kaha-o kahaa apnee aDhmaa-ee

tofI mhlw 9 (718-6)
todee mehlaa 9
Todee, Ninth Mehl:


khau khw ApnI ADmweI ]
kaha-o kahaa apnee aDhmaa-ee.
What can I say about my base nature?

auriJE knk kwmnI ky rs nh kIriq pRB gweI ]1] rhwau ]
urjhi-o kanak kaamnee kay ras nah keerat parabh gaa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I am entangled in the love of gold and women, and I have not sung the Kirtan of God's Praises. ||1||Pause||

jg JUTy kau swcu jwin kY qw isau ruc aupjweI ]
jag jhoothay ka-o saach jaan kai taa si-o ruch upjaa-ee.
I judge the false world to be true, and I have fallen in love with it.

dIn bMD ismirE nhI kbhU hoq ju sMig shweI ]1]
deen banDh simri-o nahee kabhoo hot jo sang sahaa-ee. ||1||
I have never contemplated the friend of the poor, who shall be my companion and helper in the end. ||1||

mgn rihE mwieAw mY ins idin CutI n mn kI kweI ]
magan rahi-o maa-i-aa mai nis din chhutee na man kee kaa-ee.
I remain intoxicated by Maya, night and day, and the filth of my mind will not depart.

kih nwnk Ab nwih Anq giq ibnu hir kI srnweI ]2]1]31]
kahi naanak ab naahi anat gat bin har kee sarnaa-ee. ||2||1||31||
Says Nanak, now, without the Lord's Sanctuary, I cannot find salvation in any other way. ||2||1||31||