chaar pukaareh naa too maaneh

rwgu rwmklI mhlw 5 Gru 2 (886-4)
raag raamkalee mehlaa 5 ghar 2
Raag Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl, Second House:


cwir pukwrih nw qU mwnih ]
chaar pukaareh naa too maaneh.
The four Vedas proclaim it, but you don't believe them.

Ktu BI eykw bwq vKwnih ]
khat bhee aykaa baat vakhaaneh.
The six Shaastras also say one thing.

ds AstI imil eyko kihAw ]
das astee mil ayko kahi-aa.
The eighteen Puraanas all speak of the One God.

qw BI jogI Bydu n lihAw ]1]
taa bhee jogee bhayd na lahi-aa. ||1||
Even so, Yogi, you do not understand this mystery. ||1||

ikMkurI AnUp vwjY ]
kinkuree anoop vaajai.
The celestial harp plays the incomparable melody,

jogIAw mqvwro ry ]1] rhwau ]
jogee-aa matvaaro ray. ||1|| rahaa-o.
but in your intoxication, you do not hear it, O Yogi. ||1||Pause||

pRQmy visAw sq kw KyVw ]
parathmay vasi-aa sat kaa khayrhaa.
In the first age, the Golden Age, the village of truth was inhabited.

iqRqIey mih ikCu BieAw duqyVw ]
taritee-ay meh kichh bha-i-aa dutayrhaa.
In the Silver Age of Traytaa Yuga, things began to decline.

duqIAw ArDo AriD smwieAw ]
dutee-aa arDho araDh samaa-i-aa.
In the Brass Age of Dwaapur Yuga, half of it was gone.

eyku rihAw qw eyku idKwieAw ]2]
ayk rahi-aa taa ayk dikhaa-i-aa. ||2||
Now, only one leg of Truth remains, and the One Lord is revealed. ||2||

eykY sUiq proey mxIey ]
aykai soot paro-ay manee-ay.
The beads are strung upon the one thread.

gwTI iBin iBin iBin iBin qxIey ]
gaathee bhin bhin bhin bhin tanee-ay.
By means of many, various, diverse knots, they are tied, and kept separate on the string.

iPrqI mwlw bhu ibiD Bwie ]
firtee maalaa baho biDh bhaa-ay.
The beads of the mala are lovingly chanted upon in many ways.

iKMicAw sUqu q AweI Qwie ]3]
khinchi-aa soot ta aa-ee thaa-ay. ||3||
When the thread is pulled out, the beads come together in one place. ||3||

chu mih eykY mtu hY kIAw ]
chahu meh aykai mat hai kee-aa.
Throughout the four ages, the One Lord made the body His temple.

qh ibKVy Qwn Aink iKVkIAw ]
tah bikh-rhay thaan anik khirhkee-aa.
It is a treacherous place, with several windows.

Kojq Kojq duAwry AwieAw ]
khojat khojat du-aaray aa-i-aa.
Searching and searching, one comes to the Lord's door.

qw nwnk jogI mhlu Gru pwieAw ]4]
taa naanak jogee mahal ghar paa-i-aa. ||4||
Then, O Nanak, the Yogi attains a home in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||4||

ieau ikMkurI AwnUp vwjY ]
i-o kinkuree aanoop vaajai.
Thus, the celestial harp plays the incomparable melody;

suix jogI kY min mITI lwgY ]1] rhwau dUjw ]1]12]
sun jogee kai man meethee laagai. ||1|| rahaa-o doojaa. ||1||12||
hearing it, the Yogi's mind finds it sweet. ||1||Second Pause||1||12||