aagai aavai

rwgu gauVI guAwryrI AstpdI kbIr jI kI(330-6)
raag ga-orhee gu-aarayree asatpadee kabeer jee kee
Raag Gauree Gwaarayree, Ashtapadees Of Kabeer Jee


suKu mWgq duKu AwgY AwvY ]
sukh maaNgat dukh aagai aavai.
People beg for pleasure, but pain comes instead.

so suKu hmhu n mWigAw BwvY ]1]
so sukh hamhu na maaNgi-aa bhaavai. ||1||
I would rather not beg for that pleasure. ||1||

ibiKAw Ajhu suriq suK Awsw ]
bikhi-aa ajahu surat sukh aasaa.
People are involved in corruption, but still, they hope for pleasure.

kYsy hoeI hY rwjw rwm invwsw ]1] rhwau ]
kaisay ho-ee hai raajaa raam nivaasaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
How will they find their home in the Sovereign Lord King? ||1||Pause||

iesu suK qy isv bRhm frwnw ]
is sukh tay siv barahm daraanaa.
Even Shiva and Brahma are afraid of this pleasure,

so suKu hmhu swcu kir jwnw ]2]
so sukh hamhu saach kar jaanaa. ||2||
but I have judged that pleasure to be true. ||2||

snkwidk nwrd muin syKw ]
sankaadik naarad mun saykhaa.
Even sages like Sanak and Naarad, and the thousand-headed serpent,

iqn BI qn mih mnu nhI pyKw ]3]
tin bhee tan meh man nahee paykhaa. ||3||
did not see the mind within the body. ||3||

iesu mn kau koeI Kojhu BweI ]
is man ka-o ko-ee khojahu bhaa-ee.
Anyone can search for this mind, O Siblings of Destiny.

qn CUty mnu khw smweI ]4]
tan chhootay man kahaa samaa-ee. ||4||
When it escapes from the body, where does the mind go? ||4||

gur prswdI jYdyau nwmW ]
gur parsaadee jaiday-o naamaaN.
By Guru's Grace, Jai Dayv and Naam Dayv

Bgiq kY pRyim ien hI hY jwnW ]5]
bhagat kai paraym in hee hai jaanaaN. ||5||
came to know this, through loving devotional worship of the Lord. ||5||

iesu mn kau nhI Awvn jwnw ]
is man ka-o nahee aavan jaanaa.
This mind does not come or go.

ijs kw Brmu gieAw iqin swcu pCwnw ]6]
jis kaa bharam ga-i-aa tin saach pachhaanaa. ||6||
One whose doubt is dispelled, knows the Truth. ||6||

iesu mn kau rUpu n ryiKAw kweI ]
is man ka-o roop na raykh-i-aa kaa-ee.
This mind has no form or outline.

hukmy hoieAw hukmu bUiJ smweI ]7]
hukmay ho-i-aa hukam boojh samaa-ee. ||7||
By God's Command it was created; understanding God's Command, it will be absorbed into Him again. ||7||

ies mn kw koeI jwnY Byau ]
is man kaa ko-ee jaanai bhay-o.
Does anyone know the secret of this mind?

ieh min lIx Bey suKdyau ]8]
ih man leen bha-ay sukh-day-o. ||8||
This mind shall merge into the Lord, the Giver of peace and pleasure. ||8||

jIau eyku Aru sgl srIrw ]
jee-o ayk ar sagal sareeraa.
There is One Soul, and it pervades all bodies.

iesu mn kau riv rhy kbIrw ]9]1]36]
is man ka-o rav rahay kabeeraa. ||9||1||36||
Kabeer dwells upon this Mind. ||9||1||36||