kar keertan ho-ay uDhaar

rwgu gOVI mwlvw mhlw 5(214-6)
raag gourhee maalvaa mehlaa 5
Raag Gauree Maalwaa, Fifth Mehl


hir nwmu lyhu mIqw lyhu AwgY ibKm pMQu BYAwn ]1] rhwau ]
har naam layho meetaa layho aagai bikham panth bhai-aan. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Chant the Lord's Name; O my friend, chant it. Hereafter, the path is terrifying and treacherous. ||1||Pause||

syvq syvq sdw syiv qyrY sMig bsqu hY kwlu ]
sayvat sayvat sadaa sayv tayrai sang basat hai kaal.
Serve, serve, forever serve the Lord. Death hangs over your head.

kir syvw qUM swD kI ho kwtIAY jm jwlu ]1]
kar sayvaa tooN saaDh kee ho kaatee-ai jam jaal. ||1||
Do seva, selfless service, for the Holy Saints, and the noose of Death shall be cut away. ||1||

hom jg qIrQ kIey ibic haumY bDy ibkwr ]
hom jag tirath kee-ay bich ha-umai baDhay bikaar.
You may make burnt offerings, sacrificial feasts and pilgrimages to sacred shrines in egotism, but your corruption only increases.

nrku surgu duie BuMcnw hoie bhuir bhuir Avqwr ]2]
narak surag du-ay bhunchanaa ho-ay bahur bahur avtaar. ||2||
You are subject to both heaven and hell, and you are reincarnated over and over again. ||2||

isv purI bRhm ieMdR purI inhclu ko Qwau nwih ]
siv puree barahm indar puree nihchal ko thaa-o naahi.
The realm of Shiva, the realms of Brahma and Indra as well - no place anywhere is permanent.

ibnu hir syvw suKu nhI ho swkq Awvih jwih ]3]
bin har sayvaa sukh nahee ho saakat aavahi jaahi. ||3||
Without serving the Lord, there is no peace at all. The faithless cynic comes and goes in reincarnation. ||3||

jYso guir aupdyisAw mY qYso kihAw pukwir ]
jaiso gur updaysi-aa mai taiso kahi-aa pukaar.
As the Guru has taught me, so have I spoken.

nwnku khY suin ry mnw kir kIrqnu hoie auDwru ]4]1]158]
naanak kahai sun ray manaa kar keertan ho-ay uDhaar. ||4||1||158||
Says Nanak, listen, people: sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, and you shall be saved. ||4||1||158||